VPA Theatre Shop Assistant (Work Study) 6

VPA Theatre Shop Assistant (Work Study) 6 Positions

About Worcester State University:

WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY is a liberal arts and sciences university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas, diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to our students.

Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an hour's drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest side of Worcesterthe second largest city in New England and home to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester Stateapproximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are graduate students. Learn more about us at worcester.edu/about.

Job Description:

Department: Visual/Performing Arts

Job Title: VPA Theatre Shop Assistant

Number of Vacancies: 6

SSTA Supervisor: Mary Dillon

Position Type: Non-Supervisory

Number of Hours Per Week: 6

General Statement of Duties/Responsibilities:

Students will provide support to the theatre scenic and costume shops.

Students may work in one or both shops depending on a combination of student interest and show need.

In the scene shop, students will work on scenic construction, load-in, and painting of the scenic and prop elements of VPA theatre productions.

In the costume shop, students will help to build costumes and accessories for theatre productions. Sewing skills are preferred, but we will train motivated people.

Schedules will be arranged with shop supervisors and/or technical support staff.

Requirements:

Reliability and good work ethics are the most important of all the traits we seek in our shop assistants.

Additional Information:

Worcester State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer which seeks to reflect the diversity of its community.

Hourly Rate: $15.00

Application Instructions:

Students must apply online. A representative from the department will contact individuals for interviews.

*This position is for students WITH WORK STUDY ONLY*

Please note - Students may not work during scheduled class time, even if class is cancelled.