Event Staff - Burlington, United States - City of Burlington, VT

Description

Salary: $18.59 Hourly

Location : Burlington, VT

Job Type: Temporary Seasonal

Job Number:

Department: Burlington City Arts (BCA)

Opening Date: 05/08/2024

Closing Date: 5/25/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit: Non Union

General Purpose

BCA maintains a list of active, qualified event staff. In this position, you will help with the set up and on-site execution of indoor and outdoor events in the BCA Center, Contois Auditorium, City Hall Park and other indoor and outdoor spaces as needed.

Event work is posted to an email list and any staffer can opt to take the work as desired and available. A minimum amount of work must be accepted to maintain the position.
An Event Staffer will at times work independently and other times on a larger team. Staffers should be knowledgeable or willing to learn about customer service, hospitality and/or professional audio and video systems. Event staff must be incredibly trustworthy and professional at all times. Training comes with the work, depending on experience.

Union Affiliation: Non-UnionPay Grade: $18.59 Hourly
Essential Job Functions

• Support event production for the department for both BCA events and rentals in the BCA Center, Contois Auditorium, City Hall Park, and occasionally additional off-site locations.
• Work indoors and outdoors, handle physical tasks, and conduct work with professionalism and compassion for everyone encountered.
• Contribute to effective relationships with third-party vendors, organizations, cultural and community organizations, and City personnel.
• Ability to work on evenings and weekends.
• Complete the set-up of furniture, audio equipment including various digital sound consoles, and video equipment including professional video projection equipment and advanced portable electrical distribution systems for events, meetings, films, concerts, festivals and other special events.

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements

• Ability to actively support City's diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing trainings and professional development.

Additional Information

Promoting a culture that reveres diversity and equity.
The City of Burlington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are strongly committed to creating a dynamic and equitable work-force that mirrors the population and world that we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, crime victim status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, or genetic information in employment or the provision of services.
In addition to being an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity to apply.
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Temporary or Seasonal Position that is Not Eligible for City of Burlington Benefits