Riverbat Mascot (Hourly)

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Riverbat Mascot (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

Perform as the official Austin Community College (ACC) Riverbat mascot at college and public appearances during the academic year.

PLEASE NOTE: The selection process will include an interview, audition, and role-playing activity.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Represents ACC, and the college's mission and core values, in a positive and friendly manner through performances on and off campus.
• Provides input on Riverbat interaction with fans on ACC's official social networking sites.
• Commits entirely to the assigned schedule of Riverbat appearances. Reports to performance site on time and as scheduled and ready to be in character. Works events throughout the year, including evenings, weekends, and summers as needed. Student class schedules are considered when booking appearances.
• Maintains Riverbat costume care, cleaning, and maintenance.
• Distributes ACC promotional items designed to create good will and increase attendance at events. Poses for photographs and communicates creatively without speaking.
• Personally interacts in character at performance level with Riverbat fans and event attendees.

Additional Job Specific Duties

• None

Other

• None

Knowledge

• The role and purposes of a college mascot.

Skills

• Maintaining an established work schedule and being on time.
• Ability to perform wacky promotional activities in front of audiences.
• Ability to work scheduled event dates, including between semesters and summers as needed.

Technology Skills

• None

Required Work Experience

• None.

Preferred Work Experience

• Experience as a costumed mascot or character.

Required Education

• Current ACC student, enrolled in credit classes at least two semesters per academic year.

Preferred Education

• None

Special RequirementsLicenses/Certifications; Other

• Good academic standing and not subject to college discipline per the Student Handbook.
• Outgoing and creative personality with a desire to have fun.
• Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for local Austin area travel.

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Austin area and ACC campus locations.

Physical Requirements

• Must have good posture and physical ability to perform Riverbat actions (i.e., standing, running, kneeling, reaching, hopping, jumping, bending, waving hands/arms, e