Art Technician (Curriculum Support) - Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Buckinghamshire Council; Amersham; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Amersham seeks a part-time Art Technician to support the Art Department. This role involves providing practical assistance, maintaining resources, and handling administrative tasks. Ideal candidates should have good IT and administrative skills, with knowledge of art techniques preferred. The position offers a salary of £11,907 to £13,162 annually for 20 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an administrative role.
• Practical knowledge of art techniques is desirable.
• Understanding of health and safety practices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical support to Art Department teaching staff.
• Prepare and maintain resources and equipment for art courses.
• Assist with administrative tasks in the department.

Skills

Administrative skills

IT skills

Knowledge of art techniques

Job description

Art Technician (Curriculum Support) - Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Location: Amersham

This role is for 20 hours per week, term time - the exact days/times of working can be discussed, although our preference is for them to be worked across the full week. Please note that we are also advertising for a Curriculum Support Technician (17.5 hours fixed term contract) and we are open to applications from candidates wishing to do both roles.

Term time only: Yes

Salary Details: £11,907 - £13,162 pa pro rata for 20 hrs/week

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part-time

Interviews to be held: Early December

About us

Dr Challoner's has 1387 students, of which 470 are in the Sixth Form. We are regarded as one of the leading grammar schools in the country, with a strong focus on character education, and in 2024 Ofsted confirmed their 2019 judgement of Outstanding. As lead school for the Astra Teaching School Hub (Buckinghamshire) we provide an exciting range of professional development opportunities.

The successful candidate will primarily provide practical and technical support to the Art Department teaching staff, ensuring a safe, organised, and effective learning environment for students.

They will be key in the preparation and maintenance of resources, materials, and equipment across all art disciplines taught at the school.

They will also provide administrative support to the department.

About you

Good administrative and IT skills are necessary, with experience working in an administrative role.

Practical knowledge of a range of art techniques, and an understanding of relevant health and safety practices, would be desirable but not essential.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Dr Challoner's Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidance, we will carry out online searches to research information on shortlisted candidates, to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. This is not part of the shortlisting process; if there are any findings of concern, you will be given the opportunity to address them at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.