Art and Design Technician
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Closing date
10 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,173.00 - £20,855.00 Annually (Actual)
Art and Design Technician job summary
Salary: £20,173 - £20,855 (Actual Salary) , (FTE: £23,500 - £24,294)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Grade: 5
Role: Art and Design Technician
Matthew Arnold School is a thriving community school on the outskirts of Oxford that is part of the Acer Trust and we are looking to appoint an Art and Design Technician.
Matthew Arnold is an oversubscribed inclusive 11-18 school of over 1,300 pupils that serves a mix of urban and rural communities across the west side of Oxford. The school prides itself on being a high achieving school with increasing rates of progress for our disadvantaged students. This has been achieved by focusing on improving outcomes for every student and continuing staff development.
Main purpose of the role
- Helping in preparation for lessons and cleaning up and maintaining teaching resources in good order; areas include studios, dark room, storerooms
- Liaising with staff and other technicians to ensure successful delivery of lessons and examinations
- Maintaining machinery and equipment and attending appropriate training courses as required
- Mounting and displaying work throughout the school as directed and maintaining display areas
- Control of stock of departmental materials and ordering new materials as necessary
- Liaising with teachers to assist with students’ learning and support in art and design, including photography, pottery /ceramics, textiles, resistant materials
- Running small workshops for students as well as planning and designing the yearly Art and Design exhibition whilst setting up smaller classroom size exhibitions for the Art and Design Moderators
- Work as part of a team, supporting the team leader with workload
- To adhere to policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
Requirements
- Qualified in English and Maths (GCSE A*-C, or level 4+)
- Relevant experience of working with cutting machinery, drills, saws / kilns / dark rooms / lighting equipment / specialist printers /framing etc
- First Aid trained or readiness to undertake emergency first aid at work training
- An interest in the education of young people and secondary school systems
- A passion for ART and Graphics Design
- Proficient IT skills
How to apply:
Please complete the application form on My New Term. If you have any further questions please contact Jeremiah at hrwest@acertrust.org.uk.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Matthew Arnold School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1285 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Matthew Arnold School website (opens in new tab)
Matthew Arnold is a popular and successful school on the edge of Oxford with an excellent local reputation. We are focussed on improving outcomes for every student and are committed to staff development to support this.
The school is part of the Acer Trust family of schools so there is opportunity to share expertise and experiences and enjoy professional development with more than one school. Our induction programmes give strong support to NQTs.
We offer defined-benefit public sector pension schemes (Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme), a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, good bus links, car and cycle parking.
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