Art & Display Technician

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Swindon; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Kingsdown School invites applications for an Art & Display Technician. This role supports Art and Photography with high-quality large format printing and professional mounting, helping students showcase work and reflect the school’s identity.

Working with the Creative Co-ordinator, you will contribute to displays around the school. The position is permanent, part-time (12 hours per week, term time plus TD days and 10 days at 24 hours over holidays) with a salary range of £7,488–£7,728 (FTE

Qualifications

• Experience supporting art/creative projects is helpful.
• Ability to work with students and staff
• Attention to detail in printing and mounting

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Art and Photography students, enabling high-quality large format printing and professional mounting.
• Collaborate with the Creative Co-ordinator to ensure displays reflect the school identity.
• Assist in creating and maintaining displays across communal spaces.

Job description

Start date: As soon as possibleClosing date: Tuesday 1st September, 9.00amShortlisting date: Tuesday 1st SeptemberInterview date: To be confirmedContract: PermanentWorking hours: 12 hours per weekTerm time, plus TD days +10 days (24 hrs) over the holidaysSalary Range: Actual £7,488 - £7,728 (FTE £25,584 - £26,403) pay review pending

Thank you for your interest in joining the team here at Kingsdown School. We are on a relentless and exciting journey to excellence, a school bursting with pride and ambition, and we are looking for a highly motivated Art & Display Technician. This is an inspiring opportunity for a creative professional to make a visible impact. Working closely with our Creative Co‑ordinator, you will breathe life into our communal spaces, ensuring our displays are not only educational and relevant but also reflect our corporate identity.You will provide vital technical support to our Art and Photography students, helping them showcase their work through high-quality large format printing and professional mounting.If you have an eye for design, high attention to detail, and the passion to build positive relationships within a supportive Art Department, we want to hear from you. The working pattern is negotiable. The Kingsdown DifferenceAt Kingsdown School, we recognise that student outcomes and staff wellbeing are directly linked. We uphold a collaborative culture that respects your workload and personal development. By joining our team, you will access professional growth tailored to your career stage—whether you are exploring a future route into teaching or seeking a dedicated career in education support. Our colleagues benefit from high-quality CPLD, a structured induction programme, an excellent pension scheme, and free access to our on‑site gym.This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. River Learning Trust and Kingsdown School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We are an exempt employer under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.We actively value the "different contributions" you can make. We want you to be at your best during the application process; if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know. Kingsdown School and the River Learning TrustBy joining our Kingsdown family you will join a team who genuinely cares and champions each and every student and each and every member of the Kingsdown team. At Kingsdown, we know that staff and students thrive in a ‘healthy work culture’ and the wellbeing of staff and student outcomes is inextricably linked. We are committed to providing the best working and learning environment for all. The RLT has a staff charter and strong values, we uphold these values and commitments, and further build on these with our Wellbeing Strategy. One of the core values of the RLT is that ‘everyone is learning’ and at Kingsdown we ensure each person has the personalised CPLD that they deserve. We do this through a variety of programmes that allows all staff to take a lead on their own professional development, with the support of colleagues within the school. We are also very excited to be launching our coaching model this year, to allow staff the opportunity to be coached and develop their teaching practice further, whatever stage of their career they are in. High quality CPLD and training are an integral part of our meeting schedule and time is given to curriculum teams to collaborate and learn from each other. Alongside this we have a personalised induction programme that allows for new staff members to join us feeling supported and welcomed from day one.Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.