Federal Work Study - Technical Theater Assistant

Hourly Rate

$ hour

Not Eligible for Benefits

This is a part-time, temporary position not eligible for benefits.

Work Schedule

Scheduled to support events, Tuesday-Saturday between the hours of 9am-4pm. Less than 20 hours per week.

Maricopa Summary

Campus Statement

Paradise Valley Community College is a Learning Centered College that supports a diverse and inclusive environment where mutual respect, equity and understanding and incorporating views from dissimilar frames of reference are encouraged and valued. () and ()

Job Summary

The Technical Theater Assistant will work the the Center for the Performing Arts Technical Arts Staff to support the design, construction, implementation, and operation of events in the Center for the Performing Arts and other fine arts performing spaces on campus. The technical theater assistant's work assignments will be varied and may include constructing scenic elements, painting scenic elements, installing lighting equipment, and/or operating video streaming cameras. The days of the week and works hours will be dictated by the current project and may be in the mornings or afternoon, and may including weekends to support events.

Additional Information

Would you like to work at an “Aspen Institute Top 150 Community College'' that transforms lives on a daily basis in a fast-paced, collegial environment? Join our Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) team to make a difference in our community, enact positive social change, and improve students' lives everyday.

PVCC is eligible to apply for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, awarded every two years, is the nation’s signature recognition for America’s community colleges.

Even more importantly, PVCC, which has earned this recognition biennially since 2013, is the only community college in Arizona to achieve this distinction this year. The colleges selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high and improving levels of student success as well as equitable outcomes for Black and Hispanic students and those from lower-income backgrounds.

The Aspen Institute evaluates various criteria in its selection process and validates the levels of active and engaged learning in the classroom and the progress PVCC is making with the implementation of Guided Pathways.

1) First-year retention rates
2) Graduation rates 150 percent normal program completion time
3) Improvement of student success rates over time
4) Graduation rates of underrepresented minority students
5) Graduation rates of low income students

Desired Qualifications

1. Experience in technical theater, which may include set construction, scenic painting, lighting equipment, video equipment or sound equipment
2. Experience working with power tools
3. Experience working at heights and on ladders
4. Experience working at part of a team