Essential Responsibilities & Duties

WPCs are responsible for a variety of clerical and administrative duties including but not limited to:

• Greeting and welcoming students

• Answering phone and email inquiries

• Perform daily attendance checks

• Email parent & guardians regarding unaccounted day students who are missing from class

• If missing student is residential, student must be located 

• Check dorm room, check classroom, contact roommate, call mobile phone

• After 30 – 45, parent/guardian must be informed 

• Run Missing Student Report for Missing Student Protocol

• Pastoral Creation in Orah on student profiles

• Approve/Deny/Monitor Student Check Ins/Check Outs

• Other duties may be assigned. 

Knowledge & Abilities 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty effectively. The requirements listed here are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Have an outgoing disposition and an enthusiasm for working with high school students

• Establishes a nurturing, inclusive community and encourages positive self-expression.

• General knowledge of the principles of organization and administration

• Must exercise initiative, professionalism,sound judgement and discretion

• Comfortable enforcing policies and procedures and assuming leadership roles;Must be able to work autonomously while thriving in a team environment

• Ability to adapt to changing demands, deadlines, and responsibilities

• Possess akeen interest in New York City culture and is comfortable exploring it with students

Education, Work Experience and/or Licensure 

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Bachelor’s degree required

• 1 year work experience (summer camp, boarding school, college campus, etc.,)

• Previous customer service-related experience a plus 

• Previous experience with youth, whether at summer camps or other residential programs on the administrative supportive level. 

• Three references are required. 

WPC must complete a series of onlinetrainingsand in-person trainingsprior to start of program. Dates of commitment are as follows:

• Residential Life Training: June 5th –7th

• June 9th-21st-Vogue Summer School Term 1

• June 23rd -July 5th-Vogue Summer School Term 2

• July 7th- July 19th-Sotheby’s Summer Institute Term 1

• July 21st-August 2nd-Sotheby’s Summer Institute Term 2

• August 4th-August 16th-CFLI Term 1**

Welcome Desk PC will be required to work on Juneteenth (June 19) and fourth of July (July 4)

Please Note: There will be multiple shifts between the hours of 7am-11pm. WPCs must be able to work a flexible schedule, including some weekends.

This position offers the following:

• An opportunity to work with a passionate team of diverse people

• An opportunity to chaperone events and trips to local attractions and events;

• Salary of $18 per hour

Language Skills 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent command of the English language.

• Ability to speak another language a plus.

Physical Demands 

The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of his/her job. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, travel up and down stairs, crouch, stoop, and reach. 

Other Requirements

All staff will be working closely with minors and will need to pass a criminal background check and successfully complete all training. All positions will require use of one’s personal cell phone.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics listed here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a basic office/academic environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. Sotheby’s Institute of Art reserves the right to modify this job description in its sole discretion.

BrandEd is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.