Part-Time Program Assistant - Brooklyn Youth Chorus

JOB DESCRIPTION / OVERVIEW

Brooklyn Youth Chorus is seeking a part-time Program Assistant(s) to serve as rehearsal managers, front desk attendants, and to provide general program administrative support. When scheduled in a rehearsal manager capacity, program assistants are responsible for overseeing drop-off and pick-up, taking attendance, monitoring chorister behavior before, during, and after rehearsal, helping with classroom logistics such as music distribution, etc. When scheduled as the front desk attendant, program assistants are responsible for greeting guests and parents, answering the phone, program emails, and other administrative work.



Program assistants are expected to work Brooklyn Youth Chorus’s annual winter and spring all-school concerts each of which takes place over multiple days. The first of these performances, Holiday Harmonies, consists of three concerts on Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, December 14, 2024. The second set of these performances, Spring Sings, is tentatively set for May 16-17, 2025.



This position reports directly to the Director of Program Operations and will run from September 2024 to May/June 2025 with the possibility to be renewed after June 2025 for future seasons.



WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Tuesdays: 2:30-7:30PM @ BYC HQ (179 Pacific Street)

Wednesdays: 3:00-7:15 @ BYC HQ (179 Pacific Street)





QUALIFICATIONS

• Belief in the mission and core values of Brooklyn Youth Chorus

• Experience working with young people from diverse backgrounds

• Ability to establish strong working relationships with colleagues, choristers, and families

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Knowledge of and ability to read music preferred

• Teaching experience (music education field) is preferred

• Facility and competency working with and/or learning myriad digital communications, database, and music-related technologies and platforms including any of the following: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Mailchimp, and FileMaker preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree in music, music education, and/or arts administration preferred

• For those with an interest in choral music education and/or conducting, this position may include apprenticeship opportunities in Brooklyn Youth Chorus’s trademarked Cross-Choral Training pedagogy





SALARY/RATE OF PAY

$20 per hour





ABOUT BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS

Brooklyn Youth Chorus is an award-winning city-wide music education and vocal performance program for children ages 7-18 of all levels of experience. As a collective of young singers and vocal ensembles, Brooklyn Youth Chorus is reimagining choral music performance through artistic innovation, collaboration, and an incredibly versatile range and repertoire. The Chorus’s multi-level training program draws students from across the five boroughs and combines intensive voice training and musicianship study with exceptional performance experiences. Children of diverse backgrounds come to the Chorus to share their love singing, make new friends, and achieve and surpass their musical goals. Brooklyn Youth Chorus believes every voice matters and is committed to building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive community based on respect for each individual and an appreciation of our differences. To ensure access to all students, regardless of background or financial circumstances, the Chorus provides broad financial support for both chorus and elective music program tuition. Founded in 1992 by Artistic Director Dianne Berkun Menaker, Brooklyn Youth Chorus serves hundreds of students in its core after-school and public school outreach programs. Classes take place at their Cobble Hill headquarters and neighborhood locations in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Red Hook, and Sunset Park, and Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.





EQUITY & INCLUSION

Brooklyn Youth Chorus is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all areas including artistic and education programs and recruitment of choristers, volunteers, staff, and its Board of Trustees.



We stand for absolute respect for each individual; an appreciation and understanding of the broad spectrum of all our differences be they cultural, racial, religious, socio-economic, or based on sexual identity, gender, physical or intellectual ability; and the ability to experience bonds of friendship through the joy of music. We celebrate open-mindedness and critical thinking, and seek to create opportunities for students to explore and embrace these important values together. We recognize that a diverse community is an asset that must be continually cared for, preserved, and enhanced, with constant attention, for the benefit of all its members.





APPLICATION

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and at least two professional references here:

https://form.jotform.com/241895503613155



Only candidates under consideration will be contacted. No calls, please. EOE.
Salary: $20/hr