Art Technician

This position is responsible for the setup and maintenance of the studio, including equipment cleaning. This position acts a resource go-to person for users, explaining studio processes, and demonstrating the correct and safe usage of materials and equipment. This position oversees studio inventory, including distribution and ordering of materials.

Job Description
What you will do
•Prepares and cleans the studio, including preparing the equipment for safe use for academic activities.
•Demonstrates the correct and safe usage of materials and equipment to users.
•Oversees inventory management including distributing materials, tracking usage, reordering supplies and accepting deliveries.
•Performs maintenance and repairs to equipment within the studios.
•Performs weekly safety checks and completes the required reporting..
•Provides occasional technical guidance and training to faculty, students, and authorized users.
•Oversees the work of short-term staff, volunteers, or guests.

Required Education
•Three-year Community College Diploma or Three-Year Bachelor Degree, or equivalent.

Required Experience
•More than 2 years and up to and including 3 years of experience.
Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge and Requirements
•Practical and applied knowledge of specialized methods and processes that are typically acquired through a combination of technical or academic qualification and/or work experience.
•Provide consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.
•Interaction with others typically requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.
•Adapt messages to meet the needs of the intended audience.
•Build relationships, trust and credibility.
•Manage own work and may train and review the work of casual employees, work study students and/or volunteers, to see commitments through to completion.
•Contribute to setting work priorities and direction, supporting the team in achieving goals and objectives.
•Participate in project team meetings and develop individual project plans.
•Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.
•Identify new problems and seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.
•Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
•Draw logical conclusions and provides opinions and recommendations.
•Research equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion resources and best practices relevant to the job and unit operations in order to inform evidence-based planning.
•Commitment to principles of equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion, Indigenization and human rights for equity deserving groups.

The position currently runs full-time from August until May.

This job advertisement has been provided by an external employer. Career Edge is not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content. If you believe this job posting may be fraudulent, please report this posting to [email protected]. Learn more about how we prevent and respond to fraudulent job postings in our Fraudulent Job Posting Policy.