Technical Assistant

Date Posted: 06/01/2026
Req ID: 48361
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Music
Department: Faculty of Music
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00008560
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Music is Canada's largest and most renowned university-based music program for professional musical training, creation, performance, education, and research. Home to a diverse and dynamic community of scholars, performers, composers, and educators, the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music offers a supportive community in one of the world's most diverse and dynamic cities. We provide a superb learning environment, an internationally renowned teaching faculty, multiple performance halls, and an outstanding music library collection. With degrees and diplomas available in numerous areas of study, our array of courses and programs provides our 900 students an exceptional opportunity to explore various fields within music. With over 600 concerts and events annually, the Faculty is an exciting and vibrant place to work, study, and visit.

Our faculty members include musicians who perform on the world's most prestigious stages and record formajor labels, scholars who present at leading international conferences and publish with top presses, educators who offer workshops and masterclasses at universities and conservatories worldwide, and composers whose works are performed by renowned ensembles and commissioned by acclaimed musicians and arts organizations.

Your opportunity:

The Faculty of Music is a great place to work. It has a positive energy that comes from faculty, students and staff pursuing their love for and of music. We are small and hard-working team. We love what we do, and we work collaboratively to support our faculty and students in their music-making.

Under the direction of the Director, Facilities and Performance Spaces, the Technical Assistant is responsible for providing detailed explanations and demonstrating technical procedures to theatre crews, maintaining equipment and supply inventory, identifying and reporting facility repair and/or maintenance needs, and analyzing and recommending project changes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Responding to enquiries within the defined scope of the role and redirecting as appropriate
• Setting up and troubleshooting audio-visual equipment
• Applying pre-determined plans when building new performance sets
• Keeping well-informed on facility bookings, production and rehearsal requirements
• Paying close attention to occupational safety precautions
• Providing orientation to others on work procedures and practices

Essential Qualifications:

• College Diploma (2 years) or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three (3) years of production and technical theatre experience including experience with technical aspects of production (e.g. set, lighting, sound design).
• Demonstrated experience working in a fly house theatre including safe operation of counterweight or rigging systems.
• Experience providing detailed explanations and demonstrating technical procedures to theatre crew.
• Knowledge of stage safety procedures and applicable health and safety regulations related to theatre production and backstage operations.
• Experience conducting needs assessments for theatrical equipment renewal, maintenance and storage.
• Experience providing technical direction to theatre staff.
• Excellent skills with identifying, troubleshooting, and making minor equipment repairs.
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Excellent oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated time-management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize, multi-task and organize work, and meet tight deadlines while able to pay attention to detail.
• Demonstrated skills and ability to provide effective guidance and advice to stakeholders in a responsive, empathetic, diplomatic, and thoughtful manner.
• Valid Working at Heights and Standard First Aid certifications.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Diplomatic
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Possess a positive attitude
• Resourceful

Closing Date: 06/22/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Sessional
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 07 -- $60,237. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $77,035. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Arts & Culture

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

This is a sessional position from August to May annually.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.