Art / Photography Technician

Springfield School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 1QY

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  20 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,700.00 - £11,753.00 Annually (Actual) TTO + 2 Wks - 9am to 1pm

Art / Photography Technician job summary

This is a varied and hands-on position supporting the Art and Photography curriculum, offering both technical and administrative expertise. The successful candidate will work closely with staff and students, helping to prepare and maintain resources, ensuring equipment is safe and available, and supporting practical lessons with creativity and care. They will also be responsible for organising departmental stock, managing displays, and contributing to the smooth running of extra-curricular events.

Alongside day-to-day responsibilities, the role requires a strong commitment to pupil wellbeing, health and safety, safeguarding, and equality of opportunity. The postholder will actively promote inclusive values, follow trust and school policies, and support a culture of safe, respectful learning. They will contribute to service planning, engage in development and appraisal processes, and work collaboratively with colleagues to meet departmental and school-wide objectives.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information.

Springfield School and The De Curci Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level, and any other background checks, including overseas checks, will be required prior to any offer of employment.

Completed application forms will be passed to the recruitment panel for shortlisting and will be reviewed against the person specification detailed in the advert. Applications will be assessed upon receipt and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. An early application is therefore strongly advised.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The De Curci Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level, and any other background checks, including overseas and on-line checks, will be required prior to any offer of employment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Springfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1118 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Springfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/springfield-school-po6-1qy

We are a large and inclusive school with over 1100 students on roll, situated in the suburb of Drayton, to the north of the city of Portsmouth, nestled under the slopes of Portsdown Hill.

The school has an established history of excellent practice and high achievement. Ofsted judged the school to be 'good' in October 2019 and commented that 'leaders are determined to provide a high-quality education for all pupils regardless of their ability or circumstances'.

We are a strong, aspirational community founded on positive and respectful relationships;
every individual is known and supported in their learning and personal development. We
aim to inspire our students with a love of learning, a desire to innovate and a sense of
discovery and optimism for their twenty-first century world.

Our curriculum is rich and broad and our commitment to promoting student leadership
and co-construction means that students are actively engaged in developing the school and
shaping their own learning. Our teachers recognise individual learning styles, as well as the
need to encourage independent and collaborative learning.

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