Position Title: Student Assistant - Theatre Scene Shop (FWS)
Department: Theatre
Advertised Pay: 11.00
Campus Location: Washburn University
Position Summary:
The Student Assistant - Theatre Scene Shop position assists with the design and construction of stage scenes for plays in the Theatre department.
About Washburn University:
Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.
Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.
Essential Functions:
Duties include but are not limited to:
Design, construction and completion of scenery of theatre productions. This entails basic carpentry, construction, painting, refurbishing of furniture and set pieces and upholstery.
Upkeep of shop and theatre spaces.
Perform tasks with adherence to all university rules and regulations and scene shop safety protocol.
Other duties as assigned by the shop director
Non-Essential Functions:
Possible technical crew assistance.
Required Qualifications:
Knowledge of basic carpentry skills.
Ability to safely operate scene shop power tools and equipment.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to lift 75 lbs
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred candidates will be comfortable working at heights.
Hourly
Background Check Not Required