Theatre Design Assistant
Harrow School
Harrow
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,099 per annum pro rata
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- To start for September
- Apply by:
- 21 July 2019
Job overview
Term time only, part time 20 hours per week – must be flexible to work weekends and evenings
Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 830 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. Employees particularly value the School’s beautiful, historic green estate, the positive working environment, and good relationships with their colleagues.
Harrow’s Drama and Theatre Department produces an ambitious and varied annual season of whole-School, House and pupil-led productions. The thriving theatre scene at Harrow has inspired many pupils to go on and work within the theatre industry as actors, writers, producers, designers, directors and technicians.
Harrow School is seeking to appoint a part time Design Assistant, with wardrobe specialism. The Design Assistant will work closely with the Theatre Designer to ensure that the Ryan Theatre Wardrobe is well stocked, organised and maintained. On an individual production basis, the postholder will act as a Wardrobe Supervisor, undertaking measurements, fittings, alterations and repairs, according to design requirements, and working backstage during technical and dress rehearsals, and during performances. The post-holder will also assist with other design-related tasks, such as basic scenic painting.
This role would suit someone with a passion for drama and theatre, and strong practical skills in costume. We are looking for a proactive, skilled practitioner, able to work flexibly across a range of tasks, within a fast-paced environment in which a high level of creative work is aspired to. They may have completed a degree-level course in drama, costume or a related discipline, or have experience as a professional or within an educational environment. They may be a freelance professional seeking additional work. They will be tidy, organised, innovative, with a detailed eye to uphold the Ryan Theatre’s standards and first-class reputation.
Benefits include a free lunch, automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme and use of the School’s sports facilities. Subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs is also available.
More information about the Drama Department can be found at www.harrowschool.org.uk/Drama Informal enquiries about the role are welcomed: please contact the Director of Drama, Adam Cross, at APC@harrowschool.org.uk
For an application pack, visit www.harrowschool.org.uk/Work-at-Harrow or contact the HR Department at recruitment@harrowschool.org.uk or on 020 8872 8314.
Closing date: Monday 22 July 2019
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all successful applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate for the post including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Harrow School is an equal opportunities employer.
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About Harrow School
Harrow School is an independent boarding secondary school for boys aged 13-18. It was established, by royal charter, in 1572 during the reign of Elizabeth I. It is operated as a Royal Charter Corporation, which is a charitable trust whose trustees are the school’s governors. The school licenses the Harrow name to a number of schools in Asia.
Head Master
Alastair Land
Values and vision
Harrow School believes that the success of students should not be measured purely by grades, but by their influence on the wider world.
The school believes that all organisations need strong and clearly expressed values to create identity, focus, unity and drive, and in order to answer the questions: “what do we belong to?”, “what’s important to us?”, "why do our collective efforts matter?”, and “what holds us together?”.
Harrow’s values of courage, honour, humility and fellowship aim to help the school to make decisions from day-to-day that mean members of its community behave and perform better. These four Values link closely to Harrow School’s Christian foundation, and the principles of “Godliness and good learning” established by its founder, John Lyon.
ISI report
“Pupils are high achievers in all areas of their academic lives. Their success owes much to the strong and supportive boarding community to which they all belong and which gives the encouragement to work hard and aim high, and the confidence to set themselves ambitious goals.”
“Pupils invariably work hard and utilise their strong motivation and desire to succeed, and this is one of the main drivers in their success. The strong progress they make, and their all-round excellent achievement is enabled by many innovative approaches and initiatives introduced by school leaders.”
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