Artist Residency and Art Technician

Artist Residency and Art Technician

From September 2021

Fixed term contract for one Academic year 

Leighton Park School are looking for an enthusiastic recent Graduate to work with our Art Department.  You will be able to communicate with students and successfully pass on skills to others, particularly during activities time after lessons and on some Saturday mornings.  The Artist Residency and Art Technician’s role is to support the departmental staff and students within the 12 rooms/studios in the daily running of the department.  You will assist staff and students during lessons and ensuring a safe and clean working environment. You will also assist the department with running our evening Art and Design hobbies and activities sessions.

There will also be opportunity for a committed Artist to continue their own work within the Art Department and encourage the students through example so that they may gain an insight into the working processes of a professional artist.  At the start and end of your time at Leighton Park, there will be an opportunity to hold an exhibition in the School’s gallery.  The successful applicant will be required to support the wider life of the school community, including participation in visits and study trips.

Leighton Park School is set in over sixty acres of beautiful parkland near to the heart of Reading. Leighton Park offers a distinctive atmosphere that creates achievement with values, character and community.  Founded on Quaker principles, we seek to inspire each student to fulfil their academic and personal potential and be reflective, purposeful adults.  We appoint candidates who will contribute and thrive in our vibrant community.

Leighton Park is an outstanding HMC independent day and boarding school for 520 boys and girls aged 11-18 where young people learn how to think, to believe in themselves and to grow within a community. Within walking distance of Reading town centre, the school is set in 65 acres of picturesque Berkshire parkland providing an atmosphere of mutual respect, where every student is given the confidence to find out who they really are and unearth their individual academic and co-curricular talents. Pupils build strong relationships with one another and those around them.  

This experience provides a platform for various career progressions paths at the end of your residency you will have achieved positive results both personally and professionally and you will have developed skills and experience of considerable value – particularly if you decide to continue your career in teaching.

To apply, please complete the attached application form or download an application pack from our website and email it to apply@leightonpark.com. If you require further information, please call HR on 0118 987 9600.

Leighton Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our recruitment process.

Closing date for applications: Midday, 28th May 2021

Interviews will be held shortly thereafter