Arts Education Assistant - Temporary Summer Position

Location: Saint Bonaventure

Conduct arts/educational activities for tour groups as well as carry out and Community Outreach Art Mobile Programs and QCA Summer Camps.

* Prepare materials and run tours/camps/outreach activities

* Plan and run activities for QCA Summer Camp offerings and Community Outreach Events.

* Assemble materials, test activities for success and time planning purposes for community and camp programs.

* Load Art Mobile and drive to locations, set up materials before children arrive; prepare summer camp activities in house

* Clean up all materials after program, prepare supplies for next day's activities.

* General cleanup up, upkeep and conditioning of Arts Education materials and space

* Other duties as assigned

Must be conformable working directly with children.

Should possess good organizational skills and able to communicate effectively.

QCA Summer Camp offerings and Community Outreach Events

Arts Education programming/ resource planning and maintenance

Summer exhibition work

Other duties as assigned

May help with general summer exhibition work - painting and patching walls, preparing mattes or frames, hanging artwork/signage (under supervision)
High school diploma or its equivalency required, some college-level education in visual art, art education, museum studies and/or art history preferred.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.

Perks

* Free access to campus fitness center

* Other National and Local discounts available

St. Bonaventure University is located in the scenic Enchanted Mountain region of Western New York, approximately 75 miles south of Buffalo, New York, with easy access to major metropolitan areas. A close-knit and caring community guided by its values of compassion, wisdom and integrity, St. Bonaventure is dedicated to academic excellence as informed by its Franciscan and liberal arts traditions. The university is committed to developing an inclusive community and preparing leaders dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service.

The university currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and more than 1,000 graduate students in its schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Communication, and Health Professions. U.S. News & World Report ranks SBU in the top 15% of regional universities in the North, for both value and overall. St. Bonaventure is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I), with athletes participating in 20 sports.