Full time
$50,997 per year
Established in 1973, Adelaide Festival Centre is South Australia’s principal performing arts venue and a leading Asia Pacific cultural centre. Adelaide Festival Centre produces a bold, exciting and extensive program of festivals, events and performances all year round, to inspire educate and entertain audiences from a variety of ages and cultures. Adelaide Festival Centre prides itself on providing support and development and maintaining a positive work environment for all employees. As the home of performing arts in South Australia, we aim to uphold exceptional customer service to external organisations and patrons.
Adelaide Festival Centre operates four theatres in the Adelaide CBD – the Festival Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse, Space Theatre and the newly redeveloped Her Majesty’s Theatre.
About the vacancy
We are looking for two passionate individuals who are eager to commence their careers as Lighting, Sound or Staging Theatre Technicians.
This two-year traineeship program combines a formal qualification, industry recognised certification and practical experience working within the State Government of South Australia.
To be eligible to receive a traineeship and government subsidisation, candidates must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia. Ability and willingness to successfully undergo a standard medical, which will include a Drug & Alcohol Screen, Spirometry, and Audiometry assessment is also required.
These roles will commence in late January 2025.
What you’ll be doing
You will complete a nationally recognised Certificate IV in Live Production and Technical Services through Adelaide TAFE over 24 months through a combination of formal training and on-the-job experience with host employer, Adelaide Festival Centre.
This unique combination of formal education and work experience will qualify you to work in a range of Technical Theatre roles in Lighting, Sound or Staging, delivering live performances in Adelaide Festival Centre’s four theatres.
Responsibilities
- Participate in bump-ins and bump-outs
- Participate in rehearsals and performance
- Undertake maintenance and repair on technical equipment
- Appropriately store equipment
- Undertake department cleaning and housekeeping duties
- Provide outstanding customer service to internal and external clients
- Adhere to Work Health and Safety standards
Competencies and Skills
To make the most of this opportunity you will be:
- Genuinely passionate about a career in technical theatre
- Enthusiastic to learn from industry leaders using state of the art technology
- Be a great communicator and teammate
- Be a planner, able to prioritise and work through your tasks methodically
- Available to regularly work weekends and evenings
- Be committed to your formal and ‘on the job’ training for 24 months
Benefits and Culture
Adelaide Festival Centre employs over 350 people in Lighting, Sound, Staging, Wardrobe, Production Management, Patron Services, Hospitality, Merchandise, Marketing, Programming, Education, Sponsorship, Philanthropy and Corporate Services.
Joining our team means sharing our ambition to be the arts and entertainment heart of the festival state, to entertain, engage, educate and inspire, and to be a national and international cultural leader and collaborator.
At Adelaide Festival Centre, we value our employees and offer a range of benefits which include:
- Access to $15 staff tickets to performances in all our venues
- Access to 10% staff discount in all our food and beverage outlets
- Participating in our biannual Bring Your Dog to Work Day
- Taking advantage of our voluntary, flexible working arrangements
- Having a free annual flu vaccination
- Accessing our free Employee Assistance Program
- Working in a breast feeding friendly workplace
- Working in an approved Child Safe Environment
Adelaide Festival Centre is located on Kaurna Yarta. We respect First Nations people around Australia and acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We honour their spiritual relationship with their country, and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation. Adelaide Festival Centre has an ambitious Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan in place approved by Reconciliation Australia and is committed to being an inclusive, supportive workplace and an employer of choice for First Nations people.
The public sector is diverse and desires to increase in diversity and to create opportunities for more South Australians. Adelaide Festival Centre is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.
Applications
All applications will be treated in strict confidence and must include a cover letter stating your potential contribution to this role, the relevant skills and experience you can offer Adelaide Festival Centre, together with a current resume identifying relevant career, personal and educational achievements.
For more information about Adelaide Festival Centre and a copy of the position description, please visit the ‘employment page’ on our website: www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au.
Enquires can be directed to Claire George, Manager, Human Resources via email at claire.george@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au or Nathan Luscombe, Head of Technical and Production via email at nathan.luscombe@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au
Please submit all applications via SEEK by 4:00pm Friday 18 October 2024.
