Creative Arts Technician

Lighthouse Schools Partnership; Bristol; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

An educational institution in Bristol is seeking a part-time technician to support the Creative Arts Faculty. The successful candidate will provide essential technical support to the Art Department, ensuring materials are organized and projects are well-resourced. Ideal applicants should have strong organizational skills and an understanding of health and safety protocols. This role offers a supportive work environment and an excellent benefits package.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in technical support within an educational environment preferred.
• Ability to organize and maintain materials for art projects.
• Familiarity with health and safety regulations related to art materials.

Responsibilities

• Organize and store art materials.
• Assist art staff with project resources.
• Oversee kiln maintenance for ceramics.

Skills

Organization skills

Technical support

Health and Safety understanding

Job description

Salary

JG4 Scale point 7 £26,403 Scale point 11 £28,142 per annum pro-rata Actual annual salary £13,914 - £14,831

Contractual hours

22.2

Basis

Part Time

Job type

Support Staff - Other

Job category

Technician

Date posted

24/09/2025

Job reference

LSP-R942

The School

Gordano School, part of the Lighthouse Schools Partnership, is a large and successful 11-18 comprehensive secondary school approximately eight miles outside Bristol. Our school includes a thriving Sixth Form of nearly 400 students that is strongly integrated into the life of the school and offers significant opportunities for sixth form teaching in over 30 courses. We are the sole secondary school serving the popular town of Portishead and benefit greatly from being a central part of our community.

We view education as something bigger than just academic achievement. We have a record of considerable academic success but wholeheartedly believe that a student\'s education should be about preparing young people for their future lives in the complete sense, developing our young peoples key skills and behaviours that set them up for a successful future pathway. As well as consistently strong outcomes at GCSE and A Level, we place great emphasis on the opportunities available to our students including developing student leadership across our student body, offering an unparalleled extra-curricular programme and ensuring clear guidance for students when considering progression to their next steps of their educational journey.

We pride ourselves on high-quality support for colleagues at all stages of their career through internal and external CPD, including our membership of the Lighthouse Schools Partnership, with staff involved in a range of developmental opportunities across schools in the Trust as well as supporting staff in bespoke training such as completing different levels of the NPQ programmes. We maintain significant involvement in Initial Teacher Training and deliver a comprehensive ECT induction in association with the Five Counties Teaching School Hubs Alliance and Ambition Institute. Our very large staff body allows regular opportunities for progression into leadership roles at all levels.

Importantly, beyond the wider experiences on offer to our student body, we seek to be a very happy school community with a big heart. This has never been more evident than through our recent work in delivering our core principles of Dream big, do your best, give back, fostering a community filled with kindness and respect.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with our inspirational Creative Arts Faculty as a technician. Primarily supporting the Art Department, we are seeking a colleague to provide efficient technical support to meet the educational needs of pupils.

Some Typical Duties Will Include

• Organization and storage of art materials
• Supporting art staff with specific resources for certain projects by request
• Ceramics overseeing the turnaround of clay pieces in kiln / upkeep and organizing maintenance of kiln / upkeep and sampling of glazes
• Assisting in the preparation for Arts events
• Supporting in the preparation of displays
• Ordering / stock take
• Health and safety assisting the Head of Department with regular annual checks and ensuring of appropriate documentation for certain hazardous materials

The working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate.

It is important that applicants recognise the safeguarding responsibilities that all adults in schools hold, and the checks that are needed to allow all adults in school communities to work there. The role will involve contact with students in the school, and the successful applicant will need to fully understand, and undertake regular training updates on, our safeguarding protocols and how to report on these if needed.

Gordano School offers an excellent benefits package including contributory pension scheme, a comprehensive employee assistance programme and benefits (offering discounts on shopping), cycle to work scheme and on-site parking. Closing date: 23:59 Wednesday 8th October 2025 Interviews: Thursday 16th October 2025

Early applications are encouraged. Gordano School reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should the School be able to identify an appropriate candidate. Gordano School supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, particularly those from under-represented groups. Safeguarding Statement

The Lighthouse Schools Partnership - Gordano School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all in its community to share this commitment. Suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. As part of the shortlisting process an online search will be carried out. All appointments will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS check.

A copy of the Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy, Disclosure Policy and Recruitment Policy can be found on the Lighthouse Schools Partnership website.

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