- Provide a first-class technical service at Newcastle’s iconic Civic Theatre.
- Multiple opportunities available.
- Varied shifts over days, nights and weekends – availability to work on short notice required.
City of Newcastle (CN) is currently seeking AV-savvy, customer-focussed Casual Technical Services Team Members to join the team at the iconic Civic Theatre and Playhouse.
As a Casual Technical Services Team Member, you’ll work collaboratively to provide a first-class technical service to users of the Civic Theatre and associated venues or locations, for live performance, event delivery and other entertainment such as cinema screenings. Your primary objective is to support and enable these presentations, either generally backstage, or specifically within a particular area of expertise.
These are casual positions working in one or more of a range of roles within Technical Services team. We highly encourage you to view the attached Position Description and Duties Statements – Technical Services which describe the duties related to each available role:
- Bump in crew, LTCA level 2
- Stage Crew, LTCA level 3
- Show Crew, LTCA levels 3 to 6
What’s it like working at the City of Newcastle?
We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city. We are proud to deliver services valued by our community. People come first at the City of Newcastle, which means providing employees with meaningful work and capacity for work life balance. As a large local organisation, CN offers opportunity to develop in your current role, grow into future opportunities and reach your full potential.
Our organisation’s values are Cooperation, Respect, Excellence and Wellbeing which are underpinned by our behaviours of courage, trust, and pride. Together, our values and behaviours support our decision making, our day-to-day interactions and everything we do.
We value diversity of thought, and we focus on equity in the workplace. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace culture where everyone feels respected, safe, and valued so they can be themselves and fully contribute their opinions and perspectives to the success of the organisation.
Interested to know more?
Our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs.
CN proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity and inclusion to represent the community of our Local Government Area. All candidates will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.
We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected. People from diverse backgrounds (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, and veterans) are encouraged to apply!
If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact recruit@ncc.nsw.gov.au for a confidential discussion.
You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.
Application Closing Date: Wednesday 02 March 2022
Remuneration: Casual hourly rate of $26.66 to $32.47 (inclusive of 20% casual loading) + 10% Superannuation.
Contact: Lachlan Thomas – Technical Production Coordinator – 02 4974 2168
The Civic Theatre will also be recruiting for multiple upcoming casual positions across Customer Experience, Food and Beverage, and Technical Services. Please keep an eye on our Employment Opportunities page if any of these roles may be of interest. Additionally, due to our merit-based recruitment process and the anticipated high volume of applications, it may be a few weeks before you hear from us.
At CN we understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our organisation and highly encourage veterans to apply for suitable roles.
