Creative Art Technician

South and City College Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Birmingham is looking for a Creative Art Technician to support effective workshop practices. This role involves keeping the workshop clean, assisting lecturers, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safety standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in workshop maintenance and a commitment to health and safety principles. Apply online for this exciting opportunity.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining cleanliness in a workshop.
• Ability to assist with practical classes effectively.
• Familiarity with health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Keep the workshop clean and maintain hygiene standards.
• Assist lecturers in practical classes across campuses.
• Manage tools and equipment effectively.

Skills

Maintenance of workshop hygiene

Assisting lecturers with practical classes

Inventory management

Safety compliance

First aid knowledge

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a Term Time (40 weeks per year) Creative Art Technician

Application closing date: 29th January 2026

Interviews have been arranged for: 12th February 2026

Please refer to the attached Job Description for further details on this role.

Aims of Job / Job Purpose

To support effective workshop practice.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• To keep workshop clean and tidy and ensure standards of hygiene are met and maintained.
• To assist lecturers in all practical classes across campuses.
• Be responsible for equipment, first aid requisites, fitting and consumables.
• Log and control all tools and equipment in and out of the stores.
• To repair and maintain machines and tooling.
• Keep and control inventory and stock of all tools, machines and fittings.
• To check that all equipment is in a safe working order at all times and support with recording COSH.
• Liaise with Curriculum Leaders in ordering tools, fittings, consumables and keep accurate budgetary records.
• Develop work areas and rigs for student; carry out and create risk assessment documentation.
• Plan and progress a series of jobs, keeping the line manager informed of activity.
• Attend and contribute to the section meetings.
• Prepare materials for classes as requested by teaching staff.
• Work in other trade areas for the effective support of students and cover for absent colleagues.
• Maintain high standards of health and safety in own work and in the workshop area.

About the College

We are one of the largest further education providers in the UK, with eight campuses across the city. We are committed to ensuring students have the relevant skills, qualifications and experience for their future, whether that is to seek employment or continue their education. Our vision is to be recognised as an outstanding educational and economical resource by, providing outstanding education, training that is primarily vocational in response to the needs of the learners, employers and other key stakeholders. At South and City College Birmingham, equality, diversity and inclusion are integral to who we are and what we do. We are firmly committed to promoting and embedding the key principles for all within our institution, from our learners to our staff, governors, employers, visitors and contractors. The College has four faculties and each has a Faculty Head, Deputy Faculty Head and a number of Heads of School. The faculty management team has a strategic and operational responsibility for the management and delivery of course programmes within a group of college departments. Each faculty will work within a remit specific to their area. The remit will outline the key focus areas for each faculty and will be subject to review by the College to reflect the goals, aims and strategic objectives and priorities within FE and the College. Curriculum departments are grouped into faculties. The Head of School has a primary responsibility for the specific department and of individuals within a team, while the Faculty Head holds primary responsibility for the whole faculty and its targets.

Application Information

To apply, please click onto the "Apply Online" button. If you require any information not specified in the Job Description, please contact the People Services Team by email to [e-mail].

Safeguarding

The college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to all necessary pre‑employment checks, including enhanced DBS; prohibition check; childcare disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide a minimum of two suitable references covering a 5‑year period. An online search will also be carried out as part of our due diligence on all shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020, which means 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 employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.