Music Technician
Haberdashers' Boys' School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £22,000 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 10 August 2022
Job overview
8.30am - 5.30pm (inc. breaks) Monday - Friday in term time, flexibility in hours is required to support evening and weekend events, as well as major school productions
Term time plus three days
The Role
Music is exceptional at Haberdashers’ and plays a crucial role in our community. We are proud to work in a broad range of musical styles and genres, supported by an ambitious and imaginative concert schedule.
The role of Music Technician will be new at our school, a response to a growing demand for audio production and recording opportunities. Highlights this year have included the production of two music videos (available through our website), a trip to Abbey Road studios to record our Big Band, and a multitude of concerts in a wide range of styles and settings. One of the most exciting areas of the department is our collaborations with the drama department, creating original/devised work with music built into the fabric of each production. We are at a unique moment of growth and innovation within the music school and are hugely excited to add this specialism to our team.
The ideal candidate may be from an audio production or music technology background, they may be a performing musician with a thorough knowledge of recording techniques, they may be interested in a career in education/teaching music technology. Crucially this person should be passionate about creating high quality work - from recording, to live front-of-house audio. They should be highly organised, and work well as part of a team.
Key Responsibilities
- Take a leading role in major school recording projects.
- Take responsibility for front of house audio at all major concerts.
- Take initiative in leading students to recording/capturing their work on a regular basis.
- Manage and track all equipment across the Music School.
- Consult on purchase and upkeep of audio equipment, guiding us through the process of modernisation in this area.
- Assist on the set up for all major ensemble rehearsals.
- Contribute as part of the core team of the Music School, attending regular meetings and offering insight on our long-term vision, especially with regards to music technology and audio production.
- Offer support to our Music Administrator where required.
- Oversight of all music tech equipment including music labs, associated equipment and software.
- Support and advise on AV for all large-scale events in the school where required, including school plays, the wider Co-Curricular programme, Open Day and visiting speakers.
Person Specification
- Highly capable with AV recording and associated software, including editing and post- production experience.
- Experience of audio production for live events.
- Enthusiastic about all forms of music, including some experience and knowledge of recording a wide range of ensembles and musical genres.
- Proactive and inspiring person with a positive outlook.
- Highly organised.
- Committed work ethic with high personal standards.
Further details and an application form can be obtained from our website or by email from the Human Resources department staffvacancies@habsboys.org.uk Please note CV’s are not accepted.
Closing date: 8am, Wednesday 10 August 2022.
Haberdashers’ Boys’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
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About Haberdashers' Boys' School
Haberdashers' Boys' School is a large independent school located in the village of Elstree, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1690, the all-through school educates around 1,200 boys aged 5-18, all of whom are day pupils.
The School has a selective admissions policy, with prospective students for the senior school expected to pass entrance exams across a range of subjects. The best-performing boys are interviewed to ascertain their suitability for a place at the School. Entrance to the pre-prep and prep departments is also selective, with assessed playgroup sessions and exams used depending on the boy’s age.
Headmaster
Robert Sykes
Values and vision
Haberdashers' Boys' School maintains rigorous academic standards, in order to allow talented students to achieve their full potential. The School has a strong reputation for academic excellence, and seeks to keep its pupils engaged and interested throughout their time at Habs. It achieves this through the attendance of high-profile speakers and a strong investment in co-curricular activities such as sporting events and school trips, all supported by an array of extensive modern facilities.
Teaching staff
The members of the School's teaching staff are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and reflect the diversity within Habs. All are well qualified and have strong subject knowledge with a deep sense of commitment to the welfare of the boys and to help them achieve their very best. There is a strong sense of community within the common rooms, which are harmonious and dynamic places where staff work hard in a collaborative and purposeful atmosphere. There is a growing international dimension to the work of staff with regular visits overseas and links with the best schools across the globe.
Support for staff at every stage of their career is exceptional, with one of the foremost and forward-thinking professional development plans in the country. Pedagogy and teacher development takes a collaborative approach which is both voluntary and open-minded. Many teaching staff attend Learning Lunches where their peers will demonstrate new developments or ideas with which they have been experimenting. In addition, teachers can request specific training which is often run in well attended Twilight Training sessions at the end of a school day. The School operates an ‘open door’ approach with teachers regularly observing and learning from each other.
To find out more about teaching and learning at Haberdashers', view our video here: https://vimeo.com/260062004
ISI report
“The School fulfils its aim to provide an outstanding educational experience and enable pupils to perform to the highest level of their ability. Pupils make excellent progress and demonstrate exceptional achievement in their levels of attainment and co-curricular activities.”
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