PAID Education Administrator Internship

Seattle Children's Theatre • Seattle, WA

36d

About The Position

The Administrative Internship program is an exciting opportunity to learn how to be a professional office administrator by gaining hands-on experience during SCT’s largest educational program of the year. This is a paid educational internship and is considered a job with an additional learning program within the responsibilities of the position. Through this program, the administrative intern will develop familiarity with database operations systems and their basic functionality, broaden and engage customer service skills, practice and evolve problem solving strategies, and observe, assist, and learn from multiple administrative positions at SCT. Our goal is to ensure individuals finalize their internship feeling confident about what it means to be an administrative professional and support a large-scale educational program. About SCT: Since its inception in 1975, the Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), has served more than 4 million children for 45 seasons of creative professional theatre and arts education classes for the Puget Sound region, and is one of the most prominent theatre organizations for young audiences in the United States and the world. SCT’s mission is to provide children of all ages access to professional theatre, with a focus on new works, and theatre education.

Requirements

• Emerging professional in higher education institutions as a rising junior, senior, or graduate student.
• Dedication to theatre education and/or theatre for young audiences.
• Commitment to social justice work.
• Familiarity with using Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, and Word.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage and direct multiple tasks concurrently and provide follow through.
• Highly organized, strong attention to detail and time management.
• Patient with young people and customer service.
• Must be an independent thinker and doer while being a collaborative, effective team player.

Responsibilities

• Supports day-to-day administrative tasks such as: maintaining phone and email inboxes, creation of guardian communications, processing and distributing student information, and keeping track of inventory and classroom supplies, and program scheduling support.
• Communicates with guardians, interns, and teaching artists via email, phone, and in person.
• Assists with class registration and database management.
• Point of contact for Extended Care, before and after daytime camp.
• Coordinates technology supply rentals
• Supports Teaching Artists in the classroom, with potential opportunities to step in as a substitute classroom assistant.
• Assists staff and faculty with students’ needs.
• Supports and attends programming in the field.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $766.80/week (36 hours/week) of supporting camp administration and extended care. Compensation is applicable to payroll taxes.
• Verifiable in-field experience from one of the most prominent theatres for young audiences in the United States.
• Program verification for college credit.
• 396 hours of administrative practicum.
• 44 hours of program learning
• Free ORCA Passport transportation pass or Seattle Center parking pass.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees