Administrative Apprentice, K-12 Programs & Initiatives

Overview

This full‑time apprenticeship offers administrative experience in a supportive environment. Working on this highly collaborative team will contribute to the implementation of a comprehensive K‑12 performing arts curriculum. The role provides foundational administrative support to the team, delivering essential functions ranging from logistics to finance.

The salary is $18.50 per hour or a contracted amount of $29,600 for the school year.

About our K‑12 Team:
The K‑12 team administrative team helps support the work of the department, delivering comprehensive K‑12 performing arts programming to schools around the world. Our team members strive to uphold our key pedagogical values which are also reflected in the working norms of the department:

• Success for all
• Active and experiential learning
• Igniting creativity
• Inquiry and reflection
• Providing meaningful encounters with high‑quality works of music, dance, and drama

• Gaining knowledge and experience working across multiple systems in supporting the business practices of the department and the institution.
• Developing expertise in applications needed to support the work, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Airtable, etc.
• Insight and experience in working collaboratively with artists, educators, and administrators from within Juilliard and with our collaborators around the world.

About the Professional Apprentice Program:
This program provides immersive training for emerging performing arts technicians and administrators, addressing the need for practical training in the field. For over four decades, it has prepared recent graduates, early‑career professionals, and individuals undergoing career transitions for employment in the cultural sector. This is achieved through hands‑on experience, professional development, and networking and mentorship opportunities.

Details can be found on the Juilliard Website’s Professional Apprentice Program Page.

Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.

Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team‑building throughout the year.

Our organizational values focus on excellence, creative enterprise, and equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.

• Assist in the production of team meetings, events, and workshops.
• Attend all regular admin team and weekly team meetings, as well as project‑specific meetings as needed and take meeting minutes.
• Regularly update information in the K‑12 Database and other project or departmental spreadsheets.
• Assist in financial processes relating to expense processing and tracking.
• Assist in travel planning for team members, including preparation of itineraries.
• Organize business development contacts and help manage related workflows.
• Contribute to the organization of office space, file storage, and materials for workshops.
• Oversee K‑12 general email inbox.

• Strong technical skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, and an openness to learning new technical skills as needed.
• Strong organizational skills, comprehensive follow‑through, and effective time management.
• The capacity to follow systems and processes, along with an innate understanding of effective prioritization.
• Attention to detail and an ability to find creative solutions to complex issues.
• A flexible and solutions‑oriented…