Media Technician

This post offers an exciting opportunity to join an enthusiastic staff and very supportive department whose members are committed to making a real difference. The school was last fully inspected by Ofsted in May 2011 and we were awarded Outstanding.We are very proud of our achievements and for the last 4 years we have been congratulated by the Minister of State for Schools on our achievements at GCSE level placing us in the top 100 non-selective state-funded schools in England. In addition, we were in the top 100 for pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate. We have also regularly been in the top 10% nationally (out of over 2,500 schools and colleges) for our A level performance assessed by ALPS.  We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to help us to ensure that in every way Bullers Wood remains an outstanding school at our next Ofsted inspection, and that every one of our students achieves and exceeds both their targets and expectations.

We are seeking to appoint in September.  You will be required to undertake a wide variety of tasks as outlined in the job description below.

The position reports to the Head of Media. Responsibilities include:

Technical support for Media Department

• Provide technical support for all media students and staff for the delivery and application of equipment and software 

• Backing up Media computers on the network on a regular basis. 

• Be responsible for the register of loaned equipment, chasing students for return of items as appropriate.

• Film school productions and events as required

• Assist with the BBC School Report scheme

• Train students to become Media Leaders to support with creating promotional material for the school

• Provide technical support for media clubs and extra-curricular events

• Prepare, maintain and use equipment/resources required to meet the lesson plans/relevant learning activity and assist students in their use.

In class support

• Support and supervise students with their independent learning

• Occasional cover/ supervision of Media classes if teacher is absent

• Establish constructive relationships with students and interact with them according to their individual needs

• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students, ensuring equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

• Provide general care and welfare and assist in maintaining a safe environment.

• Evaluate students’ learning and progress and verbally feed back to the class teacher.

• In conjunction with the class teacher, promote good behaviour, dealing promptly with conflicts and incidents in line with established policy and encourage students to take responsibility for their own behaviour.

• Take part in meetings and discussions on specified students as required

Technical support for other subject areas and wider school

• Provide technical support for other subject areas as required

• Organise a booking system/diary to ensure needs are met efficiently

• Be aware of and comply with school policies and procedures 

• Be particularly mindful of procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, behaviour management, and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

• Observe confidentiality as appropriate, mindful of specific exceptions for example with regard to child protection

• Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the school

• To attend rehearsals to obtain clips and pictures that can be used in the show and programmes

Marketing and publicity

• To film and/or create promotional materials for school website and marketing purposes

• To keep school website and twitter feeds updated with recent events and promotional materials

Other

• Provide administrative support as required

• Organise the display of students’ work and promotional material

• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required including Open Evenings

• Attend appropriate Inset and external training.

• Invigilate examinations and tests

• Undertake any other duties or training as required by the Headteacher/Deputy Headteachers/Line Manager (or her /his representative) commensurate with the general level of responsibilities of the post. 

This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post.  It may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the post holder.