Career Seekers | City and Country School, New York

Job Description

City and Country School seeks a dynamic and detail-oriented Advancement Associate to support a full range of functions within communications and development. This full-time, entry-level position provides an excellent opportunity to learn and grow into a higher-level role while playing a vital part in strengthening the school’s outreach, engagement, and fundraising efforts. The Advancement Associate will coordinate key projects, support event planning, and ensure smooth collaboration across teams. The Advancement Associate reports to the Director of Development and Communications.

Key Responsibilities:

Communications

• Organize and execute the school’s weekly newsletter.
• Format and send all division- and community-wide emails, including email marketing and event communications.
• Contribute to the development of content and tracking performance analytics for social media channels.
• Maintain a consistent social media posting schedule per a developed content schedule.
• Update school website as needed.
• Monitor and respond to emails from the school’s communications inbox (communications@cityandcountry.org).

Marketing

• Coordinate and track all marketing content for feeder organizations and prospective families.
• Design and produce materials such as invitations, presentations, and flyers.

Development

• Support the Development Office by coordinating C&C Fund and event activities, engaging volunteers, assisting with alumni/ae programming, and conducting donor and foundation research.
• Handle donation and pledge entry, gift reconciliation with the Business Office, and acknowledgment letter generation.
• Generate and manage database queries, exports, and reports in Raiser’s Edge, as well as update constituent data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 1–2 years of related experience (fundraising, communications, or similar)

Requirements

• Strong computer skills, including:
  • Google Suite and Microsoft Office
  • Solid Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, data visualization)
  • Email marketing tools (e.g., Mailchimp, Constant Contact) and social media scheduling tools (e.g., Gain, Buffer)
• Familiarity or willingness to learn other skills, such as:
  • Databases like Blackbaud/Raiser’s Edge, including generating queries and reports
  • Tracking, segmenting, and reconciling donor and applicant data across systems
  • Website content management systems
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines
• Proactive, collaborative, flexible, and able to work independently
• Commitment to the mission of City and Country School
• Ability to work occasional nights and weekends

City and Country School offers a competitive compensation package, commensurate with level of experience and qualifications plus benefits.  This position has a salary range of 65,000 – 75.000 per year.  This full-time bargaining unit position is in-person five days per week at the school’s campus in Manhattan’s West Village.

City and Country School is an Equal Opportunity Employer with interest in developing diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. City and Country School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, age, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, national origin, citizenship, or disability.

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Job Description

The Substitute teacher reports to the applicable Lower School Division Director and is an integral part of the classroom support team. Subs are called upon based on varying school needs.

Responsibilities

• Supervising students during class, lunch, and periods of activity
• Following the lesson plan provided by the teacher
• Facilitating lessons with various learning materials
• Promoting good behavior and high-quality engagement
• Collaborating with lead teachers, assistant teachers, and school administrators to ensure that students are safe
• Managing the classroom to encourage student participation, minimize distractions, and maintain a positive learning atmosphere
• Adapting teaching methods to meet the individual needs of your students
• Supervising students both inside and outside the classroom This includes the hallways, the playground, and the cafeteria
• Attending parent-teacher conferences if necessary
• Meeting each class on-time and ensuring the classroom and work area are clean and tidy
• Giving details to the teacher about what happened in class
• Floating throughout the day as needed for coverage
• Respecting all school policies and regulations at all times

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead and instruct students of varying ages
• Ability to adapt plans to specific classroom needs 
• Flexibility, critical thinking, and patience-related interpersonal skills
• Ability to work a variable schedule, consistent with school needs
• Bachelor’s degree in education is preferred
• Valid First Aid, Adult and Infant CPR Certificate issued by an authorized agency is a plus

The salary for this position is $25/hr.  

City and Country School is an Equal Opportunity Employer with interest in developing diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. City and Country School does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, age, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, national origin, citizenship, or disability.

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