Art Technician
Ricards Lodge High School, London, SW19 7HB10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 September 2026
Closing date
6 July 2026 at 9am
Date listed
26 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Art and design
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday (Full time hours - Term Time)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,426 (Actual Salary - £25,599)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an organised, practical, and proactive Art and Design Art Technician. You will have experience in maintaining dynamic studio spaces and be excited to harness creative materials and resources to aid teaching and learning across the department.
You are ready to step into a vital support role with a focus on studio organisation, stock control, and high-quality exhibition display.
As a key member of the Art and Design team, you will work closely with teaching staff on departmental resources, championing the visual arts and maintaining vibrant display spaces that support our vision for the school and showcase our students' creativity.
Salary Scale: Merton Scale ME5 - £29,436 (FTE), £25,599 (pro-rata)
Job Purpose: To support the delivery of Art within the curriculum.
Responsible to: Head of Art
Grade: ME5; Full time (term-time), 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
This is a comprehensive list of duties that are required throughout the year. Specific tasks will be allocated and negotiated on a weekly basis.
Job Purpose for Subject Technicians
To provide technical support for the Art Department in order to enable all teaching staff to provide excellent educational experiences for our students.
Core Responsibilities for this role:
Providing expertise in the setting up of equipment required by your subjects
Administration for the Head/s of department in your area
Supervising students to take part in activities in your subject area
Supervising students for duties during the school day
Ensuring the Health and Safety requirements are met for the subjects under your responsibility
Ensuring effective and efficient management, record keeping, repairs and maintenance of resources
Organisation and effective housekeeping of all resources so that the department is tidy and well ordered all year round and routines are in place to support this
Supporting in the use of subject specific IT equipment
Supporting teachers and teaching and learning as required by the Heads of Department.
To, within the appraisal structure of the school, engage in training activities and respond to actions suggested to improve performance.
To follow all school policies and practices, for example in relation to child protection, behaviour for learning, health and safety and any others relating to your role in school.
Provide flexible support across various school departments as needed.
Specific Art Technician responsibilities:
Art and Design Studios
Maintenance and provision of stock including the provision of a range of papers and paints, sculpting materials including clay.
Assist the staff within the department
Responsible for the maintenance of teaching aids and resources.
Monitoring of stock cupboards.
Ordering media and materials
Maintenance of materials and equipment.
General organisation and upkeep of the studios.
Assist in the production of events in the Arts.
Good understanding of all Schemes of work
Display
Trimming and mounting of work for display.
Assist and maintain display areas within the Arts and the rest of the school.
Work on all aspects of the summer exhibition
Printmaking
General duties pertaining to printmaking on fabric and paper.
Maintenance of stock and equipment.
General organisation and storage.
General organisation and upkeep of studios
To carry out other duties commensurate with the post, as required by the Head of Art or Headteacher.
What the school offers its staff
Ricards Lodge offers all new staff;
Strong programme of in-service training for all staff including all leaders through the Apprenticeship Levy and the NPQ suite of courses.
All Early Career Teachers will be provided with continued professional development as outlined in our Early Career Framework policy. Ricards Lodge provides training for mentors and ECT with our partners: Wandle Teaching Alliance and UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society.
A graduate teaching assistant programme leading to teacher training with Teach Wimbledon
The staff are very supportive towards each other with a great camaraderie existing throughout the school with a number of social events that are open to all and well attended.
When you come and work at Ricards Lodge High School and RR6 you will be able to benefit from a structured and comprehensive professional development programme. As a valued member of staff we want to ensure that you have access to all the benefits available to you.
Benefits include the following:
Well being weeks and social events
A laptop for all teaching staff
Work areas for staff
Access to Merton’s Employee Assistance Programme including new wellbeing app with instant access to free support for up to six weeks
Collaborative approach to teaching and learning
Merton Employee VDU users – possible to claim a fee towards glasses/eye test
Annual season ticket travel loans are available.
Parking on site
Google for Education
All successful candidates will be able to complete Google Fundamentals prior to starting work. All staff work towards completing the Google level 1 qualification.
Childcare
The London Borough of Merton’s Children’s Information Service offers a comprehensive service to help meet your childcare needs. The service can be contacted on 020 8545 3800, or send an email to cis@merton.gov.uk. They can provide information on childminders, playgroups, nurseries and out of school schemes.
If you need any support with accessing the Tax-Free Childcare Scheme administered via HMRC, we can assist.
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ricards Lodge High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1476 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ricards Lodge High School website
- Email address
- hr@ricardslodge.org
Ricards Lodge High School is an outstanding, successful and vibrant multi-cultural comprehensive school for girls with a co-educational 6th form, RR6.
Arranging a visit to Ricards Lodge High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@ricardslodge.org.
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