Telecommunications Technician, PT - Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Job Title: Telecommunications Technician

Location: Ft. Worth, TX

Job Type: Part-Time, Hourly

Department: Campus Technology

Reports To: Lead Systems and Security Administrator

Date: 12/10/2024 Last Revision

Standard of Christian Commitment

The candidate must be a professing Christ follower who possesses a strong commitment to the mission and core values of Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College, possess a clear understanding of Southern Baptist heritage and culture, and agrees to serve in accordance with and not contrary to the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message.

Southwestern Seminary, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, is a confessional institution. While the Seminary serves the larger evangelical Christian community, employees must embrace the values and standards the Seminary represents as it fulfills its mission of shaping Christian leaders within our denominational context.

Since duties of this position require the employee to represent the Seminary to prospective and current students, candidates must abide by the Seminary bylaws, the Employee Handbook, and the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message as a condition of employment.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Telecommunications Technician supports and serves the telecommunications and networking needs of Southwestern Seminary. Infrastructure services supported by this position consist primarily of installing and maintaining Category 5E/6/6a structured cabling, coax and telephone cabling support functions.

Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities

• Install telephone handsets.

• Install and maintain Category 5E/6/6a structured cabling.

• Install and maintain telephone, video and other cables.

• Maintain configuration documentation of all role-specific systems.

• Mount network equipment and perform cable management.

• Mount and relocate security cameras, as necessary.

• Ability to complete projects and meet specified timelines.

• Produce appropriate documentation and provide regular training for back-up personnel.

• Perform other related duties as assigned and specific to area of responsibility.

• It is the employee and supervisor’s shared responsibility to regularly meet to discuss performance, suggest job description updates and set mutually beneficial goals.

• Perform additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned to support the team and institutional goals.

Specific Skills and Qualifications

• Educational requirement is High School Diploma or GED.

• Experience preferred is 2 years.

• Working knowledge of telecommunications equipment, including cables, tools, and connectivity.

• Strong customer focus attitude with a service personality.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Self-motivated, organized and accountable.

• Analytical mind with good problem-solving skill set.

• Exhibit a humble, patient, and collaborative spirit in order to create a healthy and vibrant work culture for the Campus Technology Operations team.

• Possess a strong work ethic and initiative.

• Ability to multi-task, pay attention to detail, and be a team player.

• Combination of equivalent education and experience which satisfies the qualifications of the position.

• Successful completion of background check, education verification, work verification and credit check may be required.

• Ability to provide proof of Work Authorization in the U.S. and proof of identity.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to carry up to 30 pounds of parts and equipment.

• Must be able to perform occasional overhead reaching, bending, stooping, twisting, and kneeling.

• Must be able to work in crawlspaces and attics from time to time.

• Must be able to climb ladders.

• Regularly required to stand, kneel, crouch, climb and balance, walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

• Physically able to sit for long periods of time.

• Able to operate at a computer workstation for long durations.

• Regularly required to talk and hear.

• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

• Must be able to perform occasional overhead reaching, bending, stooping, twisting, and

• kneeling.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so they may perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to the institution. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation.

About Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, established in 1908 under the visionary leadership of B.H. Carroll, was born out of the urgent need for trained ministers in America’s rapidly growing Southwest. Initially part of Baylor University, the seminary became an independent institution in Waco before relocating to Fort Worth in 1910. Carroll’s unwavering commitment to orthodoxy, gospel-centered education, and the Great Commission shaped the seminary’s mission. Training God-called men and women for ministry, Southwestern has an expansive academic program training pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders in theology, missions, evangelism, music and worship, and education. Today, it stands as a beacon of faithfulness, equipping generations to serve Christ’s church globally.