• Job Description

  Req#: 231202

  Duke Chapel Wedding Assistant (part-time).

  This Part Time position serves as an assistant to the
  Wedding Director for weddings performed at Duke Chapel. Work hours are mostly on Saturdays with
  occasional hours on Fridays and Sundays during the summer months. The individual will perform the
  following:

  
  1. Assist the wedding director as needed.
   Get Wedding Chapel Key Ring from Wedding Coordinator
   Relay Director’s Instructions to Bridal Party
   Advise Director as to progress according to schedule
  2. Fill water cooler jug with ice and water
   Bridal Parlor marble‐topped table with paper cups, mints, spill tray
   Have a waste basket with Water Station.
  3. Turn on Fan in Parlor and Check that restrooms are in order.
  4. Get the Registry Book from the Tower Door Cabinet place on VRA desk
  5. Be available to meet the wedding party, vendors, and introduce yourself.
  6. Floral Assist with corsages and bouts. (Get Display Pedestals if Needed.)
  7. Light the Altar Candles
  8. Greet Bride, et al, at ADA door. Take to Parlor and Show wall hook for Gown.
  9. Monitor the bride’s progress in parlor. Move her to arcades when ready/ensure that she moves
  on time. Carry the bridal party’s things (bags, clothing, makeup, etc.) upstairs to the back pew.
  10. Distribute bouquets to bride and bridesmaids.
  11. Always advise VRA when the bride is to enter the Narthex
  12. Move groom to Parlor then to ADA Vestibule at appropriate times.
  13. Signal the entrance of the minister, groom, and best man.
  14. Resupply the Wedding cabinet
  15. Recessional, open Nave doors to the Narthex then open side doors to the north Arcade.
  16. Meet the wedding party outside the side entrance and lead them to the ADA vestibule – wait
  for the parents!
  17. After guests have exited Nave, bring bridal party to Registry Book
  18. During Photo Session, empty water coolers, pat dry with paper towels, and return them to the
  Wedding Cabinet. Return silver trays, cups, mints, and other wedding items there as well.
  19. Always advise VRA when the bride/groom are to exit via the front doors of the Narthex
  20. If there were floral displays, return pedestals to the back of the chancel.
  21. Extinguish Altar Candles
  22. Replace and straighten chairs. Assist with clean‐up as needed.
  Some lifting and carrying is required. Education or experience in theology, liturgy, pastoral care,
  or event coordination is strongly preferred. Familiarity with Duke and Durham is a plus.
  The above statements describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals
  assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and
  duties required of personnel so classified.

  Minimum Qualifications

  Education

  Work requires a knowledge of basic grammar and mathematical principles normally acquired through a high school education.

  Experience

  Work requires three months of clerical orgeneral office support OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE experience to become familiar with activities involved in providing routine clerical support.

  Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

  Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

  Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

• About the company

  Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina.

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