Visual Arts Technician

Kingsthorpe College, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7HR

32 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  3 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 July 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: Orbis Pay scale 7-9 £24,310 to £25,067 Full Time Entitlement Actual pro rata salary £16,848.70 to £17,373.36

Visual Arts Technician job summary

Visual Arts Technician

We are seeking a positive, proactive and confident person to join our Visual Arts Faculty. This is a varied role working within the Visual Arts faculty supporting a range of Arts subjects as well as Food Technology. Applicants should be organised, self-confident and possess excellent communication, interpersonal and IT skills along with the ability to multitask within a demanding role. We are especially keen to interview candidates with experience of working within a school kitchen, with clay materials and have used a Kiln. The right candidate must be able to organise the provision of practical support for the relevant curriculum area for staff and pupils at all key stages in the school. To assist the Faculty Director in securing an environment in which pupils can safely pursue practical work.

Why join us:

• We invest in and support our aspirant and highly skilled staff, making it easy to access opportunities for continued professional development
• Our safe and nurturing environment enables staff to thrive
• We are a collaborative team working across the school and with wider Trust colleagues – sharing ideas, spreading best practice, supporting and challenging, and bringing out our very best
• Our faculty consistently beats national performance indicators year on year

The role:

• Securing safe and practical working spaces for students to complete practical work in.
• Provide practical support across a range of mediums within the planning and preparation of lessons, supporting the faculty to manage resources across the year.
• Collaborate with colleagues to drive continuous improvement across the school and wider Orbis Education Trust.

About us:

Kingsthorpe College is an oversubscribed 11-18 school with approximately 1,400 students on roll (200 students post 16) Graded Good in all areas by Ofsted in December 2019, we are now looking forward to the next stage of our journey from good to Great. During a recent interim inspection in March 2025, inspectors noted significant improvements since their previous visit, highlighting high expectations of pupils, strong pupil progress, our safe and secure learning environment, and enriched curriculum. They also praised Trust and school leadership.

With our trust growing, we are likely to have many more career development opportunities coming up in future.

The position is open for September 2025 start.

To apply for this role please visit: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/138932/EDV-2025-KC-45184

Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Wednesday, 3rd September 2025. Interview dates Tuesday, 9th September 2025. If this role attracts sufficient interest before closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised. If you want more info about the role, please contact us at hr@orbismat.com or 01604 716106.

Kingsthorpe College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment.

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

Kingsthorpe College Safeguarding Policy is available to download in the 'Policies' area of our website.

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 Kingsthorpe College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1394 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingsthorpe College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsthorpe-college-northampton

Kingsthorpe College is the kind of school which is dedicated to ensuring that we make a difference, in any way that we can, to both our community and our young people. We are passionate about providing opportunities for all our students to achieve artistic, athletic and academic excellence. We very much believe that our role is to help develop successful learners, confident individuals, and responsible citizens. In addition to ensuring that all our young people achieve their potential in these areas, there is also a genuine commitment to respect for individuals which is demonstrated in the daily life of the College.

One of the first things you notice when you walk into the College is how friendly everybody is to each other – how frequently people smile, take an interest in other people, and find something positive and encouraging to say. We always take the time to celebrate success.

For us, high quality relationships are at the heart of everything that we do. We want our young people to be happy, confident, curious, and resilient learners. We know that this can only happen if relationships, built on trust and mutual respect, are central to all aspects of our work. We believe that when young people feel safe and secure, everything is possible, and we promise to do our utmost to make sure that we unlock the potential in everyone.

All we can ask from our students is that they do their best, and we value hard work, determination, and thoughtfulness highly. We want all our young people to ask themselves just one question at the end of every day – was I better today than I was yesterday? So whilst passing exams, and gaining the necessary qualifications to take that next step, is hugely important, we are equally committed to providing our young people with the space and resources to develop their character. We are proud of the extracurricular provision that we are able to offer, and we work hard to give our students plenty of opportunities to develop their confidence and creativity – both in and out of lessons.

We also believe in clarity of communication, and the power of feedback. We always welcome open and honest dialogue between all those involved in and with the College. We are committed to a restless excellence which can only be achieved through regular feedback, and you will always find us receptive to this. We are excited and optimistic about what the future holds for the young people and community which we serve.

Of course the best way to experience KC is by visiting us, and you will always find our doors open. If you would like to come and see us, please do get in touch.

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