Visual Arts Technician

John Mason School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1JB

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 December 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: £26,824.00 - £29,064.00 Annually (FTE)

Visual Arts Technician job summary

We are seeking to appoint a part-time enthusiastic and reliable Visual Arts Technician to join a successful Visual Arts Faculty.

The successful candidate will support across a busy and diverse faculty, incorporating Art, Textiles, Graphics and 3D Design (wood/metal crafts) plus Food and Nutrition, but primarily will be supporting the Fine Art department.

The vacant position will involve assisting teachers in the preparation of lesson materials, handle stock and data, create learning displays, support student activity in lessons and help maintain a safe and organised working environment for staff and students.

The person appointed as the Art Technician will also be responsible for maintenance of equipment and ensure that the classrooms and storerooms are in good working order. An awareness of the importance of health and safety within a school environment is essential. This position would therefore suit someone with a background in practical arts and craft or teaching or a recent arts graduate looking for a creative post that allows time to pursue their own arts practices alongside, along with the rewards of contributing to the education of young people. The post could also suit a school/art college leaver or student looking to gain Gap Year experience in the Visual arts or in an educational setting. A possible artist studio space within the school could also be discussed for the right candidate.

Hours/days worked can be negotiable to fit within the teaching day to accommodate personal circumstances for the right candidate.

The successful candidates will be energetic, hard-working, creative and adaptable individual with the ability to demonstrate initiative and work co-operatively within a team. This is an exciting time to join a high profile and forward-looking faculty and contribute to successful learning at John Mason School.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Abingdon Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check. The Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, di-versity and inclusion and welcomes applications from less well-represented groups in the school and Trust. Posts in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and all shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose information about their previous criminal convic-tions. All staff are expected to promote fundamental British values.

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 John Mason School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 995 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: John Mason School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-mason-school

John Mason School is part of the Abingdon Learning Trust and is fully committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all its students and staff.

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