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Join the only international arts festival for children in Saskatchewan for 8 weeks of fun and invaluable work experience! The Children's Festival of Saskatchewan is looking for two great candidates to be our Event Coordinators!
Start date: April 22, 2024
End date: June 14, 2024
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Length of job: 8 weeks
35 hrs/wk
$16/hr
The successful candidates for this position will be invaluable members of the team who can help provide support based on their personal strengths and goals. The successful candidates for this position will work alongside the festivals Site Operations Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, Classroom and Community Coordinator and General Manager. This position is great for those interested in learning about all the moving parts that come together to create a great festival experience. This position is funded by Canada Summer Jobs, and applicants must be eligible to participate in the Canada Summer Jobs program.
Duties include:
- assisting with the Festival-in-a-Box Outreach program with the Classroom and Community Coordinator;
-along with the Volunteer Coordinator:
-assisting in booking volunteers to work the festivals various venues
-assisting with the volunteers arrivals, meals, letters of recommendation, etc.
-along with the Site Operations Coordinator: setting up our festival site by assisting in the coordination of:
-activity positioning;
-performances;
-artists arrivals,
-backstage technical requirements, etc.
-assisting with post-festival reporting and wrap-up;
-assisting with post-festival inventory management;
-other tasks as mutually agreed upon.
To learn more about the Childrens Festival of Saskatchewan, visit: https://childrensfestsk.ca/
To view the job posting in full, visit: https://childrensfestsk.ca/work-with-us
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Main Responsibility
- Co-ordination
Number of Participants and Length of Activity
- 2-4 days
- Over 400 participants
Coordination Skills
- Coordinate set-ups, staging, seating, parking, communication systems and other details for special events