An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic individuals to join our Arts and Culture Team as a Technician at the City of Boroondara on a casual basis.
Your role with us
This is an opportunity for you to provide effective technical services for internal and external events and assist with the overall venue operations and processes to meet the needs of all hirers for Hawthorn Art’s Centre and Kew Court House.
You will be responsible for:
- Providing support and expertise around technical operations, lighting and audio requirements to technical staff, hirers and performers
- Assisting in the supervision of activities in the backstage
- Ensuring that all Occupation Health and Safety procedures are adhered to, including securing the venues safety according to their policies and guidelines
- Provide knowledge and advice on all technical aspects the hirer may need, including ensuring setup and pack up of the venues are according to the events and hirers needs.
Other duties include:
- Working cooperatively with the Arts and Culture department in support of programs and service delivery
- Providing excellent customer service to all customers and patrons
About you
To be considered in this role you will bring experience and knowledge in staging venue productions. You must demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and be able to work cohesively in a team environment. Your customer service, written and verbal communication skills must be well developed. To be successful in this position you will need to hold a venue technical training certificate from an accredited organisation or equivalent technical experience in a professional venue environment. You will have a good level of physical fitness to perform manual handling tasks required in function/meeting/performance supervision settings.
Want to know more?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application online via our website, by 5pm, Sunday 14 April, 2018.
For any further information please refer to the position description, or contact Miriam Paul, Coordinator Cultural Facilities on 9278 7882.
