Music and Drama Technician
The Norton Knatchbull School, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QJ19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
1 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 2 days a week during term time, typically 8:30am - 4:30pm. (The 2 days can be full days or split into part days across the week).
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,252
Actual salary
- £8,785.17
Pay scale
- KSC
What skills and experience we're looking for
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Creative team as a Music and Drama Technician. The successful candidate will provide effective technical, administrative and operational support during the school day. Hours will be flexible to allow for the support of after school clubs and the occasional evening to attend performances out of school hours when required.The post holder will work 2 days a week during term time, typically from 8.30am to 4.30pm, to support extracurricular clubs. The 2 days can be full days or split into part days across the week. The role is term time only, plus 2 INSET days, and is paid on KSC £25,252 per annum (2 days pro-rata £8,785.17 / 0.35 FTE).
Duties will include setting up equipment and resources ready for practical lessons, helping students’ access equipment, resources and specialist software and assist the smooth running of performances, events and workshops. The organisation of staging, lighting and sound, ensuring appropriate storage of performing arts and music equipment, set, costumes and props, as well as maintaining and repairing items and equipment.
We would also be interested in someone keen to share their technical knowledge by running an extra-curricular music technology club to help inspire new generation of music technologists or a Theatre Production club for students interested in the work completed ‘backstage’. This could be something that builds up over time rather than something we would expect from week one.
If you have a passion for Music and Drama and feel you are able to support learning and establish good relationships with colleagues and students, we would love to hear from you. To be successful you will be able to demonstrate excellent time-management and communication skills and effectively prioritise your work and the ad hoc challenges that occur during the course of a day, and throughout the school year. An A Level or BTEC Level 3 in Music Technology, or excellent knowledge, as well as experience of lighting and sound for performances is desirable but not essential.
What the school offers its staff
NKS is committed to the continuing Professional Development and Equal Opportunities for all our staff. We support our employees in career development and respect initiative and ambition. As such we are committed to using Performance Management; formal and informal training; coaching and mentoring; and peer support to ensure the progression of our staff. In return we expect commitment and a desire to improve and excel from our colleagues. It is important for our students to understand and experience the strength and depth of a diverse community and we aim to create a culture that encourages and values diversity, and that appoints, rewards, and promotes staff based on merit. To show our commitment to this, the school has recently achieved the Race Charter Mark at bronze level.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Norton Knatchbull School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
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About The Norton Knatchbull School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1274 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Norton Knatchbull School website
- Email address
- cdunton@nks.kent.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01233620045
The Norton Knatchbull School is a popular and highly regarded selective school for boys aged 11-18 which admits a growing number of girls into its sixth form. Having proudly served the local community of Ashford in Kent since the 17th century, they combine traditional values with a forward-looking and vibrant learning environment where young people are nurtured to become considerate, confident and well-rounded individuals.
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