Art glass assistant Job at Centre College, Danville, KY

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  • Centre College
  • Danville, KY

Job Description

Location

Danville, KY

Open Date

Jan 06, 2025

Deadline

Jan 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

Centre College is a premier national liberal arts college that serves approximately 1,400 students and provides a supportive community and a flexible, personal academic path to a meaningful life and career. Founded in 1819, Centre accomplishes its goals in an atmosphere of caring and respectful relationships among faculty, students, and staff. The College has an endowment in excess of $420 million and an operating budget of more than $65 million.

Centre welcomes and supports diversity. The College strives to create an environment where differences are celebrated, where individuals can exchange ideas and share in the richness of mutual experiences. Please view our Statement of Community.

Located in Danville, KY , the historic, picturesque 150-acre campus is 30 miles from Lexington, in the famed Bluegrass Region of Central Kentucky.

Qualifications

Support the glass program and coordinate additional support with the Art Studio Technician. Individual reports to the Art Program Chair. Individual is supervised by the glass professor. This is a two-year renewable position.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Maintain equipment, inventory and a safe working environment in the hot shop, cold shop, and moldmaking studio.
  • Manage all glass studios, scheduling, charging, tools, and general cleaning.
  • Work with JVAC Studio Technician collaboratively on technical equipment and facility issues.
  • Post and enforce safety rules in the studios.
  • Instruct students in proper use of glass studio equipment.
  • Assist glass professor in scheduling and demonstrating for classes and public events.
  • Manage work-study students.
  • Establish and maintain an emergency call list.
  • Understand and maintain guidelines for emergencies.
  • General assistance with all aspects of running the glass classes.
  • Demonstrates an appreciation of and commitment to further an inclusive culture for those of diverse backgrounds such as ability, age, class, ethnicity, faith, gender, neurodiversity, race, and sexual orientation.

Marginal Job Functions:

Contribute to the overall success of the glass program specifically and the art program broadly, by performing other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.


Education and Experience:

  • College or technical degree focusing on glass preferred.
  • Must have experience running and maintaining glass furnaces, annealers, GH’s and other hot glass equipment.
  • Must have experience working in a hot glass studio and possess imtermediate level glassworking skills.
  • Must have some experience with power tools and mechanical equipment.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Must demonstrate a strong work ethic;
  • Must be self-directed, able to carry on projects without prompting;
  • Must show an enthusiasm for the nitty gritty of studio maintenance;
  • Must be available some nights and weekends;
  • Must be a good colleague and work well with students of all levels;
  • Valid drivers license required;

Physical Requirements:

  • Mobility on campus;
  • Pushing, moving, pulling and lifting. Lifting would not exceed 50 pounds.

Additional Information / Benefits:


Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Retirement Plan
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Caregiver Support Program and Employee Assistance Program
Long-Term Disability
Paid Time Off, Holidays and Sick Time
Holiday Shutdown Period
Staff Education and Development
Tuition Benefit for Dependent Children
Gym Access
Pet Insurance
Free Library Access
Campus Bookstore Discounts
Discounted Norton Center Subscription Packages

Application Instructions

TO APPLY:

Full Job Descriptions will be listed on the Centre College Human Resources site at Employment at Centre | Centre College

Centre College uses Interfolio as their Applicant Tracking Software to review all applications for employment. From the Apply button on the Centre Employment Page, you will be linked to create an Interfolio Account. You will then set up a Dossier Account following the software instructions. For the I am Question, select Other for Staff Openings. Agree to Terms of usage and then Create your Profile. Once your account is set up, you will select your opportunity from your Home Page, Complete Application Questions, Upload Cover Letter, CV/Resume/ and References and Please upload a pdf of 5-10 images of your artwork. Labeled – Materials, process, scale, title, year. Once the application and uploads are complete you will Submit your application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. If you need any assistance with the application process, please contact stephanie.franklin@centre.edu.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Immediate start, Flexible hours, Night shift, Weekend work,

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