Lead Scenic Carpenter - Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 1

Location: Spokane Falls Main Campus Spokane

Department: SFCC Drama & Film

Salary Range: $20.09  - $26.74

Starting salary for this position is: $20.09 (Hourly)
Employees hired at the entry step of this range receive salary step advancement after six months and every 12 months thereafter. An employee hired at anything higher than the entry step of the range will have salary step advancement after 12 months and every 12 months thereafter until they reach the top of the salary range. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase.

About Us 

Spokane Falls Community College, part of Spokane Colleges, serves 6,000 students with liberal arts/transfer and professional technical programs across a 12,302 square mile region in Eastern Washington.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. PST on 04/07/2026. The application process will not be available after this time. To ensure consideration make sure your application is completed and submitted as soon as possible. Applications will only be accepted prior to 4:00 p.m. on the closing date.

About the Lead Scenic Carpenter - Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 1

JOB SUMMARY

The Spokane Falls Community College Drama Program is seeking a skilled and collaborative Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 1 (Lead Scenic Carpenter/Master Carpenter) to support the technical operations of the Spartan Theatre. This part-time, hourly position will support scenery construction, installation, maintenance, and strike for departmental productions and events during the academic year.

Reporting to the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, and working alongside the Drama Program’s Director of Drama, Drama Instructional Technician, faculty, staff, and students, the Master Carpenter ensures safe and effective practices in the scene shop, supports live events and productions, and helps create an inclusive and professionally aligned learning environment.

This role is ideal for an experienced Master Carpenter or lead scenic technician with a strong background in shop safety and technical theatre practices.

This is a permanent, hourly position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as lead scenic carpenter (Master Carpenter) for departmental productions and events, supporting scenic construction, installation, maintenance, and strike. *
• Translate scenic designs into build plans, including drafting, material selection, and construction sequencing. *
• Supervise and guide scenic construction projects in the scene shop, ensuring quality, efficiency, and adherence to timelines. *
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized scene shop and backstage environment. *
• Enforce and model proper shop safety practices for students, staff, and volunteers. *
• Work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and guest artists to meet production deadlines. *
• Provide direct mentorship and hands-on instruction to student crew members and practicum students in carpentry, tool use, and shop protocols. *
• Support public performances, special events, and class-related projects requiring scenic or structural support. *
• Participate in regular safety inspections and comply with college safety protocols. *
• Perform routine maintenance on shop tools and equipment; assist with inventory, purchasing recommendations, and material management. *
• Attend weekly planning meetings and coordinate scenic priorities with the Instructional Technician and production team. *
• Adapt to the evolving needs of a live production environment with flexibility, professionalism, and a problem-solving initiative. *
• Assist with or support scenic design implementation (and, when appropriate, provide design input related to construction feasibility). *
• Model professional decorum, mutual respect, and ethical leadership in all interactions. *
• Comply with district policies, procedures and directives, state and federal regulations, orders and statutes, and collective bargaining agreements. *
• Support and advance Spokane Colleges’ strategic plan, and perform other duties as assigned. *

* Indicates this is an essential duty.

COMPETENCIES

• Action Oriented
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Ensures Accountability
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Values Differences
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Self-Development