Jobs at Queens Theatre
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Queens Theatre is an Equal Opportunity Employer, seeking to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; gender; sexual orientation; marital status; national origin; age; disability; pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions; or other protected status.
Current Openings
Queens Theatre is seeking a Facilities Coordinator to join the team at its campus located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY.
Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Facilities Coordinator assists in all aspects of operating and maintaining Queens Theatre. The Facilities Coordinator supports the operations, administrative, production, and rental departments with day-to-day operations and minor projects, working to ensure facilities functions are incorporated effectively into the performance and events schedule, while maintaining and emphasizing facilities policies and procedures.
- Work closely with the D.O.O. to ensure the operations and maintenance of the building remains in compliance with New York City Building and Fire codes.
- Assist in the evaluation and implementation of solutions to onsite technical issues for all center systems, including MEP (building/mechanical, electrical systems), HVAC, BMS, CCTV/Access Control, Fire monitoring/Sprinkler and Standpipe systems.
- Schedule and facilitate external vendor, contractor, and maintenance appointments, including HVAC, BMS, electrical systems, plumbing, security, elevators
- Assist with the coordination of and the assignment of tasks to cleaning and maintenance personnel.
- Work closely with Production, Front of House, and the Rental departments to coordinate resources, advance and schedule facility set up and preparation, changeovers, and restoration, and address challenges to ensure productions follow New York City Building and Fire code regulations.
- Coordinate and facilitate day-to-day operations including acting as a liaison between departments during events and rentals
- Respond to off-hour emergencies, reporting onsite when required, including natural disasters and/or potential neighborhood emergencies
- Provide on call services during hours away from the center to address HVAC, fire alarm and security needs.
- Assist in coordination and execution of special projects throughout the center as needed.
- Assist in monitoring facility supply inventory and preparing orders.
- Assist with administering keycard and access control systems
- Must currently hold or obtain FDNY Certificates of Fitness:
- F03 – Indoor Place of Assembly Safety Personnel
- F07 – Fire and Emergency Drill Conductor
- S13 – Citywide Standpipe
- S95 - Supervision of Fire Alarm Systems.
- Minimum two years’ experience coordinating operations in a large, multi-use facility or related field
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, bilingual Spanish a plus
- Self-motivated with excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with an eye for detail
- Ability to learn and convey technical information to a non-technical audience
- Willingness to learn or has working knowledge of:
- Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Building/mechanical, electrical systems (MEP)
- Construction/MEP drawings
- HVAC systems
- Building codes
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Theatre operations experience preferred
- Flexible to work nights and weekends
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Queens Theatre continually seeks dynamic, highly skilled, creative teaching artists in the fields of Theatre, Dance and Music for Part Time/Seasonal Employment.
Queens Theatre (QT) is one of the oldest performing arts venues in Queens. The QT Education Department (QTEd) strives to create learning opportunities through theatre, dance and music that will engage students across cultures in the transformative experience of participating in the performing arts. Creating original material with participants is the core of QTEd’s practice.
QTEd seeks teaching artists year round for a variety of programs ranging from our after-school play-making program, our storytelling senior citizen program, and Show Stoppers, our Summer Musical Theatre program for kids.
Qualifications
Required:
- Skills/training and professional experience in creating and teaching musical theatre.
- Experience teaching the performing arts in New York City public schools.
- Experience working with diverse populations and a range of grade levels.
- Experience in developing curriculum and lesson planning.
- On-going commitment and availability for expanding teaching skills through professional development, cooperative curriculum planning, reflection and feedback.
Desired:
- Able to teach in languages other than English. (Spanish fluency a plus)
- Experience in developing Play-Making curriculum.
- Experience teaching with various populations, e.g. early childhood, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, senior citizens, etc.
- Knowledge of and experience in working with the Common Core State Standards.
- Experience teaching after-school, in-school, site specific and/or summer camp programs.
- College Degree
It is essential to QT’s mission that our teaching staff reflect the diversity of our home borough. We encourage applicants of all races, ethnicities and abilities to apply.
To apply, please submit
- A resume demonstrating training and experience as both a performing artist and a teacher.
- A residency outline or lesson plan for a workshop in a discipline of theatre, dance or music. (A lesson plan for play-making a plus)
Part-time/Seasonal position; competitive wages; EOE
Queens Theatre continually seeks dynamic, highly skilled, creative teaching artists in the fields of Theatre, Dance and Music for Part Time/Seasonal Employment.
Queens Theatre (QT) is one of the oldest performing arts venues in Queens. The QT Education Department (QTEd) strives to create learning opportunities through theatre, dance and music that will engage students across cultures in the transformative experience of participating in the performing arts. Creating original material with participants is the core of QTEd’s practice.
Currently, QTEd seeks musical directors to work with our after-school play-making program and our storytelling senior citizen program.
Qualifications
Required:
- Skills/training and professional experience in creating and teaching musical theatre.
- Piano playing skills.
- Experience teaching the performing arts in New York City public schools.
- Experience working with diverse populations and a range of grade levels
- Experience in developing curriculum and lesson planning.
- On-going commitment and availability for expanding teaching skills through professional development, cooperative curriculum planning, reflection and feedback.
Desired:
- Experience teaching in after school programs and day camp summer programs.
- Able to teach in languages other than English.
- Experience teaching with various populations, e.g., Early Childhood, Senior Citizens, English Language Learners, People with Disabilities, etc.
- Multi-disciplined musicians preferred.
- College degree.
Required Application Materials
- A resume demonstrating training and experience as both a performing artist and a teacher.
- A residency outline or lesson plan for a workshop in a discipline of theatre, dance or music. (A lesson plan for song writing a plus)
Optional: QT will also accept an additional work sample to demonstrate teaching artist work in a Pre-K-12 classroom.
Application Deadline: Rolling
To apply, email the above listed application materials to teach@queenstheatre.org
Part-time/Seasonal position; competitive wages; EOE