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Quick As A Wink is seeking four summer youth employees for 2019! 

Quick As A Wink Theatre Society, located in Windsor, is seeking qualified, energetic, and passionate applicants to fill the following positions: Summer Theatre Camp Program Facilitator (2), Marketing Coordinator (1), Operations Assitant (1).

 

Employment Length:

12-14 weeks, May – August 2019, grant funding pending

 

Qualifications

  • must be a student enrolled in a post-secondary institution for 2018-2019

  • experience coaching and working with students

  • experience organizing and facilitating lesson plans and/or programs for youth

  • post-secondary studies in theatre, dance, and/or music or equivalent experiences an asset

  • excellent communication skills and basic computer skills

  • must be reliable and posses excellent organization skills

  • must have strong leadership qualities and great interpersonal skills

  • grade 7 RCM (or equivalent) in piano performance an asset (for at least one of the theatre camp program facilitator positions)

  • experience with power tools an asset (for operations assistant position)

 

Marketing Coordinator:

  • Greet and engage visitors in conversations about Quick As A Wink Theatre Society

  • Collaborate with the Marketing Department to prepare and assist in promotional tasks that encourage and inform the public on available theatre opportunities within QAAW

  • Collaborate with the Communications Department to promote Quick As A Wink Theatre Society through social media, print media, phone conversations, radio, person to person communications, and build and maintain the membership database

  • To invest time in fundraising efforts and network with local business to encourage financial partnership

  • Work during the first full weekend in August (West Hants Summer Fest)

Operations Assistant:

  • Work with the Assets Department to maintain grounds

  • Help with set building projects ongoing throughout the summer

  • Must have a driver’s license

  • Work backstage as required

  • Other duties as required

  • Must be able to work without direct supervision and as part of a team

 

Summer Youth Theatre Program Facilitator:

  • Work with youth ages 8-12 and youth ages 12-17 as a program facilitator in the “Page to Stage” Summer Youth Theatre Camp Program

  • Work during the first full weekend in August (West Hants Summer Fest)

  • Plan, rehearse, and execute educational activities and games relating to personal theatrical skill development and live-theatre productions

  • Assist in the development and planning of the rehearsal process, culminating theatrical performance; one production for youth ages- 8-12 and one production for youth ages 12-17 in the evening of the last day of each camp

  • Assist in the production and presentation of the play

 

Additional Requirements:

  • A final report summarizing all the activities and objectives of the employment, as well as the outcomes that were seen as a result from the work done with QAAW

  • Submission of daily reports outlining task accomplishment and goal setting for work with QAAW

  • Performing Arts training and experience is an asset

  • First Aid is an asset


 

To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume to humanresources@qaaw.ca. Applications must be received by noon on April 21, 2019. Interviews will be held after April 21. Positions will be granted pending approval of funding. For further inquiries, email humanresources@qaaw.ca.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; Quick As A Wink is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.