Student Liaison

About Greenwich House

Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.

Position Summary 

This is a part-time position that facilitates educational and administrative needs at the Pottery School. This includes general reception duties, measuring student work, basic bookkeeping duties, acting as primary contact regarding revenue collecting for the program services, handling general telephone inquiries and registering students for classes.
 

Primary Responsibilities

• Work directly with Education Manager and other Student Liaisons.
• Assist with and complete special administrative projects as assigned such as proofreading, creating and updating class rosters, email list update and upkeep, etc.
• Assist with volunteer coordination and preparations for special events.
• Perform general reception duties including but not limited to maintaining a clean, orderly and professional reception office, retrieving phone and email messages, responding to general inquiries by phone and email, selling tools, assigning lockers, responding to student inquiries, etc.
• Understand, communicate and enforce studio policies and procedures.
• Maintain correct signage in designated locations throughout the building.
• Maintain the library.
• Monitor and manage payment plans, measure student work and collect firing fees.
• Register students for all programs including classes, lectures, workshops, etc.
• Open/close the building daily.
• Attend all required meetings.
• Assist with and conduct Gallery sales as needed, maintain tool sales inventory and   prepare tool sales orders. 
• Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned by direct supervisor.
   

Qualifications

• BFA in ceramics or equivalent knowledge. 
• Minimum of two years full-time related professional experience and basic knowledge of and/or interest in ceramics.
• Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills.
• A self-starter who is able to establish priorities when presented with multiple tasks, to modify plans and behavior when necessary to meet a goal and to work well without supervision. 
• Ability to interact with a diverse student body, faculty and all levels of staff.
• Knowledge of community-based arts education programs.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds for occasional studio related assistance, or event preparation.
• Familiarity with Sawyer, the Adobe Suite, and/or Shopify platforms a plus

Vaccination Requirement

Greenwich House requires all new hires to be vaccinated and recommends all employees, interns, volunteers, and on-site contractors stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines (including booster shots). 

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty, to include climbing stairs, lifting 15 lbs and ability to respond to patient medical emergencies. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties. 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. All employment decisions and administration of all personnel policies are without regard to an applicant or employee’s actual or perceived race, religion, sex, age, national origin, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or affectation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristic, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, alienage, military or veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking offense and sex offenses, marital status, partnership status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/