Art Hut Coordinator

NOTE: This application is for a full-time, residential (live on campus), seasonal staff position. The residential season runs from Mid May through October 2025.

The Omega Seasonal Team Experience

Omega’s seasonal team experience offers the unique opportunity for individuals to contribute professional skills and compassionate customer service while thriving in a vibrant learning-oriented environment.

• Contribute Meaningful Work – Join a team of people who are passionate about contributing to a meaningful cause.
• Learn and Grow – Enjoy access to specially designed Holistic Education Program classes, trainings, and events.
• Immerse in Nature – Explore Omega's beautiful 250-acre campus and amenities .
  
  

Seasonal Staff Commitment

We seek individuals who are professional and committed to providing exemplary work in support of our mission , who can live in community harmoniously, and who model our values – Holism, Community, Sustainability, Service, and Integrity. Seasonal Staff members represent Omega as excellent stewards of professional and compassionate service. The work and customer service that they provide are an integral part of their time here. Every interaction staff have with fellow team members, participants, teachers, and colleagues are at the heart of creating the Omega experience.

Summary

Holistic Education Programs creates and supports the many educational programs for community, as well as maintains an overall commitment to maintaining an atmosphere of community on campus through the Art Hut, Open Mics, Movie Nights, etc. Holistic Education Programs is also responsible for overseeing the Hermitage Program and the Core Faculty Optional classes for the participants and staff.

Essential Functions

• Offer a balance of daytime and evening art hut access for community members
• Create welcoming ambiance for Art Hut attendees, and support them in their creative process
• Keep art materials organized and inventoried
• Order supplies and maintain art supply purchases within allotted budget
• Keep Art Hut free of clutter
• Offer at least 20 hours of Open Studio in the Art Hut per week (including some evening hours)
• Clean or oversee cleaning of community spaces weekly, including Cattail, Mulberry and Hillhouse.
• Serve as a point of contact on shift for People and Culture and Staff Programming
• Create community Arts and Crafts fairs once each work period
• Host monthly events
• Have a working relation with Cafe Manager in order to curate and display art work in the café .
• At the start of the season assist with faculty coordination duties and offer insights, data, and any communication needed to maintain the best transition of this role.
• Attend weekly department meetings
  
  

Qualifications

• Clear communication skills
• Hospitality oriented
• Timely, reliable, and service oriented individual
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Alignment with Omega’s mission, goals, and core values
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit in an office for long periods
• Ability to lift items approximately 20 pounds, open cabinets, and bend or stand, as necessary.
• Ability to navigate a hilly campus in diverse weather conditions
  
  

Compensation

Seasonal staff work full-time between late-May through mid-October. Seasonal staff receive a compensation package that includes:

• Wage
• Indoor housing
• Three delicious meals per day in our mostly vegetarian Dining Hall
• Access to Omega’s team member benefits
• This compensation package is at minimum equivalent to the New York State minimum wage.
  
  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Omega complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable New York State or local laws. Consistent with those requirements, Omega will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability if such accommodation would allow the individual to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.

Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc. (“Omega”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, New York State, and local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. As a community of learners, we are committed to putting our organizational aspirations into practice, as outlined in our Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion (JEDI) Statement .

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