Theatre Technician

Queen Ethelburga’s is an independent Collegiate of four co-educational schools. Located in North Yorkshire between the towns of York and Harrogate, we offer outstanding facilities and motivated students who join us with a broad range of academic, social and cultural backgrounds. We pride ourselves on being a happy community where students can grow to reach their full potential, both academically and socially. To meet the needs of our students we offer a wide choice of qualifications, a supportive environment and an exciting programme of extra–curricular opportunities, which are underpinned by high quality teaching and learning. The school actively promotes the professional development of its staff through induction, CPD and career development opportunities.   

We are now seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Theatre Technician to join our highly successful King’s Academy for Performing Arts, part of the Creative Arts department. They will implement, oversee and manage technical systems within the Theatre, assist teachers, students and others with the facilities on a day to day basis. The successful candidate will also assist the Creative Director of The King’s Theatre in the daily running, programming and technical maintenance of the Queen Ethelburga’s Kings Theatre.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible, have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to coordinate across a range of disciplines and departments within the school. With up to date knowledge of all technical aspects of a working Theatre, the successful candidate will be able to work both independently as well as collaboratively and manage their workload effectively. Experience working in a similar role in a school would be beneficial. 

As a thriving day and boarding school, we have seen our numbers grow year on year, making us one of the largest boarding communities in the country. Our facilities are enhanced annually to help ensure that we have everything needed to allow our young people ‘to be the best that they can with the gifts that they have’ (our Hill Standard).

Please note that this is a non-residential position with no on-site accommodation being offered. Your own transport is essential due to our rural location.

For more information, and to request an application pack please contact the HR Department at recruitment@qe.org.  

Closing Date: 9am 1st October 2018

Interviews to be held soon after 

Principal: Mr Steven Jandrell BA

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

We would like to thank you in advance for your interest in Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate.  However, due to the high volume of applications that we attract it will not be possible to respond to every application that we receive.  If you have not heard from us within two to three weeks of the closing date, please assume that, unfortunately, on this occasion you have not been successful, and we wish you every success for the future.