Performing Arts Technician
Orion Eden Park, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
5 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC Scale 4, points 8-10 (40 hours, 40 weeks)
Performing Arts Technician job summary
Based at Orion Eden Park
Orion Education is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.
We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.
About the role
The Performing Arts technician will support the day-to-day running of the performing arts department, providing AV assistance and general administrative support.
Key Responsibilities
Helping with the preparation of practical lessons under the instruction of the Head of Faculty
Clearing away and cleaning of equipment from lessons
Keeping teaching spaces, storage spaces and music prep rooms clean and tidy
Maintenance and repair of equipment
Periodic stock checking
Ensure that work is undertaken in accordance with Health and Safety legislation currently prevailing and that safety checks on equipment take place as and when required
Liaise with staff regarding equipment orders
Support with the organisation of Trips, Visits and Events as directed by Head of Faculty
Support calendared school activities and events
Attend any specific training as required
Department specific responsibilities
Technology support in our Music Mac Suite and Recording Studio
Management of the Mac Suite, Studio and Live Room Training student leaders to be able to record in our Recording Studio
Overseeing use of practice rooms
Support with peripatetic lesson communication
Preparation of tech materials for music lessons Support in the management on KS4 coursework on Logic Pro X
1:1 support with students when working towards their completion of GCSE Music
Operation of light desk for Drama performances in our drama studio and our school hall
Hands on support for our full school production
Fulfilment of other tasks, as required and directed by Head of Faculty for Performing Arts
Contribution to wider school activities as required, including running of extra-curricular clubs where necessary
Orion Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Orion Education is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
Commitment to safeguarding
Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Orion Eden Park
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1303 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Orion Eden Park website
Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.
We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.
In joining Eden Park High School and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.
Eden Park High School is a new school in Beckenham. We opened in 2017, moved into our purpose-built new premises in 2019, celebrated our first ever GCSE results in 2022 and have opened our new Sixth Form this September. With a new and expanded leadership team, this young school is starting an exciting new chapter as we build the culture, systems and teams that will see us expand further over the next two years and deliver an outstanding quality of education for the community.
We are currently recruiting exceptional teachers and support staff who want to be part of our journey of transformation. We want people who will share in our ethos and values and set a new standard of excellence and inspire young minds.
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