Legacy Arts Project
Job Description
Job Title: Intern Position
Program: Assigned Tasks - See details below
Reports To: Assigned Supervisor – See details below
Status: As scheduled
Compensation: N/A
Note: Legacy Arts Project considers qualified applicants without regard to race national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, color, sex or handicap
POSITION PROFILE AND SUMMARY
The Legacy Arts Project (LAP) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization. LAP mission is to preserve, promote, and create Africana arts that honor the history, heritage, and cultures of Africa diaspora in ways that advance healing and wellness, education, and community empowerment.
The organization strives to share the presentation of art throughout the community in order to inspire the upliftment of individuals within the urban neighborhoods of Pittsburgh.
Interns will help support the mission of the LAP by providing support for program and operational tasks. The time commitment is 10-20 hours per week. Time is scheduled based on the LAP work schedule and interns class schedule. While interns will be supervised day to day by their assigned LAP staff person, the Director of Program and Services will be the primary staff person who monitors interns progress and be available for questions and directions as needed.
JOB DUTIES AND EXPECTATIONS
An intern will be assigned to one or more of the following programs or services:
Youth Programs Intern – interns assigned to this position should be capable of interacting with youth and coordinating youth focused activities. The day-to-day supervisor is the Youth Program Manager. The intern will work with the Youth Programs staff to support the following programs that run throughout the year
The Youth Artist Apprenticeship Program (school year and summer)
The Saturday Institute (school year)
The Wednesday Classes (school year)
School based programming
Summer Programming (camp and Learn and Earn youth employment)
Day to day duties include
Helping to facilitate assigned youth programming
Assisting with coordinating youth programming outreach and marketing, i.e., creating and distribution of flyers, attending community events, activities to recruit participants
Helping to establish and maintain youth programming partnerships and collaborations, i.e., attending partnership meetings, identifying, and connecting to new partners
Helping with coordination of logistical details for programming to occur, i.e., working with staff on annual programming calendar, booking external sites, coordinating field trips, ,
Completing administrative tasks associated with youth programming (i.e., record keeping, data collection, reporting)
Working to ensure timely execution of year-round programming
Program and Services Intern – interns assigned to this position should be capable of helping with the day-to-day operations of the LAP, as well as the management of its programs and services. The direct supervisor for this position is the Director of Programs and Services. The intern assigned to this position with work with the Director to oversee the operational and programming aspects of LAP. This position is inclusive of hands on and administrative duties that include
Helping to ensure programming and services align with LAP strategic goals
Assisting with the flow of information to the Executive Director
Helping to coordinate residencies and internships
Helping to coordinate and manage the calendar and schedules
Assisting with coordinating, managing, and overseeing programming
Community classes
Youth Programs
Events (i.e., conferences, Keepers of the Flame, Dance Africa, health fair)
Helping with logistics associated with programming and services
Contracting
Coordinating schedules
Confirming details regarding partner agreements
Helping with PR, Marketing, and outreach of classes, events, activities
Creating Flyers
Developing and sending out Newsletter
Sending info to web master for Website updates
Assisting with facility management
Scheduling and booking the facility
Managing contracts
Overseeing operations and mechanicals
Evaluations Intern – this position helps LAP evaluate the effectiveness of it programs in alignment with its organizational values. Interns assigned to this position should be capable of conducting data collection and assisting with research. The day-to-day supervisor is the Director of Development and Services. Some of the duties related to this position include
Helping to design and develop data collection and program evaluation tools
Assisting with conducting data analysis (i.e., focus groups, surveys)
Collecting and organizing data / data analysis
Helping to compare desired and actual outcomes
Assisting with preparing written reports based on data collected and analyzed
Suggesting changes base on results of information collected
For All interns – perform all other duties as assigned
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Must have strong leadership skills; must have experience supervising staff/teams
Must have strong collaboration skills, the ability to work as a member of a team, be a positive and have a team-player attitude
Must be reliable
Must have strong organizational skills - be attentive to details and highly organized:
the ability to lead, plan, organize and facilitate the implementation of programming
the ability to accomplish tasks with little direct supervision
the ability to be organized with a keen eye for detail as to uphold the quality and goals set for LAP programming
Must be attentive to culturally relevant pedagogy
Must be a creative problem solver and resourceful
Must be experienced in or knowledgeable of the arts / the performing arts
Must have a strong desire and ability to learn and share knowledge
Must have the ability to oversee all aspects of youth programming
Must have experience in facilitation; the ability to lead youth and supervise staff in facilitation of programming
Must be experienced in resolving disciplinary issues
Should be effective in mediation
The ability to work through conflict
Must have excellent customer service abilities, including in-person, digital, and over the phone
Should have a sense of humor, an outgoing and sociable personality
Must have energy and stamina
Must have excellent and effective communication (verbal, nonverbal, written and listening)
Ability to communicate with a range of people from children, teens, parents, co-workers, partners, and community members
Must be comfortable presenting in front of others, from children to adults
Must have the ability to communicate complex concepts
Must have excellent time management; must be able to adapt to flexible work hours and the environment with evolving program priorities
Must have flexibility; must be flexible with in-person facilitation as well as virtual programming during COVID 19 restrictions
Proficient in MS Office Suite
Must be competent with e-mail, google drive, google documents
Must have a valid drivers license or state ID
Having a car is preferred
REPORTING STRUCTURE
Interns report to the supervisor in charge of their assigned internship. The overall supervisor for all staff and interns is the LAP Director of Programs and Services.
Note:
Must attain current for PA Child Abuse, PA Criminal Record, FBI PA Department of Education, Mandated Reporter Certificate, and National Sex Offender Registry Verification to be hired
