Art Technician Required for September 2022

'Steering our journey towards becoming the leading Art school in Lewisham and beyond with exceptional academic and pastoral provision inclusively for all'.

Want to work in a progressive school with creativity at its heart?  Want to join a school where professional development and staff voice are core to our everyday practice? 

Join us here at Deptford Green, an inner-city London school with diversity, creativity and community as our core purpose.

'Catch the wind in your sails, Explore, Dream Discover' - this is our school motto and it underpins our ethos and philosophy. 

So, if you are a dynamic and passionate professional who would like to be part of something special, apply today. 

Art Technician

Are you enthusiastic and keen to share your creativity and passion for Art, Textiles and Photography?

Do you want to work in a supportive and challenging environment?

Would you like the opportunity to work as part of a dynamic and dedicated new team at an exciting time in the development of our school into a leading Arts school in Lewisham and into an Outstanding school?

We are looking for a creative and highly motivated Art Technician who is passionate about sharing their subject knowledge!

As the ideal candidate you must be able to work well under pressure and be able to use your own initiative to support the art department, also supporting and working with students to produce artwork across a range of disciplines. You will have confident use of ceramics, textiles, printing and photography facilities. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a flexible, positive attitude. You will be highly organised and you will be passionate about facilitating students to display their artwork across the school and externally.

Deptford Green is a happy and supportive working environment, and you will be joining a new and enthusiastic team of subject specialists. We are passionate about bringing art to the foreground in education and giving students opportunities to experience art in all of its different forms, both in our lessons and as extra curricular activities, trips and workshops.

We believe that education is a vehicle for promoting equality for all and our mission is to empower young people to become leaders of the future. We are a truly comprehensive school, proud of our diversity and committed to social justice.

The vision for the school is to develop into a specialist arts provision, this is an exciting time to join the team and grow the department into an outstanding arts provider for Lewisham children. 

We encourage you to visit our school prior to applying so that you can meet our wonderful and articulate students and enjoy a tour of our beautiful building and facilities. 

We look forward to meeting you.

To find out more about our school, please visit our website .

Additional information

Deptford Green School is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people. We will only recruit those who share this commitment and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment. Please ensure that you complete your application fully. Any job offer will remain conditional until satisfactory completion of:        

• References (which will be sought prior to interview)
• Verification of past employment        
• Verification of any gaps in employment        
• Enhanced DBS check        
• Barred list check            
• Overseas criminal record check (if necessary)        
• Identity check        
• Right to work in the UK        
• Evidence of qualifications applicable to the role        
• Confirmation of accreditation with professional bodies where applicable        
• A satisfactory health check (if applicable)

You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time, once we have received sufficient applications.  We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.