Carpenter

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Start Date
05/27/2025
Position Areas
Coach/Trainer

Description

Carpenter

Revised April 2025

Perm/contract: 

Temporary 

Department:

Extra Curricular

FLSA Status: 

Exempt

Reports to:
Artistic Director

 

Primary Reporting Location:

Brooks Middle School

Level:

Middle School- Grades 6-8

Compensation:
$2,300 stipend based on hours and availability

Date Available: 

05/27/2025- 07/03/2025

Bargaining Unit & Classification:

 N/A

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

None

Benefits:

N/A

Portrait of a District 97 Leader:

  • Champions the vision of the school district

  • Models a forward-thinking and innovative mindset

  • Stewards public funds with a high sense of responsibility

  • Leads with an unrelenting commitment to universal student success 

  • Demonstrates the ability to organize teams to achieve common goals

  • Leads with an awareness of the cross-functional nature of district work

  • Generates a culture of care for, learning with and service to the community

  • Aspires to the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality

  • Demonstrates a passion for working with a culturally, racially linguistically diverse district team of administrators, educators and staff in all roles

  • Actively seeks feedback, including critical feedback intended for professional growth

  • Understands the intersection of public school leadership, student learning and equity

  • Courageously addresses adult behavior that does not meet professional expectations

About the Role

Carpenter dates TBD based on Production Schedule  - times are flexible (Monday-Friday, 9am-9pm - based on stage availability and Saturdays, 9:30am-12:30pm). Carpenter to assist with scenic build for production.

The Carpenter interacts with and responds to students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members in ways that demonstrates their alignment and agreement with the district’s equity commitments as expressed in  Board Policy 7:12: Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.  

 

Essential Skills and Responsibilities:

  1. Meet with TD to review scenic plans, concepts, vision, building deadlines and stage limitations for build/paint

  2. Helps TD with supplies and equipment, establishes and adheres to design and build timelines

  3. Carpenters must be able to read design plans and draftings

  4. Build, set decoration and possible painting – design, organization of materials (building, painting, dressing)

  5. Maintain safe, organized and tidy work spaces

  6. Leave time daily to clean and organize work areas - safety and cleanliness are priorities

  7. Stage must be cleared of all building materials and swept before 3:30pm each day for rehearsal

  8. All tools and equipment must be stowed/locked up at the end of each day

  9. This job requires flexible hours

 

Candidate Qualifications:

  • High School Dipolma 
  • Able to read design plans and draftings from Technical Director

  • Knowledge and experience working  with saws, drills, and basic tools for set build

  • Able to work with wood and other building materials to construct production set based on scenic design plans
 

Physical Requirements: 

This position requires the performance of light work—which may require exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects. The position includes close visual acuity, frequent talking, hearing, walking and standing, occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity.  The job is performed in non-hazardous environments and a clean atmosphere.  

 

  

Posted By

School District 97

260 Madison Street , Oak Park, IL 60302
 

At the following locations

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School

325 S. Kenilworth Avenue , Oak Park, IL 60302



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