Performing Arts Technician

Performing Arts Technician

Permanent; Full time, Term time plus 10 weeks (43 weeks)

Closing Date: 22 April 2025 at 12 noon

A wonderful opportunity has arisen to join Haileybury as Performing Arts Technician.

Role

The objective of the role is to facilitate the smooth running and success of the Drama Department and associated theatre productions through technical and production support.  

The Performing Arts Technician will be required to work flexible hours as required and agreed. This will include early mornings, late evenings and weekends, as required by production schedules. 

It is desirable, but not essential, that the successful applicant will be educated to degree level within a relevant subject or other such equivalent training from an accredited theatre school. The successful candidate will have relevant and recent experience of theatrical production, or performance.

Please see the candidate brief for more information.

About Haileybury

Haileybury is an outstanding independent co-educational boarding and day school of around 900 pupils aged 11 to 18. Established in 1862, the School is situated on a beautiful 500-acre estate in Hertfordshire.

Haileybury has an outstanding reputation in the UK and internationally and was judged “excellent in all areas” by ISI in October 2022. We are thrilled that Haileybury has been awarded the prestigious title of Boarding School of the Year 2024 by Tes.

Benefits offered include membership of the Operations staff pension scheme, lunch in the School’s Dining Hall (subject to hours of work), and use of the School’s facilities including gyms, a swimming pool, tennis club, and our health and wellbeing centre.

How to apply

To apply for the above position, please complete the application form in full, with reference to the job description and return it to hr@haileybury.com by 22 April 2025 at 12 noon. For more information, please see our website here.

Please be aware that we cannot consider an application unless the application form has been filled in completely, including details of your full employment history.

The School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date; candidates are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

The School has a diverse pupil body and is committed to its strategy of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of backgrounds to enrich our collective knowledge and experience. Appointments will be made on merit.

Please see full details of our Privacy Notice for Staff and Recruitment Policy.

Haileybury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants for the above post must be willing to undergo child protection vetting, including reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.