Art Technician - The Grange School

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 8,200 - 8,800; Full time

Job summary

The Grange School in Aylesbury is seeking a dedicated team member to support art education. This role focuses on preparing materials for lessons and assisting with practical activities, helping maintain equipment and displays, and contributing to an inspiring environment where students can explore their artistic talents.

We value proactive individuals who work well in a collaborative setting and are committed to safeguarding and student welfare within a Good School community.

Qualifications

• Role suited to proactive individuals who work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare materials for lessons.
• Support the delivery of practical activities.
• Maintain equipment and displays.
• Help to create an inspiring learning environment for students.

Skills

Proactive

Collaborative

Organised

Job description

The Grange is 'More Than Just a School'. We are a supportive team with community at the heart of everything we do. Passion, creativity and inspiring a love of learning are celebrated and embraced. Our relentless professional commitment to supporting and empowering students is both valued and rewarded.

Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 2 - £8,221 to 8,826 per annum pro-rata

Contract type:Permanent

Hours: 13.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Monday to Wednesday, 8.30am to 1.00pm)

About us

Judged to be a Good School by Ofsted in April 2024, we are a mixed, non-selective 11-18 Foundation secondary school situated in the market town of Aylesbury and ten minutes from the Chiltern Hills – an area of outstanding natural beauty. We are close to Oxford, High Wycombe and Milton Keynes and surrounded by delightful market towns and characterful villages.

The students and staff at The Grange School make it a fantastic place to work. Our students are friendly and confident, and we strive to ensure that they achieve the success that they deserve. Together we have created a successful community school, where students learn the skills for success.

We support our staff with a robust staff well-being programme. All staff have access to a wealth of free support resources and materials to ensure they feel supported and happy.

We provide an excellent induction programme and a wide range of development opportunities for all staff.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a creative environment and wants to make a real difference to students' learning experiences. You will play a key role in preparing materials and resources for lessons, supporting the delivery of practical activities, maintaining equipment and displays, and helping to create an inspiring environment where students can develop their artistic talents.

You will make a positive impact every day by supporting students' creativity, helping showcase their work to the highest standard, and ensuring the department remains a vibrant, well-organised and exciting place to learn.

About you

This role would suit someone who is proactive, takes pride in their work and enjoys being part of a collaborative team.

Other information

Applications will be considered upon receipt, and interviews can take place at any time. The school reserves the right to close this post at an earlier date should a successful appointment be made

The school is committed to ensuring that safeguarding is a top priority and will consider carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence. Online searches solely aim to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school may want to explore with the applicant at interview. Please follow this link for more details: https://www.grange.bucks.sch.uk/contact-us/vacancies/online-searches-on-shortlisted-candidates

Visits to the school are welcomed. Further details are available from the school website. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religion. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students, thus an enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.

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.