Position: Lead Scene Shop Assistant
Department: Academic Affairs
Type of Position: Part-time Regular
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Work Schedule, Hours per week: Monday-Friday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Occasional weekend hours), 25 hours per week
Opportunity for hybrid schedule: No
Starting Salary Range: $18.22-$23.31 and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.
Position Summary: Provide student supervision and production construction and implementation to the Theatre Program to support its performance and event season.
Required Qualifications:
- Requires a High School Diploma and 3+ years of related experience.
- May assist less-experienced team members.
Necessary Skills:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated safe working knowledge of all tools, materials, and equipment necessary for live performance build and production required, including CAD or hand-based drafting skills
- Strong instructional, analytical, and problem-solving skills are required to mount program productions
- Ability to formulate and articulate procedures, expectations, and practices
- Strong leadership, supervisory, motivation, and team-building skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to motivate student learning
- Ability to create a positive, challenging, and learning atmosphere
- Ability to effectively collaborate with faculty, staff, team members, and external stakeholders
- Willingness and openness to learn and adopt new techniques and approaches
- Ability to adapt and remain flexible in an ever-changing environment
- Ability to work on numerous projects simultaneously
Position details include but are not limited to:
- Supervise all set, sound, and lighting design and construction for the academic theatre program.
- Attend all work calls and selected production meetings.
- Maintain the theatre scene shop Midwest Trust Center (MTC 182), equipment, and tools.
- Maintain inventory and procure supplies and materials necessary for ongoing production operations.
- Work collaboratively and safely with the students and staff involved in department productions, including the Academic Theatre Technical Director.
- Liaise with MTC staff regarding the scheduling of joint-use equipment and performance spaces.
- Maintain a clean work area/set.
- Ensure safety regulations and guidelines are followed.
To be considered for this position we will require an application and resume.
*Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.
Benefits Category
For Part‑time Regular Employees
- Optional Retirement plan access
- Personal annual leave
- 14 days of paid holidays
- Full tuition reduction for JCCC credit courses (for employee and eligible dependents)
- Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
- Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
- And many more!
About JCCC:
Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture – not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.
Mission: JCCC inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.
Vision: JCCC will be an innovative leader in equitable student access, learning and success.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
JCCC is an equal opportunity employer and equal access institution. JCCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, religion, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered in its programs and activities, which includes employment and admissions, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination and all other applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws.
Inquiries concerning JCCC's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies (including Title IX, Title VI and Section 504 inquiries) may be referred to a Title IX Coordinator (TitleIX@jccc.edu), or Director of Human Resources, or the Dean of Students and Learner Engagement at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-469-8500; or to Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Department of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone: 816-268-0550, Facsimile: 816-268-0559, Email to: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov.
Disclosure:
If you need any assistance throughout the search process, please reach out to the HR@jccc.edu. In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.
Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be updated at any time at the discretion of management. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.
If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email HR@jccc.edu.
