Summary

We are currently looking to appoint an Art Technician to provide classroom and administrative support to the Subject Lead for Art.

We are looking for someone who will be actively involved in the growth and enhancement of our department. This includes supporting various activities such as trips, workshops and artist residencies, and your engagement will be instrumental in ensuring these initiatives are a success. Jeremy Deller visited recently, and work with local galleries such as Forma, 198 Gallery and the African Center are developing into exciting opportunities for collaboration.

The actual salary for this role will be £27,511 per annum (40 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week).

About Us

Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich opened in September 2009 and is part of the Outstanding Harris Federation. Our vision is clear: nothing is impossible, and everything is possible, irrespective of personal characteristics or background. Every problem has a solution. We believe we are more robust, resilient and determined as a team than as a group of individuals. We support, challenge and hold each other to account at all levels within the academy to ensure that our students achieve their potential, are motivated, engaged and fully prepared for life beyond our academy. The academy’s specialisms are Enterprise and Sport with a ‘can-do’ ethos of always improving upon your personal best. The Academy will accommodate 750 boys when full. Harris Boys' benefits from a state-of-the-art purpose-built building with the very latest facilities and equipment. The Academy offers a co-educational Post 16 with the nearby Harris Girls' Academy, together comprising capacity for 400 Sixth Formers. Harris Boys was judged to be an outstanding school by Ofsted in December 2011.

Academy Ethos

We encourage our students to be critical thinkers and promote these skills throughout the curriculum. A student at Harris Boys' Academy will learn how to engage critically with foreign affairs, religion and society, issues of citizenship and the media, so they acquire the skills, and recognise the value of, thinking for yourself and thinking in a well-reasoned manner.

“We are very lucky to have an amazing staff team who work together, and what you get from this is an inertia of this body of professionals who are striving to be the very best they can be. It is down to these two points – staff who are on board, who want to change futures and want to be better at what they do, and students who buy into this idea of ‘I’m at school because I can make myself a better person and I can flourish in life.’ When you have these two points together, which is what we have worked very hard to obtain, then you can make wonderful things happen. And that’s shown through our outcomes and is also shown through if you’ve ever had a chance to speak to the boys and the parents of this school community.” Peter Groves, Principal

Main Areas of Responsibility

As Art Technician, your role will include:

• Providing a quality technical service to the Art department and to pupils and staff
• Ensuring all equipment is prepared to the teacher's specifications
• Effective care and maintenance of all Art equipment
• Organisation, preparation, repair, cleaning, transport and collection of equipment and materials
• Ensuring materials are replenished in teaching area
• Assisting and supporting in practical lessons, and participating in enrichment activities as requested
• Understanding the Schemes of Work & syllabi of Art in order to prepare for practical lessons
• Preparation of Stock Orders
• Monitoring stock levels and expenditure
• General Departmental administration
• Participation in all appropriate INSET activities
• Ensuring full implementation of all Health and Safety regulations, including the safe and secure disposal of hazardous waste
• Organising the efficient storage and record keeping of all equipment
• Carrying out safety checks on Art equipment and recording faults and action taken
• Supporting with Digital Photography, Textiles and Ceramics requirements

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate the following qualities:

• Proficiency with cameras: you should be able to assist and advise on best practices in both capturing and editing imagery using Photoshop
• Ability to work independently and manage tasks efficiently without constant oversight
• Initiative: you should be proactive, suggesting improvements, spotting potential problems before they arise, and bringing fresh ideas to the table
• Background in arts, ensuring you not only have the technical skills to support students if needed, but also the aesthetic understanding and appreciation that is paramount for our department

Please download the Job Pack for a full list of responsibilities.

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes an Annual Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan including access to a virtual GP, electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, an on-line search, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.