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Employment

Now Hiring: Oxbow Admissions Fellow

03/01/24

NOW HIRING: OXBOW ADMISSIONS FELLOW

STIPEND: $10,000 + housing and meals

The Oxbow School seeks to hire a dynamic, collaborative, forward-thinking Admissions Fellow. The Oxbow School welcomes lifelong learners. Prospective colleagues should embrace working with administrative staff and students who possess a range of abilities, talents and learning styles.

THE OXBOW SCHOOL. The Oxbow School is a one-semester visual arts program for sophomores, juniors, seniors, and gap semester students from public and independent high schools nationwide. The school offers forty-two students a unique educational experience focused on the in-depth study and practice of the visual arts. The four-month program encourages motivated students to pursue a serious interest in art while meeting and furthering their high school diploma requirements. The goal is not to produce career artists but to empower students to see with clarity and engage in mindful critical inquiry to become active participants in the world. Through work in the studio, trips to museums and galleries, and projects with visiting artists in residence, Oxbow provides students with direct exposure to the richness and diversity of contemporary art and culture. The Oxbow School is founded on the belief that engagement with the arts fosters and supports flexible thinking skills and that creative thinking is particularly valuable for students in today's increasingly complex global community. Located at the oxbow of the Napa River in Napa, California, the pedagogical approach at Oxbow includes team-teaching and interdisciplinary connections. To learn more, please visit our website here.

The Admissions Fellow is a 9-month position for a recent college graduate interested in promoting an equitable arts education. Beyond working with the admissions team, the primary responsibilities lie in general student supervision and the residential life experience on campus. The Fellow will live in an apartment adjacent to the dorms to assist in organizing community activities and being an additional adult presence on campus for student life issues that may arise. The person who best fits this role is someone who is mature, has strong interpersonal skills, is genuinely invested in the welfare of adolescents, and possesses an infectious enthusiasm for The Oxbow School program.

RESPONSIBILITIES.

  • Local Admissions visits on the West Coast to schools, fairs, and after-school programs

  • Host tours on campus for prospective families

  • Manage basic data entry for Admissions

  • Weekly mailing to prospective students and families

  • Review applications with the Admissions team

  • Maintain CRM with applications and inquiries

  • Capture images of the program for social media and marketing purposes

  • Collaborate with Admissions Director to create content for recruitment

  • Assist with school events

  • Act as a Dorm Supervisor, overseeing student affairs and dormitory needs

  • Evening studio/dorm duty 1-2x/week; weekend duty coverage roughly once per month

  • Participate in community-building activities throughout the semester

  • Option to teach elective or workshop

  • Other responsibilities as assigned

Please send a cover letter and resume to Jason Tucker, Director of Admissions: jason@byum.net

The Oxbow School is an equal opportunity employer.

    Oxbow gave Will a voice and a community. Under the nurturing attention of his wonderful teachers, he learned that he had the intellectual capability to express himself and that his unique point of view was, in fact, an asset.

    — David Becker, Parent

    It's been a whirlwind week, but also a time when I sang the praises of Oxbow to my colleagues. I've been thinking much about how Oxbow is an exemplar of true education. That art centers the curriculum is hardly surprising, and for those of us who work within the traditional educational mold Oxbow offers a gold standard of focused project based learning. Beyond the school's approach to immersive experience are the intangibles which make Oxbow different. The sense of community and of working together, even as each student retained their strong individual presence is palpable. The feeling of warmth and trust between the adults and the nearly adults in the Oxbow community could be felt throughout the campus. The openness of the architecture and interconnectedness of the three studios in themselves speak of the Oxbow philosophy and identity. More than form follows function, the physical attributes of Oxbow have a distinct warmth and invite exploration.

    I'm sure that the ongoing challenges of leading and reinventing your school might sometimes keep you from having the time to see Oxbow with the fresh eyes of a visitor, but your steady presence and vision are really visible in every detail. Thank you for inviting me to one of the most profound experiences in my career.

    — Ken Rush, Visual Arts Department, Packer Collegiate Institute

    In the year leading up to Oxbow, I became obsessed with the program, I was entranced with reading testimonials and researching interdisciplinary learning styles. When I arrived at Oxbow I was never disappointed, despite my endless expectations. I will forever cherish the time I spent at Oxbow and the connections I made there. Through Oxbow I was able to hone into the ideas I was thinking about, to refine my artistic process and to see the world in a new light every day of my life. I'm not going to say that without Oxbow I wouldn't be the person I am today, but I will say that without Oxbow it would have taken me at least four years to become who I am after one Oxbow semester.

    — Phoebe Dubisch, Fall 2018

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