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Security Guard [Updated 7/17/2025]
Department: Operations
Reports to: Facilities Manager
Effective Date: July/August 2025
Classification: Part-Time, Non-Exempt
Job Summary:
The Center for Architecture and AIA New York is currently seeking a dedicated and reliable part time Security Officer to join our team in our Greenwich Village, New York location.
As a security officer, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safety and security of the property, staff, and assets. You will maintain a presence at the Center at assigned times, responding to emergency situations, potential threats and enforcing rules and regulations.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assists with the management and check-in of visitors
• Enforces the Center’s rules of conduct for visitors
• Patrols designated areas, does security rounds in the galleries, lobby, building
• Ensures the public, the Center staff and other outsider contractors adhere to certain fundamental rules of security to prevent theft, fire, damage and personal injury
• Provides front desk reception duties as required
• Respond to emergency situations, including medical, incidents, altercations, visitor behavior
• Monitors and reports safety conditions, alerts supervisory staff of emergencies and reports all incidents via written incident reports
• Ensures transition and delivery of information to other shift guards
• Performs end-of-day crowd control in facility
• Reports any safety or facilities issues to Facility Manager
• Responsible for any other duties as directed by the Facilities Manager and/or Director of Finance and Operations
Qualifications, Education and Experience:
• A minimum of one year of experience in security field
• Holds valid NYS Security license, and maintains annual security certifications
• First Aid & CPR certifications
• FDNY-S95 Certification - Preferred
• Ability to maintain a high level of situational awareness
• Possesses good understanding & good judgment of situations, and can de-escalate when necessary
• An ability and willingness to participate in events outside the workday schedule.
• Must be available to work evenings and weekends & has some flexibility in scheduling
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour
Expected Schedule: 2–9pm ET on weekdays, with some flexibility in scheduled as desired
Work Location: In Person
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk, crouch, kneel, and crawl. The employee will be required to regularly lift up to 25 lbs., and occasionally move/lift up to 75 pounds.
Application Instructions: To apply, please send a cover letter and resume in PDF format to jobs@aiany.org. Please put the job title and your last name in the subject line of your email. No phone calls, please.
Reports to: Facilities Manager
Effective Date: July/August 2025
Classification: Part-Time, Non-Exempt
Job Summary:
The Center for Architecture and AIA New York is currently seeking a dedicated and reliable part time Security Officer to join our team in our Greenwich Village, New York location.
As a security officer, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safety and security of the property, staff, and assets. You will maintain a presence at the Center at assigned times, responding to emergency situations, potential threats and enforcing rules and regulations.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assists with the management and check-in of visitors
• Enforces the Center’s rules of conduct for visitors
• Patrols designated areas, does security rounds in the galleries, lobby, building
• Ensures the public, the Center staff and other outsider contractors adhere to certain fundamental rules of security to prevent theft, fire, damage and personal injury
• Provides front desk reception duties as required
• Respond to emergency situations, including medical, incidents, altercations, visitor behavior
• Monitors and reports safety conditions, alerts supervisory staff of emergencies and reports all incidents via written incident reports
• Ensures transition and delivery of information to other shift guards
• Performs end-of-day crowd control in facility
• Reports any safety or facilities issues to Facility Manager
• Responsible for any other duties as directed by the Facilities Manager and/or Director of Finance and Operations
Qualifications, Education and Experience:
• A minimum of one year of experience in security field
• Holds valid NYS Security license, and maintains annual security certifications
• First Aid & CPR certifications
• FDNY-S95 Certification - Preferred
• Ability to maintain a high level of situational awareness
• Possesses good understanding & good judgment of situations, and can de-escalate when necessary
• An ability and willingness to participate in events outside the workday schedule.
• Must be available to work evenings and weekends & has some flexibility in scheduling
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour
Expected Schedule: 2–9pm ET on weekdays, with some flexibility in scheduled as desired
Work Location: In Person
Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk, crouch, kneel, and crawl. The employee will be required to regularly lift up to 25 lbs., and occasionally move/lift up to 75 pounds.
Application Instructions: To apply, please send a cover letter and resume in PDF format to jobs@aiany.org. Please put the job title and your last name in the subject line of your email. No phone calls, please.
Public Information Assistant [Updated 7/8/2025]
Reports to: Events & Admin Manager
Organization: AIANY and CFA
Department: Operations
Effective Date: July 2025
Classification: Part-Time, Non-Exempt
The Public Information Assistant is a part-time position that provides support for the Center for Architecture’s front desk. You are the first face that will greet and provide basic information to the visitors and callers of the Center for Architecture | AIA New York. In addition to staffing the front desk and directing phone calls, the Public Information Assistant conducts event check-in procedures, provides miscellaneous administrative support, and occasionally works on special projects.
If you’re also a friendly, courteous customer service-oriented individual who is solution-oriented and self-motivated, then this job is for you! This role will be based out of our West Village, NY location and will be on site. Please see additional information for schedule and hourly rate.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Greeting and directing visitors
• Conducting event check-in/on-site registration, and receiving admission payments
• Using Salesforce to track event attendance and produce attendee reports
• Providing information about programs, events, and exhibitions to visitors and callers
• Organizing and restocking exhibition & other office materials
• Monitoring multi-media exhibition installment devices
• Processing sales for book purchases, when applicable
• Monitoring mail & package delivery, with Events & Admin Manager & Security/Facilities team
• Providing administrative assistance for various projects
Preferred skills:
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Salesforce
• Administrative or other similar experience preferred
• Interest in architecture, education, development, gallery/museum fields
Qualifications:
• A friendly, customer service attitude
• Strong computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Ability to resourceful and proactive when issues arise
• Excellent organizational skills
• Multitasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks/projects
Additional Information:
Location: 536 LaGuardia Place, this role is on site Monday through Thursday from 2:00pm–8:15pm
Salary: $19.00 per hour
Physical Demands: Some lifting (up to 30 lbs.). Prolonged periods of standing and/or walking
Application Instructions: To apply, please send a cover letter and resume in PDF format to jobs@aiany.org. Please put the job title and your last name in the subject line of your email. No phone calls, please.
Organization: AIANY and CFA
Department: Operations
Effective Date: July 2025
Classification: Part-Time, Non-Exempt
The Public Information Assistant is a part-time position that provides support for the Center for Architecture’s front desk. You are the first face that will greet and provide basic information to the visitors and callers of the Center for Architecture | AIA New York. In addition to staffing the front desk and directing phone calls, the Public Information Assistant conducts event check-in procedures, provides miscellaneous administrative support, and occasionally works on special projects.
If you’re also a friendly, courteous customer service-oriented individual who is solution-oriented and self-motivated, then this job is for you! This role will be based out of our West Village, NY location and will be on site. Please see additional information for schedule and hourly rate.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Greeting and directing visitors
• Conducting event check-in/on-site registration, and receiving admission payments
• Using Salesforce to track event attendance and produce attendee reports
• Providing information about programs, events, and exhibitions to visitors and callers
• Organizing and restocking exhibition & other office materials
• Monitoring multi-media exhibition installment devices
• Processing sales for book purchases, when applicable
• Monitoring mail & package delivery, with Events & Admin Manager & Security/Facilities team
• Providing administrative assistance for various projects
Preferred skills:
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Salesforce
• Administrative or other similar experience preferred
• Interest in architecture, education, development, gallery/museum fields
Qualifications:
• A friendly, customer service attitude
• Strong computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Ability to resourceful and proactive when issues arise
• Excellent organizational skills
• Multitasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks/projects
Additional Information:
Location: 536 LaGuardia Place, this role is on site Monday through Thursday from 2:00pm–8:15pm
Salary: $19.00 per hour
Physical Demands: Some lifting (up to 30 lbs.). Prolonged periods of standing and/or walking
Application Instructions: To apply, please send a cover letter and resume in PDF format to jobs@aiany.org. Please put the job title and your last name in the subject line of your email. No phone calls, please.
Freelance Design Educators [Updated 6/10/2025]
Reports to: School Programs Manager
Organization: CFA
Department: Education
Effective Date: July 2025
Classification: Contractor
The Center for Architecture is seeking freelance Design Educators to teach in our K–12 architecture and design education program, Learning By Design; a multi session residency offered during the school day. Programs typically run for 6–10 weeks, serving multiple classes with weekly 90-minute classroom workshops on a program theme. Our programs use hands-on, project-based design activities to enrich classroom studies, build students’ understanding and appreciation of architecture and the built environment, and develop their design sensibilities and critical thinking skills.
Candidates must be willing to travel to program sites throughout the city and to collaborate with partner teachers to develop age-appropriate, sequential lessons that integrate architecture and design into classroom studies.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's or master's degree in education and/or arts education, architecture, design, engineering;
• Minimum two years’ experience leading hands-on art/design projects with K-12 audiences in a school, museum, or community setting;
• Excellent classroom management skills and ability to work with students of varying abilities;
• Familiarity with NYC Public Schools curriculum, NY State Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts and curriculum standards, including the Social Studies and Science Scope and Sequence;
Qualified candidates will be asked to provide sample lessons plans based on topics provided by the Center for Architecture and to lead a design-based activity for CFA staff. Design Educators accepted for employment must be fingerprinted by the New York Public Schools before taking on a program in an NYC public school. The CFA will reimburse the fingerprinting fee.
Compensation: Design Educators are paid on a per program basis as independent contractors at a rate of $165/90-minute classroom session with students. Additional compensation is provided for planning meetings, curriculum research, and other training and meetings as required.
Application Instructions: To apply, please send a cover letter and resume in PDF format to lmazzola@centerforarchitecture.org. Please put the job title and your last name in the subject line of your email. No phone calls, please.
About the Center for Architecture: The Center for Architecture is a leading cultural venue for architecture and the built environment in New York City. The Center for Architecture shares a home with the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and has the unique advantage of drawing upon the ideas and experiences of practicing architects to produce thought provoking exhibitions, informative public programs, and engaging design education experiences for K-12 students, teachers and families. It also leads New York City’s annual month-long architecture and design festival, Archtober. The Center for Architecture’s aim is to educate a broad audience about the built environment and the value of contemporary architectural practice in urban life.
Organization: CFA
Department: Education
Effective Date: July 2025
Classification: Contractor
The Center for Architecture is seeking freelance Design Educators to teach in our K–12 architecture and design education program, Learning By Design; a multi session residency offered during the school day. Programs typically run for 6–10 weeks, serving multiple classes with weekly 90-minute classroom workshops on a program theme. Our programs use hands-on, project-based design activities to enrich classroom studies, build students’ understanding and appreciation of architecture and the built environment, and develop their design sensibilities and critical thinking skills.
Candidates must be willing to travel to program sites throughout the city and to collaborate with partner teachers to develop age-appropriate, sequential lessons that integrate architecture and design into classroom studies.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's or master's degree in education and/or arts education, architecture, design, engineering;
• Minimum two years’ experience leading hands-on art/design projects with K-12 audiences in a school, museum, or community setting;
• Excellent classroom management skills and ability to work with students of varying abilities;
• Familiarity with NYC Public Schools curriculum, NY State Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts and curriculum standards, including the Social Studies and Science Scope and Sequence;
Qualified candidates will be asked to provide sample lessons plans based on topics provided by the Center for Architecture and to lead a design-based activity for CFA staff. Design Educators accepted for employment must be fingerprinted by the New York Public Schools before taking on a program in an NYC public school. The CFA will reimburse the fingerprinting fee.
Compensation: Design Educators are paid on a per program basis as independent contractors at a rate of $165/90-minute classroom session with students. Additional compensation is provided for planning meetings, curriculum research, and other training and meetings as required.
Application Instructions: To apply, please send a cover letter and resume in PDF format to lmazzola@centerforarchitecture.org. Please put the job title and your last name in the subject line of your email. No phone calls, please.
About the Center for Architecture: The Center for Architecture is a leading cultural venue for architecture and the built environment in New York City. The Center for Architecture shares a home with the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and has the unique advantage of drawing upon the ideas and experiences of practicing architects to produce thought provoking exhibitions, informative public programs, and engaging design education experiences for K-12 students, teachers and families. It also leads New York City’s annual month-long architecture and design festival, Archtober. The Center for Architecture’s aim is to educate a broad audience about the built environment and the value of contemporary architectural practice in urban life.
Volunteers
AIA New York and the Center for Architecture often seek volunteers to support a wide variety of programming. Check back here for updates.
K-12 Summer Program Volunteers
About our Summer Programs:
Summer Programs give curious kids the opportunity to dive into specific interests in architecture and test out their own ideas. Each program explores a different theme through art and building activities, design challenges, guided investigations of architectural examples, and field trips. Programs are taught by CFA Design Educators
and are grouped by age: elementary school (grades 3–5), middle school (grades 6–8) and high school (grades 9–12). Each program culminates with students presenting their week’s design work to family and friends. Programs are held at the Center for Architecture and at an offsite location on Bryant Park and will run July 7–August 22, 2025.
Responsibilities/Requirements:
Volunteers are asked to commit to full program weeks, so they can see the project from start to finish and be fully integrated into the program as assistants. Volunteers work directly with our Design Educators in the classroom and assist with all program activities and field trips. Typical tasks include working one-on-one with a
student to help them finalize their ideas or figure out how to get their drawing to the right scale; cutting cardboard for younger students; providing encouragement to a student who is having difficulties; and assisting with class management on a field trip. You will not only develop your teaching skills but also learn more about architecture and design in the process.
The hours are 8:30 am–4:30 pm, Monday–Friday, with an hour break for lunch. Candidates should have experience or interest in working with children, and have knowledge of and interest in architecture, design, and hands-on art making.
How to Apply:
Please complete our Summer Volunteer Application (download below) and send that along with your resume to k12education@centerforarchitecture.org. Please visit centerforarchitecture.org/summer for further information about the programs being offered this summer.
About the Center for Architecture
The Center for Architecture shares a home with the AIA New York Chapter and has the unique advantage of drawing upon the ideas and experiences of practicing architects to produce thought provoking exhibitions, informative public programs, and quality design education experiences for K-12 students. It also leads New York City’s annual month-long architecture and design festival, Archtober.
The Center for Architecture’s aim is to further public knowledge about New York City architecture and architects, foster exchange and collaboration among members of the design, development, building, scholarly, and policy sectors, and inspire new ideas about the role of design in communities by presenting contemporary and practical issues in architecture and urbanism to a general audience.
Summer Programs give curious kids the opportunity to dive into specific interests in architecture and test out their own ideas. Each program explores a different theme through art and building activities, design challenges, guided investigations of architectural examples, and field trips. Programs are taught by CFA Design Educators
and are grouped by age: elementary school (grades 3–5), middle school (grades 6–8) and high school (grades 9–12). Each program culminates with students presenting their week’s design work to family and friends. Programs are held at the Center for Architecture and at an offsite location on Bryant Park and will run July 7–August 22, 2025.
Responsibilities/Requirements:
Volunteers are asked to commit to full program weeks, so they can see the project from start to finish and be fully integrated into the program as assistants. Volunteers work directly with our Design Educators in the classroom and assist with all program activities and field trips. Typical tasks include working one-on-one with a
student to help them finalize their ideas or figure out how to get their drawing to the right scale; cutting cardboard for younger students; providing encouragement to a student who is having difficulties; and assisting with class management on a field trip. You will not only develop your teaching skills but also learn more about architecture and design in the process.
The hours are 8:30 am–4:30 pm, Monday–Friday, with an hour break for lunch. Candidates should have experience or interest in working with children, and have knowledge of and interest in architecture, design, and hands-on art making.
How to Apply:
Please complete our Summer Volunteer Application (download below) and send that along with your resume to k12education@centerforarchitecture.org. Please visit centerforarchitecture.org/summer for further information about the programs being offered this summer.
About the Center for Architecture
The Center for Architecture shares a home with the AIA New York Chapter and has the unique advantage of drawing upon the ideas and experiences of practicing architects to produce thought provoking exhibitions, informative public programs, and quality design education experiences for K-12 students. It also leads New York City’s annual month-long architecture and design festival, Archtober.
The Center for Architecture’s aim is to further public knowledge about New York City architecture and architects, foster exchange and collaboration among members of the design, development, building, scholarly, and policy sectors, and inspire new ideas about the role of design in communities by presenting contemporary and practical issues in architecture and urbanism to a general audience.
K-12 Volunteers
Volunteering at the Center for Architecture is a great way to contribute to the community, learn new skills, and have fun! We currently need volunteers for the following:
Family Programs: Weekend public programs for children ages 5-13 and their parents.
Vacation Programs: 3-day thematic programs for children grades 3-8.
Summer Programs: 5-day thematic programs for children grades 3-12.
For more information, download the volunteer application form below!
Family Programs: Weekend public programs for children ages 5-13 and their parents.
Vacation Programs: 3-day thematic programs for children grades 3-8.
Summer Programs: 5-day thematic programs for children grades 3-12.
For more information, download the volunteer application form below!