Art & Design Technician

Dorset Council UK; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 5,000 - 6,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational authority in Ferndown seeks an Art & Design Technician to support teaching staff in an engaging arts department. The role involves preparing resources for lessons, assisting students during practical sessions, and maintaining equipment. Ideal candidates should be enthusiastic, well-organized, and flexible in their working patterns. A background in any art field, along with skills like canvas stretching and digital illustration, would be a plus. Join a friendly team dedicated to student engagement.

Benefits

CPD opportunities

Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to health and wellbeing support

Private Cashback Healthcare Plan

Qualifications

• A willingness to work with teachers and students in a supportive role.
• Proactive in monitoring stock levels and reordering when necessary.
• Knowledge of stretching canvas and digital illustration is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Set up and prepare resources for lessons.
• Support teachers and students in practical lessons.
• Maintain classroom and studio equipment.

Skills

Drawing and painting knowledge

Organizational skills

Enthusiastic approach

Flexibility in working patterns

Job description

Art & Design Technician (XS4.5a)

Dorset Grade 5, SCP 5-6 - £13.26-£13.47 per hour

£5,820 - £5,912 actual salary pro rated

10 hours per week (over 2 days)

Term time only 38 weeks per year

Required to start as soon as possible

Job Overview

A technician is required to join our friendly team and to provide support to teaching staff in our thriving Art and Textiles department, which this year achieved the top student progress score in the school. Our four A Level classes and nine GCSE classes – as well as BTEC Diploma Level 4 Foundation Art students – study Fine Art and Textiles exploring a diverse range of two-dimensional traditional drawing and painting, three-dimensional sculptural clay and mixed media, print, textile surface pattern, print, costume and fashion genres, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, laser cutting.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be setting up and preparing resources for lessons, supporting teachers and students in practical lessons, ordering stock, maintaining classroom and studio equipment. They will also be preparing work for exhibitions, assisting with printing and mounting students’ work for moderation, display and summer exhibitions and ensuring health and safety measures are in place in the classrooms and studio.

Qualifications & Requirements

Applicants should be artists with open minds and hearts; there is the possibility for studio space in our Atrium for a working artist in residence to work alongside the technician role. Ideally have a working knowledge of drawing and painting equipment, energetic and enthusiastic approach and capacity to be flexible with working patterns to support with ten-hour practical exams, open evening preparation and events. Candidates can have a background in any field of art and design, however knowledge of stretching canvas, hanging work, dressmaking skills and/or digital illustration would be desirable (or a willingness to learn).

A willingness to work with teachers and students – in a supporting role – to ensure health and safety guidelines are followed at all times. Applicants must also be well-organised and proactive in monitoring stock levels and re-ordering where necessary in liaison with the senior technician and Head of Faculty.

What Ferndown Can Offer You

• Studio space in our specialist art atrium space
• CPD opportunities and training and development programmes
• Personalised induction, supported by a mentor
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to health and wellbeing support
• Private Cashback Healthcare Plan including 24/7 access to a GP by phone, gym discounts, cashback for optical, dental and other appointment expenses for employees and their children
• Access to staff benefits and discounts portal through Dorset Council

Application Form and Job Description available via Dorset Jobs or our school website. If you require any further information, please contact Andrea Baxter in the HR Office on 01202 871243 [e-mail]

Closing Date: midnight, Monday 26th January.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) in line with the Government's safer recruitment guidelines.

Ferndown Upper School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Ferndown Upper School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.