Creative Arts Technician

Bristol Brunel Academy; West of England; On-site; GBP 9,300 - 10,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Generous annual leave

Induction and career progression

Well-being support

Health benefits and gym discounts

Family leave options

Cycle to work scheme

On-site parking

Job summary

Bristol Brunel Academy in Bristol is seeking a Creative Art Technician to support teaching in the art and photography department. You will provide technical assistance, prepare resources, and help maintain safe and engaging practical activities for staff and students.

The role emphasizes equipment operation across art disciplines, a willingness to work part-time, and a commitment to inclusion within a dynamic educational environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of instructing others to use specific equipment.
• A keen interest in working within an education-based environment and commitment to inclusion and acceptance of all.
• An understanding of the use and demonstration of relevant equipment, such as kiln, woodwork equipment, metal work equipment, etc.
• Good general administration skills.
• A minimum of A Level standard in art and/ordesign technology and/or equivalent experience in art and/ordesign technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and support to facilitate teaching and learning within the department.
• Prepare, provide and maintain resources required for safe and engaging practical activities.
• Maintain health and safety culture and ensure regulations are followed.
• Support students in art and photography lessons and with equipment.
• Maintain art rooms, displays of student work and photography equipment.

Skills

Equipment instruction

Art/educational environment

Administration

Art & design A Level+

Education

A Level art/design

Tools

Kiln operation

Wood/metalworking equipment

Photography equipment handling

Job description

Job Title:Creative Art Technician

Actual Annual Salary:£9,302 - £10,139 Based on hours and weeks worked.

Full Time Equivalent Salary:£26,798 - £29,208 (CLF Grade B). Based on 37 hours per week, all year round.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours:Part time, 15 hours per week, 2 days per week (Wednesday and Thursday), Term time only + Inset Days

Provisional Start Date: November 2026

Are you looking for a Part Time role that provides classroom support within a creative department?

We are seeking a creative and enthusiastic individual to join our art and photography department. Under the supervision of the Curriculum Lead, the Creative Art Technician will provide technical assistance and support to facilitate excellent teaching and learning within the department. They will prepare, provide, and maintain the necessary resources required to enable safe and engaging practical activities to be undertaken by staff and students. The postholder will maintain an appropriate health and safety culture ensuring that all relevant health and safety regulations and guidelines are always adhered to.

Working closely with the Curriculum Lead and teaching staff, you will play an important role in supporting students in both art and photography lessons. As well as maintaining our three art rooms to ensure our creative environments are safe, organised and inspiring places for students to work. This includes supporting with displays of student work, maintenance of photography equipment and working one to one with students.

The ideal candidate will have experience working across art materials and understanding of photography, along with use of cameras

About you:

You will have:

• experience of instructing others to use specific equipment.
• a keen interest in working within an education-basedenvironment and commitment to inclusion and acceptance ofall.
• an understanding of the use and demonstration of relevantequipment, such as kiln, woodwork equipment, metal workequipment, etc.
• good general administration skills.
• a minimum of A Level standard in art and/ordesign technology and/or equivalent experience in art and/ordesign technology.

Why work at Bristol Brunel Academy:

Bristol Brunel Academy is aforward-thinkingacademy based in Speedwell, Bristol, which is rated 'Good' by Ofsted.We are consistently over-subscribed in every year group and have a positive and growing reputation within our community.

The academy celebrates diversity and serves a vibrant multi-cultural in-take, which reflects our local community. Bristol Brunel's leadership and staff are passionate about the development of equality, diversity and inclusion and want this to be reflected throughout the academy, including within the staff team.

Our students are proud to attend Bristol Brunel, are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our community. All of our students benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment and contemporary facilities.

Why work at CLF?

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 49% of the students who attend Bristol Brunel Academy are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

What we can offer you:

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Generous annual leave.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!

Recruitment timeline:

• Closing Date: 29 September 2026 @11.59pm
• Short-listing: 30 September 2026
• Interviews: To be confirmed

Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.