Assistant to Director of Bands (Fall 2026)

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Position Information

Posting Number 2020314-3 Job Title Assistant to Director of Bands (Fall 2026) Pay Rate $13.73 per hour Job Category Student Department VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

Student employee will assist in the day-to-day functional operations of the SMC Bands.

Required Qualifications

• Current SMC Student

Preferred Qualifications

• SMC Music Student
• Experience in a collaborative work environment
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work independently and with limited direction

Other Information

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Distribute, file, and collect music for all ensembles.
• Copy and distribute parts as needed.
• Maintain/update the music library database.
• Assist in rehearsal and performance set up.
• Assist in maintaining and promoting a social media presence for SMC Band events.
• Assist with Solo and Ensemble Festivals and other Performing Arts activities on campus.
• Monitor and fill humidifiers on all school pianos.
• Assist Director of Bands with other administrative duties, as requested.
• The duties listed in this job description are not all-inclusive, but a list of the major responsibilities. Additional duties not noted in the job description may be assigned by a supervisor.

Special Instructions to Applicants

You must be enrolled at the College on a full-time or part-time basis (minimum of 6 credit hours during fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours during the summer semester); contact hours will not be used to meet the 6 credit hour minimum.

High-school students who are dual enrolled are eligible for student employment. You must also meet the credit hour requirement.

OR

You must be enrolled or continuing your education with a four-year College partner, on the campus of SMC, and be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the fall and spring semesters and 3 credit hours and at least 1 SMC credit hour during the summer semester.

All student employees must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be eligible for student employment.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:

1. The physical activity of this position.

A. Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.

B. Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.

C. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

D. Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

E. Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

F. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

G. Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.

H. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

I. Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

J. Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

K. Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.

L. Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

M. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.

N. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

2. The physical requirements of this position.

Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.

The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.

None. The employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Quicklink https://swmich.peopleadmin.com/postings/5412 Close Date 09/11/2026

Reference Requests

Reference Request Details

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents