Art Technician

Art Technician

Permanent, on part time basis with flexibility to suit the right candidate.

Salary and Hours: Point 4 £21,189.00 . This post is term time only and therefore salary will be pro rata. 10 to 15 hours a week, 39 weeks per annum.

This is a very exciting opportunity to join a thriving school that is rapidly becoming the ‘go to’ school in the area. Our student numbers are rocketing with 310 Year 7 students arriving in September and a Sixth Form capacity of 400! Size equates to opportunities, innovation and a dynamic vision for school growth allied with a focus on investing in and developing our diverse and energised workforce.

As an Art Technician, you will be required to oversee all aspects of resources, equipment and materials to support the department and the teachers.

The Art Department:

Cleeve Art Department is a successful and exciting environment to work in. We have 4 experienced art teachers who work collaboratively and in a positive environment across a department of 5 Art rooms. We teach a broad curriculum of skills to Key Stage 3, while specialising in Graphics and Fine Art at GCSE and Fine Art, Graphics and Photography at A level. This creates a strong diversity of practical outcomes and needs for our resourcing and teaching from painting, print making to digital processes. Students enjoy the subject and the Art rooms display work to richly reflect the achievements of all pupils at all key stages.

The Department ethos and intent is as follows:

The importance of Art education is to enable pupils to develop confidence in their creativity through learning practical skills and techniques and in using their opinions, ideas and imagination. It is to foster an enthusiasm and appreciation of Art by learning about the role of Artists and cultures is societies past and present. Pupils should be

made to feel comfortable in expressing them selves and taking risks without a fear of failure or judgement. Our Art curriculum is planned to cover a diverse range of artists and cultures.

The school is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare

of children and young people, and therefore expects all staff and volunteers, to share this same commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing date: 9am Tuesday, 4th April 2023