Fine Wood Working – Teachers Assistant

The Fine Woodworking Department at RRCC is seeking a Teacher’s Assistant to assist students and faculty in the wood shop area. The teacher’s Assistant supports the instructor with preparing the classroom and for lab demonstrations, assists students with classroom assignments, gathers and prepares materials, and helps clean up and maintain the class and shop spaces.

This position reports to the FIW Shop Manager, Jeff Rabideau. The work schedule for this position is Saturdays, 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. at the Lakewood Campus location. May require hours outside of normal work schedule.

This position may work up to 28 hours per week, depending on budget and need.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Effective communication, interpersonal, critical thinking, time management, organizational, and conflict resolution skills.

• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and use sound judgment.

• Ability to plan, evaluate, and manage competing priorities.

• Ability to set well-defined goals, display a high level of initiative, and be successful under minimal supervision.

• Attention to detail and ability to meet established deadlines

• Ability to work within a team and with others who may have differing perspectives, to achieve goals. 

• Ability to maintain and repair woodworking machinery, minor electrical connections and diagnostics.

• MustbeefficientinallaspectsofElectricGuitarconstructiontoincludeabroadscopeof Luthier techniques.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a certificate in Electric Guitar Construction and a minimum of 6 months working within the field.

• Completion of course FIW 101, Intro to Woodworking and/or experience in woodworking preferred

• Supportingrolewithaminimumof1yearofexperiencecraftingandconstructingElectricGuitars. 

• Provisional duties include preparing and readying materials for the instructor as well support in guidance and knowledge of students.

Physical & Cognitive Demands

The following are some of the physical and cognitive demands commonly associated with this position.

• Occasionally moves, positions, and transports files and office materials weighing up to 10 lbs. 

• This is largely a sedentary role. This position operates in an office environment and constantly uses a computer, and routinely uses standard office equipment including phones, copiers, etc.

• The person in this position constantly communicates with internal and external constituents and students. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

• Cognitive demands include comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, synthesizing, negotiating, communicating, instructing, and interpersonal skills.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement? 

Red Rocks Community College provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process and/or during the course of employment, please contact Jennifer Matthews, Executive Director of Human Resources, at (303) 914-6298 or Jennifer.Matthews@rrcc.edu.

Advertised Hourly Pay

The hourly pay for this position is $19.31, commensurate with education and experience. This is a part-time, FLSA exempt position and may work up to 28 hours per week, depending on budget and need.

This position has been exempted from the State Classified System.

Candidates will be evaluated based on their qualifications as related to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Candidates may redact any personally identifiable information on their materials including but are not limited to age, date of birth, and dates of attendance and date of graduation for educational institutions. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 

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