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RiverArts seeks a SummerArts Camp Director for our Summer Camp season! Are you passionate about sharing the arts with future generations? Then we’d love to hear from you.

Description:
Reporting to the Executive Director, the SummerArts Camp Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of a three-week, multi-disciplinary summer camp program. This is an exciting position that helps to successfully serve 120 students a year through our prized day camp, SummerArts, which provides hands-on, artist-led learning in a variety of media and disciplines to children grades 3-9.

This contract position assists with hiring faculty and counselors, student schedules, and leads the orientation and setup of daily programs during the camp season.

General Responsibilities:

• Team Recruitment
  • Oversee the recruitment and hiring of a diverse faculty of artists trained across a variety of media
  • Work with Executive Director and faculty to assess programmatic offerings through teacher-devised curriculum
  • Hire a team of youth counselors to assist with program setup and support teachers
  • Manage Zoom trainings
• Administrative
  • Work with faculty to order and store supplies (RiverArts maintains an offsite storage unit)
  • Communicate to parents and families via email during open enrollment to encourage registration, prior to the start of camp sessions, and to all general inquiries
  • Oversee class operations and take photos
• Finance
  • With bookkeeper, oversee staff wages and payments
  • With bookkeeper, confirm families have paid in full prior to attending weekly sessions
  • Submit receipts to bookkeeper for facility, instructor, and equipment payments as assigned
• Registration & Attendance
  • With the Education & Operations Coordinator, review scholarship applications and assign award amounts to qualified families
  • With the Education & Operations Coordinator, track enrollment
  • Track daily attendance of teachers and students
• Setup & Cleanup
  • Manage program inventories; deliver to/from storage unit to camp location
  • Manage counselors and teachers in setting up and cleaning up on time for each day and week’s sessions

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree or higher preferred
• 3+ years of experience in arts, music, or education administration
• Strong attention to detail; Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Sharepoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Working knowledge and/or ability to learn database programs (RiverArts uses Little Green Light)
• Ability to work remotely 10 hours per month March-July and full-time, onsite during the camp weeks (Aug 3-21) and on select weekends (Aug 1 and Aug 22) to setup and cleanup camp classrooms
• Familiarity with lower Westchester County events and programs
• Professional and responsible demeanor
• Clear and effective writer and communicator (without the use of AI technology)
• Current NYS driver’s license and clean driving record
• First Aid certification a plus

Compensation & Benefits:

• This is a contracted, 6-month position set to begin in March and conclude in September
• Compensation begins at $7,500 (calculated as $40/hr at 187hours) with bonus incentives
• RiverArts currently offers a hybrid working environment; staff currently primarily work from home but must be able to report onsite for programs and meetings as directed. RiverArts reserves the right to change remote work policies at any time.

How to Apply:
Send a cover letter detailing your interest and applicable skills and resume to jobs@riverarts.org with the subject line: Summer Camp Director Application. Priority review to applications sent by March 13, 2026.

Please, no direct messages, or applications via indeed/linkedin/etc. Only materials emailed as specified above will be considered.

About RiverArts:
RiverArts proudly presents intriguing, multi-disciplinary arts experiences and educational opportunities in lower Westchester County. For more than 60 years it has served as the catalyst connecting artists, performers, musicians, and educators with audiences in the villages of Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Irvington, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow, New York. RiverArts believes in the power of art to enrich, transform, and delight those in the Rivertowns and beyond.

Each year RiverArts develops an array of engaging public programs including two free signature, multi-village festivals: the fall Studio Tour and spring Music Tour; performing arts events in music, dance, and theater; visual art exhibitions; artist-led education programs; merit scholarship awards to students; professional development opportunities for visual and performing artists; and more.

RiverArts seeks SummerArts Faculty for our Summer Camp season! Are you a passionate teaching artist looking to share your love of the arts with families? We’re inviting experienced artist educators to apply to be a part of our SummerArts faculty. Each summer we offer an array of artistic programming spanning painting, collage, weaving, mosaic, movement, dance, music, storytelling, comic illustration, and more! If you have a great class idea and are interested in running a week-long day camp this August, we’d love to hear from you.

Description:
Reporting to the SummerArts Camp Director, SummerArts faculty members are responsible for running a week-long (Mon-Fri) camp program in an artistic discipline. This is an exciting position that helps to successfully serve 120 students a year through our prized day camp, SummerArts, which provides hands-on, artist-led learning in a variety of media and disciplines to children grades 3-9.

Faculty devise and share their own curriculum for a weeklong camp serving 10-12 students in 4 daily sessions for 5 days between 8:30-3:30pm. Curriculum should be adaptable to accommodate for grades 3-5, and 6-9, taking into account the typical ages and abilities for those grade levels.

General Responsibilities:

• Curriculum
  • RiverArts believes in supporting the practice of experienced teaching artists and invites faculty to design their own age-appropriate curriculum in a media and artistic discipline suited to the faculty member’s area of interest
• Administrative
  • Work with Camp Director to plan supply order within budget
  • Communicate to parents and families via email during camp weeks as needed
  • Assist SummerArts Camp Director in taking attendance of students at the start of each class
  • Submitting class description, artist bio, and other materials as needed to SummerArts Camp Director
• Setup & Cleanup
  • Set up and clean up on time for each day and week’s sessions

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred
• 3+ years of teaching experience in your artistic discipline
• Strong attention to detail; Excellent organizational and classroom management skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Sharepoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to work onsite from 8:30-3:30pm during the camp weeks (Aug 3-21)
• Familiarity with lower Westchester County events and programs
• Professional and responsible demeanor
• Clear and effective writer, communicator, and program developer (without the use of AI technology)
• First Aid certification a plus

Compensation & Benefits:

• This is a contracted position with compensation at $1,000 per 5-day camp

How to Apply:
Send resume and 1 page class proposal to jobs@riverarts.org with the subject line: SummerArts Faculty Application. Class proposal should include: Name of class, learning objective, general materials, expectations for how the project will evolve/complete over 5 days.

Please, no direct messages, or applications via indeed/linkedin/etc. Only materials emailed as specified above will be considered.

About RiverArts:
RiverArts proudly presents intriguing, multi-disciplinary arts experiences and educational opportunities in lower Westchester County. For more than 60 years it has served as the catalyst connecting artists, performers, musicians, and educators with audiences in the villages of Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Irvington, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow, New York. RiverArts believes in the power of art to enrich, transform, and delight those in the Rivertowns and beyond.

Each year RiverArts develops an array of engaging public programs including two free signature, multi-village festivals: the fall Studio Tour and spring Music Tour; performing arts events in music, dance, and theater; visual art exhibitions; artist-led education programs; merit scholarship awards to students; professional development opportunities for visual and performing artists; and more.

RiverArts seeks camp counselors for our August SummerArts camp season!

Description:
Reporting to the SummerArts Camp Director, Counselors support the successful operations of a three-week, multi-disciplinary summer camp program. This is an exciting position that helps to successfully serve 120 students each summer through our prized day camp, SummerArts, which provides hands-on, artist-led learning in a variety of media and disciplines to children grades 3-9.

General Responsibilities:

• Class Setup & Cleanup
  • Assist Teaching Artists with the setup and cleanup of each of their 4 daily classes
  • Assist SummerArts Camp Director with the camp setup and cleanup on the Saturday prior to camp season and the Saturday following camp season; this includes assisting the Director with moving items from the offsite storage unit to the classrooms at our partner venue
• Attendance
  • Help Teaching Artists track class attendance and alert Director of any late arrivals, absences, or issues in the classroom
• Class Management
  • Help Teaching Artists pass out and collect materials
  • Help Teaching Artists to answer questions and support students in their work, as directed by the Teachers
  • Help Teaching Artists take photos of student at work and of completed projects
  • Help keep students engaged and having fun

Qualifications:

• High school or college-aged students
• Prior RiverArts SummerArts or other day camp experience preferred
• Strong attention to detail; Excellent organizational skills
• Able to work onsite during the camp weeks (Aug 3-21) and on select weekends (Aug 1 and Aug 22) to setup and cleanup camp classrooms

Compensation & Benefits:

• This is a contracted, part-time position for a minimum of 1 week up to 3 weeks in August, 2026
• Pay rate of $17/hour

How to Apply:
Please complete this form.

About RiverArts:
RiverArts proudly presents intriguing, multi-disciplinary arts experiences and educational opportunities in lower Westchester County. For more than 60 years it has served as the catalyst connecting artists, performers, musicians, and educators with audiences in the villages of Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Irvington, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow, New York. RiverArts believes in the power of art to enrich, transform, and delight those in the Rivertowns and beyond.

Each year RiverArts develops an array of engaging public programs including two free signature, multi-village festivals: the fall Studio Tour and spring Music Tour; performing arts events in music, dance, and theater; visual art exhibitions; artist-led education programs; merit scholarship awards to students; professional development opportunities for visual and performing artists; and more.

Are you a passionate teacher looking to assist K-12 and adult students in their music studies? We accept rolling applications for new faculty to support the growing needs of our program.

Description:
We are proud to work with a talented and diverse team of faculty to provide after school music education in Hastings and Dobbs Ferry.

The Music Lesson Program is an after school supplemental program provided by RiverArts to families and adults. Lessons are held in person in our partner venues Monday-Friday between 3:30-8pm. Currently we offer individual lessons for K-12 graders and adults in full semester packages (16-18 weeks) and/or class packages (4, 6, or 8 lessons) in 30, 45, and 60 minute sessions taught weekly.

Fall semester runs September to January; Spring runs February through June; Summer instruction is scheduled in July and August. We hold student recitals each January and May. Instruments taught include: bass, bassoon, cello, double bass, clarinet, euphonium, flute, guitar, oboe, saxophone, trumpet, trumbone, tuba, ukulele, viola, violin, and voice.

Teachers must have demonstrated experience teaching in their discipline independently and preferably within public school settings or youth-centered spaces. They are supported by a part-time Education & Operations Coordinator who handles student enrollment, scheduling of available spaces, semester information, and payroll. The program is run under the supervision of RiverArts’ Executive Director and our venue partners.

We review applications on a rolling basis. If your experience is a good match for an opening on our faculty, we will be in touch to discuss an interview.

General Responsibilities:

• Provide individualized instruction to students to fit their needs
• Prepare interested students for Semester Recitals (January/June)
• Attend recitals where students are participating
• Under the guidance of the Education & Operations Coordinator, maintain a routine schedule and attendance in assigned spaces
• Encourage students to re-enroll for upcoming semesters
• Notify Education & Operations Coordinator of any missed classes or issues
• Possess own instrument and equipment for applicable lessons (pianos are provided by venue partners)

Qualifications:

• Degree in subject area
• Prior experience in teaching individualized lessons
• Ability to drive to lesson locations
• Knowledge of Microsoft including Sharepoint, Outlook, and Excel, preferred
• Professional and responsible demeanor

Compensation & Benefits:

• This is a part-time contracted position with a flexible schedule of 1-10 hours per week, depending on registration and teacher availability
• $50-65 per hour, paid monthly

How to Apply:
Please submit a brief application here. If your experience is a fit for a current vacancy, we will be in touch. Please, no calls or emails.

About RiverArts:
RiverArts proudly presents intriguing, multi-disciplinary arts experiences and educational opportunities in lower Westchester County. For more than 60 years it has served as the catalyst connecting artists, performers, musicians, and educators with audiences in the villages of Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Irvington, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow, New York. RiverArts believes in the power of art to enrich, transform, and delight those in the Rivertowns and beyond.

Each year RiverArts develops an array of engaging public programs including two free signature, multi-village festivals: the fall Studio Tour and spring Music Tour; performing arts events in music, dance, and theater; visual art exhibitions; artist-led education programs; merit scholarship awards to students; professional development opportunities for visual and performing artists; and more.