$67,451 (subject to experience) + super + RDO
Full time
The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest and one of the fastest growing and most diverse cities.
The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 369,453 residents who call Casey home.
Our workspace is located within Bunjil Place, located in Narre Warren, which is a must-visit destination in Melbourne’s southeast. Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity, inspiring an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere; and has become a lively meeting place.
Offering an unprecedented mix of facilities, including an 800-seat theatre, 200 seat black box studio, multi-level community library, function centre, outdoor community plaza with big screen, City of Casey Customer Service Centre, café and more!
We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.
A bit about the role
The Theatre Technician (Production Officer) role provides a unique opportunity to work backstage supporting the sound, staging, audio-visual and lighting for the many national and international shows which the venue hosts. Working backstage and in close collaboration with the clients and wider production team, you will operate GrandMA and Yamaha consoles to produce high quality audio and visual aesthetics.
What you’ll deliver
- Provide strong practical operational support to ensure client’s event requirements are met effectively, efficiently, and safely across the precinct.
- Provide setup and operational services to events and ensure the production requirements for performances, exhibitions, events and functions at Bunjil Place and other City of Casey venues are met.
- Provide production and technical related services and administrative support, including assisting the Logistics team as required.
- Contribute to day to day and ongoing asset maintenance and renewal requirements for Council’s arts and function spaces.
- Contribute to day-to-day operations of the Stage Door.
What you’ll bring
- A passion and interest in the arts; sound, staging, audio-visual and lighting.
- Physical fitness to work backstage, ability to work in low lighting as well as perform various manual handling tasks such as lifting equipment, climbing steps and ladders, set up/pack up of equipment.
- Completion of a relevant production certificate or relevant on the job experience in theatre production.
- Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check, Eligibility to Work check, Functional Assessment (Medical/physio) Covid-19 Vaccinations
- A curious, collaborative, and inclusive mindset.
Why join us?
At Casey, we strive for a workforce that reflects our diverse community in line with our core values of Dream Big, Empower Each Other and Make our Community Proud.
We value our people and show this appreciation beyond their remuneration, supporting them through a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits.
Our holistic approach offers a range of personal and professional benefits that collectively make a big impact to support our people where they need it most.
Benefits
- A supportive learning culture
- A hybrid and flexible workplace
- Multi-award-winning architectural office building
- 2 minutes’ walk to all amenities – Westfield shopping centre, gym/pool, onsite carpark and more.
What’s next?
If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply by following the links and sending us a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.
Position Description: here
Apply: here
To find out more about the role, please contact Jordan Barfoot, Coordinator Production on 9705 5200.
Applications will be accepted until 11.55, 8 November 2022.
We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.
The City of Casey has zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, contractors and volunteers.
The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.
