Southwestern Michigan College
Technical Theater Student Assistant
Southwestern Michigan College, Dowagiac, Michigan, United States, 49047
Position Information
Posting Number: 2020282-3
Job Title: Technical Theater Student Assistant
Pay Rate: $13.73 per hour
Job Category: Student
Department: Visual and Performing Arts
Position Summary: Seeking a student employee to assist in the support of theater events, working with light and sound equipment, and other miscellaneous theatre duties including prop and costume shop maintenance. The student employee will work up to 20 hours per week.
Required Qualifications
High School Diploma
Basic Computer Proficiency
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience in technical theatre
Knowledge of tool safety
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Communicate effectively with event leads regarding setup and support.
Develop and maintain a working knowledge of fundamental theater equipment.
Maintain organization of workspace and equipment.
Notify supervisor(s) of any equipment or device needs.
Providing technical assistance for events in the Lyons theatre.
The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities.
Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.
Special Instructions to Applicants You must be enrolled at the College on a full‑time or part‑time basis (minimum of 6 credit hours during fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours during the summer semester); contact hours will not be used to meet the 6 credit hour minimum.
High‑school students who are dual enrolled are eligible for student employment. You must also meet the credit hour requirement.
OR
You must be enrolled or continuing your education with a four‑year College partner, on the campus of SMC, and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the summer semester.
All student employees must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be eligible for student employment.
Physical Requirements
Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position‑to‑position.
Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound design.
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Job Title: Technical Theater Student Assistant
Pay Rate: $13.73 per hour
Job Category: Student
Department: Visual and Performing Arts
Position Summary: Seeking a student employee to assist in the support of theater events, working with light and sound equipment, and other miscellaneous theatre duties including prop and costume shop maintenance. The student employee will work up to 20 hours per week.
Required Qualifications
High School Diploma
Basic Computer Proficiency
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience in technical theatre
Knowledge of tool safety
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Communicate effectively with event leads regarding setup and support.
Develop and maintain a working knowledge of fundamental theater equipment.
Maintain organization of workspace and equipment.
Notify supervisor(s) of any equipment or device needs.
Providing technical assistance for events in the Lyons theatre.
The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities.
Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.
Special Instructions to Applicants You must be enrolled at the College on a full‑time or part‑time basis (minimum of 6 credit hours during fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours during the summer semester); contact hours will not be used to meet the 6 credit hour minimum.
High‑school students who are dual enrolled are eligible for student employment. You must also meet the credit hour requirement.
OR
You must be enrolled or continuing your education with a four‑year College partner, on the campus of SMC, and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the summer semester.
All student employees must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be eligible for student employment.
Physical Requirements
Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position‑to‑position.
Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound design.
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