Performing Arts Technician
Sutton High School
Sutton
- Expired
- Salary:
- £28,000 FTE
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2022 - Fixed term, 1 year
- Apply by:
- 1 August 2022
Job overview
Full time or part time (Term time only + 5 days)
We are looking for an organised and dynamic technician, with genuine passion for Performing Arts, to join the ‘Technician Team of the Year 2022’ at Sutton High School, a selective, independent school for 850 girls, aged 3-18.
The working hours are 18 hours per week, Term Time Only. There will be evening and weekend work to cover school events, such as productions and concerts and a willingness to work evenings and weekends is essential.
You will be responsible for providing high quality technical support for drama, music and dance performances.
The position requires a good knowledge of stage lighting and sound technology, so you must have either training or experience of performance lighting and sound and you will be comfortable working at height. The successful candidate will be dealing with a wide variety of people at all levels, so candidates must be effective communicators, with strong interpersonal skills, flexible, adaptable and have a willingness to work as part of a team.
If you have the relevant skills, initiative and experience with a proactive, self-motivated and flexible approach we would be delighted to hear from you.
About Sutton High School
Sutton High School is an academically selective independent day school for girls with an age range of 3 to 18 years. Joining our team means that you will be working with girls who are joyful, courteous and keen to make the most out of each and every day.
We are a close-knit community and new additions are welcomed warmly by students and staff alike. We can also offer you a green and spacious six-acre site, excellent transport links, delicious free lunches and activities for staff including choir, swimming, yoga and a book club. Every year staff are invited to a quiz, a Burns Night and a summer party.
The school is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) and the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA). Membership of the GDST, the largest group of independent girls’ schools in the UK, gives us unrivalled opportunities for training and sharing of good practice.
Employee benefits include:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
Applications must be received by: Midday 1 August 2022.
Interviews to be held w/c 1 August 2022, in person at Sutton High School.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
The GDST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Sutton High School
Sutton High School is an academically selective independent day school for 900 girls with an age range of 3 to 18 years. We are situated on a green and leafy site in central Sutton, close to excellent public transport links and with specialist contemporary learning facilities such as Design Studios, a Ceramics Room, an Emilio Reggio EYFS Building, an amphitheatre and Oracy Space.
Both Senior and Prep schools hold strong positions in the top schools nationally and attract girls from a wide geographical area and variety of backgrounds, resulting in an inclusive school community where individuality is celebrated and girls are fiercely independent. Our values of Courage, Truth and Joy are at the heart of all we do.
The school is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) and the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA). Membership of the GDST, the largest group of independent schools in the country, gives us unrivalled opportunities for training and sharing of good practice in teaching and learning.
Examination results at Sutton High are consistently high and significantly above the national average. In the summer of 2023, girls achieved 75% 9-7 grades at GCSE, with over half of grades at 9/8.
Our girls benefit from expert advice and guidance about higher education and the world of work, as we have our own specialist who organises interviews, work experience placements and careers fairs and the majority of pupils go on to study at Russell Group universities.
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