Props Workshop Coordinator

This is a part-time 2-year contract, working 4 days a week (0.8 FTE). The base annual salary is $68,000.00 + 10.5% Superannuation, based on a 38-hour working week.

The Workshop Coordinator reports to the Head of Department - Props (or delegate).

Please download the full position description for more information about this role.
- A brief cover letter that demonstrates your understanding of and capacity to undertake the role.
- Your C.V. including two references who can comment on your professional experience
- A Statement of Competency that addresses the selection criteria listed in the Position Profile.

**Closing date**

5:00pm, Friday 27th January 2023.

**Considerations**:

- Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered. Only applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
- A valid Working with Children Check for NSW is essential. Having one or being willing to get one and to support and implement NIDA’s Child Safe Strategies is necessary to undertake this role.

**Description
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is Australia’s premier training ground for future leaders and practitioners in the dramatic arts. Located at Kensington in Sydney, it is a Centre of excellence in education and training. NIDA is unique in the world for its practice-based and industry-relevant training in the range that it offers which includes Acting, Design, Costume, Properties and Objects, Technical Theatre and Stage Management, Scenic Construction, Writing for Performance, Directing and Cultural Leadership.

The Props Workshop Coordinator has responsibilities for providing overall coordination and the ongoing resourcing of the NIDA props workshop, studios, and related areas. It also involves the delivery of technical demonstrations within the Properties and Objects Department, providing support to students in the manufacture of properties and effects, and ensuring that safe work practices and appropriate workshop etiquette are adhered to.

**Requirements**:
You are a highly motivated and organised person with experience working in a workshop environment with a range of materials and techniques. You are able to do technical demonstrations on the correct and safe use of plant equipment, power tools and hand tools, and advise students in their technical queries. Also, you are capable of timely sourcing materials, consumables, and the maintenance of workshop-related equipment.