Art and Design Technician

The Boarding Schools' Association; Ascot; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a skilled Art and Design Technician at a leading independent school in Ascot. The role involves supporting the Art Department across various disciplines and contributing to a nurturing educational environment. The position offers a competitive salary and various staff benefits, including use of state-of-the-art facilities and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Use of state-of-the-art gym

Swimming sessions

Supportive CPD programme

Free Uniform and PPE

Ample free onsite parking

Free nutritious lunches

Tuition fee reduction for children

Qualifications

• Experience working with a variety of art materials and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Support the Art Department across Art, Textiles, and Photography.
• Assist in fostering confidence and academic curiosity in students.

Skills

Art and Design

Creativity

Education

Relevant Art and Design qualifications

Tools

Art materials

Job description

St George’s is a thriving independent boarding and day school of 270 girls aged 11-18 around 45% of whom are boarders (full, weekly and flexi) and with a Sixth Form of approximately 80 pupils. St George’s offers an ambitious, connected and future-facing education tailored for pupils to realise their potential both at school and in fulfilling adult lives ahead.

Awarded ‘excellent across the board’ in its November 2022 ISI inspection, the School is a place where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically and morally, a place where risks can be taken, lessons are learnt and challenges are welcome.

We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community. Visitors are impressed by our facilities within a beautiful setting and the ambition of our educational provision.

Our unique extended day and flexible boarding model allows all girls the time and space to foster confidence, independence and academic curiosity providing a future-facing education exclusively for girls in a world not yet designed for girls and introduces them to contemporary subjects and topics, through speakers, workshops, classes and visits.

St George’s offers an education that is grounded, relevant and fosters employability. The school operates as an Educational Trust administered by a Board of Governors, is a member of the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA), Boarding Schools Association (BSA) ISBA, AGBIS and is ISC accredited.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and enthusiastic Art and Design Technician to join the School in September 2025.

Reporting to the Head of Art, the Art and Design Technician will be responsible for supporting the Art Department across the three disciplines of Art, Textiles and Photography.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have relevant Art and Design qualifications and experience of working with a wide variety of art materials and techniques.

This is a term time only role, working 30 hours per week for 33 weeks per year. The distribution of the working hours will normally be over 4 days, but will be finalised upon appointment. There will be a half hour unpaid lunch break.

The role may attract accommodation and this can be discussed at interview.

The actual salary for this position will be £13,550 – £14,400 per annum (based on an FTE of £25,500 – £27,000) and the successful candidate will be auto-enrolled into the School Pension Scheme if eligible; additional staff benefits include:

Use of facilities

• Staff have use of state-of-the-art gym with Technogym equipment
  at allocated times
• Staff swimming sessions and family swimming sessions in the recently
  built 25m, 6-lane indoor pool
• Supportive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme
• Free Uniform and PPE
• Ample free onsite parking
• Freshly prepared, nutritious lunches in the Dining Room during term time.
  Meals and refreshments are free of charge.
• The post holder’s children may, upon passing the entrance assessments, be eligible at the discretion of the Governors for a reduction on the basic tuition fees.

How to apply:

Letters of application to the Head, Mrs Hewer, should be no more than two sides of A4 and, together with the completed application form and confidential cover sheet should be emailed [e-mail]

The School reserves the right to interview and/or appoint at any time during the recruitment process.

Deadline for applications: midday on Wednesday 4 June 2025

Interviews: it is intended that interviews will be held at the School during the week commencing 9 June 2025

Any queries about this post may be made in the first instance to Mr Jeremy Hoar, Deputy Head(Academic) [e-mail].

St George’s School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the School. A review of open source social media and online content will be conducted after candidates have been shortlisted and you may be asked about this at interview. The appointment will be subject to a successful disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This will give details of all spent and unspent convictions and other recordable matters. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available, if required, from the School Office. The supplied references will be taken up and the School may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. A medical questionnaire will be required to be completed by the successful candidate.