Theatre Arts Student Assistant

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Classification Title

Classification Title Student Employment Program (FWSP/STEP)

Working Title

Working Title Theatre Arts Student Assistant

Datatel Position A / AEHD9

AEHSTEP1A

Annual Hours

Annual Hours As needed or assigned not to exceed 25 hours per week or 750 hours in a fiscal year.

Placement Range

Placement Range $10.00

Position Type

Position Type Student Employee

Job Category

Job Category Student

General Description

The Theatre Arts Student Assistant will assist Theatre Arts faculty with administrative, organizational, rehearsal, and production-related duties for the Theatre Arts Program and Bruce Owen Theater.

Reports To

Reports To Professor of Theatre/Theatre Program Coordinator

What position(s) reports to this position?

None

Must be a current OCCC student enrolled in a minimum of 6 hours for the fall or spring semesters or enrolled in a minimum of 3 hours for the summer.

OR

Current OCCC Student with a Federal Work Study Award

AND

Must have successfully completed Introduction to Theatre.

Knowledge: Basic familiarity with theatre etiquette, rehearsal processes, and backstage safety

Skills: Strong organizational and communication skills

Willingness to assist with rehearsals, stage management support, and general production coordination

Dependable, self-motivated, and able to work independently when needed

Abilities: Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students

Ability to assist with administrative tasks such as filing, copying, and organizing materials

Ability to help organize theatre spaces, props, costumes, tools, and inventory

Ability to assist with scenic construction, technical theatre projects, and other production needs

Ability to adapt to changing production schedules and responsibilities.

• The work is medium work which requires the person in this position to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally require lifting, carrying, pushing, or moving theatre materials, props, tools, or equipment, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
  This position requires the person to frequently move throughout theatre spaces, rehearsal halls, classrooms, backstage areas, and scene shop spaces to perform the essential functions of the position.
• This position requires frequent communication with faculty, staff, students, and performers to coordinate rehearsals, productions, and organizational tasks. This position requires the person to frequently communicate with and listen to administration, faculty, staff, students, vendors, and others to perform the essential functions of the position; must be able to exchange accurate information in various situations.
• This position requires the person to frequently remain in a standing and stationary position.
• This position requires the person to frequently operate a computer, other office machinery, and mobile devices to perform the essential functions of the position.
• This position requires the person to frequently operate equipment that involves repetitive motions of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• This position requires the person to occasionally ascend/descend stairs, a ladder, scaffolding, ramps, poles, etc. to perform the essential functions of the position.
• This position requires the person to frequently position self to move, lift, push, pull, work on, or operate and/or inspect equipment.
• This position requires the person to use upper and lower body to exert force up to 50 pounds to grasp, push, pull or lift materials or equipment.
• This position requires…