Jurisdictional Class: Competitive
Adopted: 6/21/01
Revised: 4/29/08
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:
This position is responsible for maintaining and
implementing the audio/ visual equipment and programs for the Cortland City
School District. An employee in this
class installs, operates, troubleshoots and maintains audio and visual
equipment. Supervision is received from
an administrative superior. Does
related work as required.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative only)
·Maintains,
repairs, operates and sets up all Cortland Video Club equipment in the district
to include the following:
·Head ends: routing switcher, modulators, monitors, TV sets,
line amplifiers and splitters. Makes
and repairs audio and video cables;
·Head end operations for school television channel,
scheduling and programming of routing switcher, dishes and I-Net network;
·TV studio and all of its equipment, including wires,
lighting, audio and prompting systems;
·Editing systems, radio room and radio channel on the cable
system;
·Auditorium sound system, including audio racks, patch
panels, cassette, DVD pro decks, switcher, video amps, cameras, monitors, and
intercom systems;
· Checks and maintains operational standards for the school cable systems. Modulates and monitors signals of cable systems;
· Troubleshoots district’s cable systems;
· Directs programming for all sports, news,
music and special events;
· Evaluates and makes recommendations for
the purchase of audio/video
equipment as needed;
· Assists staff in the proper use of
audio/visual equipment.
·
May instruct faculty and students in the use of audio-visual
equipment.
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL
CHARACTERISTICS:
Good knowledge of
the maintenance and operation of audio and visual equipment; good
troubleshooting skills; ability to adapt purchases of new equipment to existing
equipment; ability to instruct others in the use of audio/visual equipment;
ability to work well with others; physical condition commensurate with the
demands of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A.
Completion of at least ninety credit hours from a regionally
accredited or NYS registered college or university towards a bachelor’s degree
in communications or broadcast engineering AND one year of full-time paid
experience or its part-time equivalent in the broadcasting field, which must
include video production and maintenance/repair of electronic, cable, audio and
video equipment; OR
B.
Completion of at least forty-five credit hours from a
regionally accredited or NYS registered college or university towards an
associate’s degree in video/audio production or video/audio equipment and
facilities engineering AND three years of full-time paid experience or its
part-time equivalent in the broadcasting field, which must include video
production and maintenance/repair of electronic, cable, audio and video
equipment; OR
C.
An equivalent combination of education and experience as
described above.