Art Studio Technician Part-Time

Salary: $19.00 Hourly
Location: Oregon City, OR
Job Type: Part-Time, Non-Union
Division: Arts and Sciences
Job Number: 2324-00057
Closing: 4/1/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Description

Clackamas Community College seeks to hire a part-time Art Studio Technician. This is a limited duration position for the Spring term 2024. This position is a Studio Technician whose jobs include mixing glazes, recycling clay, loading and firing kilns and maintaining studio spaces/ art classrooms in the Art Center.
We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and candidates that may be from a less traditional background. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described.
CCC is committed to continuous improvement and innovation in support of student-centered teaching and learning. We are committed to understanding and dismantling systems of oppression and to co-creating a more equitable educational system that in turn fosters a more equitable society. We strive to be a student-ready institution that supports and partners with students to promote discovery and growth. We work to mobilize community-wide awareness and action related to College strategic priorities and seek to build relationships in support of community well-being. At CCC, individuals are celebrated for their experience and expertise, and are validated for their unique perspectives. CCC encourages faculty, staff, and students to be engaged in ways that reflect their needs and interests. To learn more about CCC visit Leadership, Vision and Initiatives.
Essential Job Functions:
A qualified candidate would be able to perform essential jobs duties in a ceramics studio which include but are not limited to: mixing glazes, recycling clay, loading/ unloading and firing kilns and maintaining studio spaces/ art classrooms in the Art Center. Other job duties include cleaning and organizing classroom and kiln shed spaces. Desired qualifications include knowledge of loading and firing gas and electric kilns, mixing glazes and recycling clay using a pug mill.
Auxiliary Job Functions:
May provide assistance to other department personnel as workload and staffing levels dictate. Maintain proficiency by attending training and meetings, reading materials, and meeting with others in area of responsibility. Maintain work areas in a clean and orderly manner.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
Knowledge and experience in mixing glazes, recycling clay and loading and firing kilns.

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of loading and firing gas and electric kilns, mixing glazes and recycling clay using a pug mill.

Other Job Elements

The physical demands listed below represent those that must be met by an incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands of the Position:
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, bend, kneel, stoop, communicate, reach, and manipulate objects. The position requires mobility, including the use of step stools in order to load kilns and access materials in the ceramics studio. Duties may involve moving materials weighing up to 50 pounds on a regular basis such as clay, kiln shelves and ceramic work. Manual dexterity and coordination are required over 50% of the work period while operating equipment such as loading kilns, moving clay and clay materials, mopping floors, and recycling clay.
Working Conditions:
Work environment includes classroom, lab, or other setting as appropriate.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervision of other personnel is not a typical function assigned to this position. May provide training and orientation to newly assigned personnel, and may assign work to student workers.
Supervision Received:
Supervision by Art Department chair.

Additional Information

Application Information:
When applying for this position, you will be required to complete the NeoGov application and attach the following documents.

• Current Resume
• Cover Letter explaining your interest in the position and describing how you meet the minimum and special qualifications and requirements of the position
• If applicable: Veteran's Preference documentation

Any applications which do not have the required documents attached will be considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be considered. CCC makes employment decisions based solely on the candidate's demonstrated competencies as related to successful performance in the position.
Veterans' Preference:
Applicants are eligible to use Veteran's Preference when applying with Clackamas Community College in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230 and 408.235; and OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015. Preference will be given only if the applicant meets the minimum criteria of the position and electronically attach the required documentation at the time of application. For information regarding Veterans' Preference qualifications, visit http://www.oregonjobs.org/DAS/STJOBS/vetpoints.shtmlq
Documents Required for Veteran's Preference
One of the following:

• MEMBER COPY 4 of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215)
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• Letter from the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension
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• Certification that discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate

• In addition to one of the above documents, Disabled Veterans must also submit one of the following:
  • A copy of their Veterans disability preference letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs
    -OR-
    
  • Certification that medical separation from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate.

You can request copies of your military service record through the National Archives website at http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/
Equal Opportunity Employer:
CCC is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.
Annual Security Report:
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view CCC's most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) at Clackamas Community College. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on CCC properties for the last three calendar years.
To apply, visit: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/clackamascc/jobs/4392205/art-studio-technician-part-time
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