Job Description

Details:

Posted: June 17, 2025
Level: Educational Assistant
Hours: Part-time up to 17 hours per week 
Closing Date: The committee will begin review of applications immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with materials submitted by   Wednesday ,  July 2, 2025, receiving priority consideration.

Location:

CT State Naugatuck Valley 
750 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, CT  06708  
**This position is not remote**
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CT State Community College Mission:

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

CT State Community Equity Statement:

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date: 

July 2025

Position Summary:

Assists the Fine Arts Center Technical Coordinator in the safe use of technical facilities of the college’s Fine Arts Center.  Assists the Fine Arts Center Technical Coordinator in overseeing the use of the theatre facilities by on campus organizations as well as organizations that rent the Center. 

Example of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the Fine Arts Center Technical Coordinator, the Fine Arts Center Theatre Assistant is responsible for assisting the Fine Arts Center Technical Coordinator in carrying out the technical requirements of internally and externally produced events held in the Fine Arts Center as well as maintaining the technical facilities and equipment through effective performance in these essential duties:

• Use of lighting, sound and rigging systems.
• Assistance to lighting designer with plot, cue and fixture adjustments.
• Maintenance of theatre equipment, facilities, technical systems, and stage rigging including inspection of floor supported and suspended rigging of technical equipment.
• Operation of lighting and sound systems for internally and externally produced events which do not have a technical staff or supervision of system operators for events which do have a technical staff.
• Assisting in pre-production planning and organizing including: consultation with production managers of incoming groups, coordinating use of technical facilities of overlapping events, consultation with Office of Facilities Scheduling & Events Planning staff.
• Monitor use of scenery and other equipment to ensure use of equipment meets all safety and fire regulations.
• Position may include certification in specific technical areas as verified by the Fine Arts Center Technical Coordinator.

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate's degree in an appropriately related field; or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position’s essential duties.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following: 

• Organization/logistical skills.
• Documentation skills.
• Knowledge and skills in safety technologies.
• Detailed knowledge of technical theatre production methods.

Candidates must possess proven ability to effectively work with culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and students. They are expected to have excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in tutoring and advising Theater students.
• Experience in Educational Theater.
• Professional and/or Community Theater experience.

Salary:

$34.06 hourly.

Application Instructions:

To apply you must submit a cover letter and resume.  The cover letter may be entered as text in the corresponding box, or it can be uploaded as a combined file with the resume.  

Incomplete applications or those submitted after the closing date will not be considered and links to other sources to view resumes are not acceptable. To apply via our website, visit  .

Background Screening:

All employment, if offered, is contingent upon proof of citizenship or employability under the requirement of the Immigration and Control Act (IRCA) and the successful passing of a background check, including granting permission to contact current and previous employers for verification. CSCU is committed to providing a safe campus community. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check and, when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.

Continuing Notice of Nondiscrimination

CSCU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, PhD, MSW, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, ( johnpaul.chaissoncardenas@ctstate.edu ).

CSCU IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F

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