Art Technician

De Warenne Academy; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking a dedicated Art Technician to join their team. This role offers a unique opportunity to support the Art department in fostering creativity and learning among students. As part of a high-performing academy, you will ensure that all equipment and resources are ready for use, contributing to an engaging and effective learning environment. The academy prides itself on its commitment to student success and offers a range of benefits aimed at enhancing staff wellbeing. If you are passionate about education and the arts, this role could be your perfect fit.

Benefits

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Technology scheme

Vehicle Leasing Scheme

Access to discounts platform

24/7 access to online GP

Gym & fitness discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Free annual flu jab

Employee Assistance Programme

Minimum 35 days holiday

Qualifications

• Support teaching and learning in the Art department.
• Ensure equipment and resources are prepared for effective lessons.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain art equipment for daily lessons.
• Assist the Head of Department in facilitating effective teaching.

Skills

Art Techniques

Equipment Maintenance

Teaching Support

Education

Degree in Fine Arts or related field

Experience in Educational Settings

Tools

Art Supplies

Teaching Aids

Job description

De Warenne Academy are looking to appoint an Art Technician to join our academy in September 2025, on a full time, permanent basis.

Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.

Your new role

As the Technician for the Art department, you will work closely with the Head of Department to support teaching and learning by ensuring equipment and resources are prepared and in good working order to facilitate effective lessons on a daily basis.

Hours:37 hours per week / Term Time only (38 weeks)

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.

Your new school

Our aim is for all our students to learn in a positive, safe and supportive environment where academic achievement is celebrated and effort and attitude to learning is rewarded. Since our OFSTED inspection in October 2021, which deemed De Warenne a ‘Good’ school in all areas, GCSE results have shown a continuous improvement year on year.

The class of 2023 left our Academy with fantastic results, making the most progress in the history of De Warenne and having made more progress than any other secondary school in Doncaster. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum, with academic, vocational and technical subjects offered to all our students and we deliver a rich and varied personal development curriculum. We offer a wide range of enrichment activities in order to unearth a variety of strengths and talent, which we strongly encourage students to take part in. We also take learning beyond the classroom with events and educational visits running throughout the year. We serve the villages of Conisbrough and Denaby Main, situated between Doncaster and Rotherham.We are a small but oversubscribed academy, with over 750 students on roll, and we pride ourselves on knowing our students well and doing our best to ensure everyone fulfils their potential.

We benefit from having a recently built academy situated in spacious grounds with excellent facilities including a recently built 3g astroturf pitch.

Our staff are talented and enthusiastic and have all contributed to the academy’s success story.We have a staff rewards budget and socialise both as subject teams and as a whole staff.We also have access to a staff benefits scheme.

At De Warenne, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best.

Our senior leadership team, along with our dedicated teachers and support staff, are committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes for every child in our care. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.Come and visit us and see for yourself!

Visits to the academy would be warmly welcomed by appointment. Please contact the academy on 01709 864001 if you would like to arrange a visit.

Why join us?

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…

Financial Wellbeing:

·Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme

·Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*

·Access to an extensive discounts platform

Physical Wellbeing:

·24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household

·Gym & fitness discount’s

·Cycle to Work scheme*

·Free annual flu jab

Mental Wellbeing:

·Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme

·Menopause Support Service

·Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained

·Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part-time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at Careers with Delta • Delta Academies Trust (deltatrust.org.uk)

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.

Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences.

Therefore, we will consider job applicants who have a criminal record based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where needed, qualifications and training. However, our approach depends on the job, and whether it is covered by, or exempt from, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.

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