Creative Technician (Design, Art & Photography)

Protocol Education; Wotton-under-Edge; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable educational organization in Wotton-under-Edge seeks a Creative Technician for the Design, Art & Photography department. This role involves supporting teachers, preparing materials, and ensuring a creative learning environment for students. Ideal candidates love creativity, possess organizational skills, and have GCSEs in English and Maths. The position offers term-time hours, ongoing training, and a chance to shape student experiences.

Benefits

Term-time only hours

Ongoing training and development

Creative and welcoming team

Qualifications

• A love of design, art, photography, or all three.
• Previous school experience is welcome but not essential.
• Proactive, friendly presence who's great at working as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support teachers in DT, Art, and Photography.
• Help students get the most out of practical sessions.
• Manage stock and resources for safety and accessibility.
• Champion safe working practices and training.

Skills

Creativity

Organised mind

Confidence with tools

Teamwork

Education

GCSEs in English and Maths

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12.08.2025

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Job Description:

Creative Technician: Design, Art & Photography
Kingswood, Bristol | Start: November 2025 (or sooner) | Permanent | Full-time or part-time considered

Bring creativity to life and help students do the same.

We’re looking for an organised, hands-on, and enthusiastic Technician to join a vibrant Creative Design Department and help bring ideas off the page and into the classroom.

Whether it’s preparing tools for a DT project, setting up a photo shoot, or helping clean up after a clay explosion, you’ll play a key role in making sure lessons run smoothly, safely, and creatively.

What you’ll be doing:

Supporting teachers in DT, Art and Photography by preparing materials, maintaining equipment, and keeping workspaces safe and ready to go

Helping students get the most out of practical sessions with the right kit, guidance, and encouragement

Managing stock and resources so everything is where it should be, when it needs to be

Championing safe working practices (COSHH, CLEAPSS) and staying on top of training

Being the go-to person for problem solving, fixing, and creating. It’s a varied and vital role

What we’re looking for:

- A love of design, art, photography, or all three
- Confidence working with tools, materials, and specialist equipment
- An organised mind and eye for detail
- GCSEs in English and Maths
- A proactive, friendly presence who’s great at working as part of a team
- Someone happy to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in, whether it’s behind the scenes or alongside students in a session

Previous school experience is welcome but not essential. What matters is your practical mindset, creativity, and readiness to support learning.

What’s in it for you:

- A creative and welcoming team
- Term-time only hours for work-life balance
- Ongoing training and development
- A chance to play a key role in shaping students' confidence, creativity, and curiosity

Whether you’re an experienced technician or someone from a creative industry ready to move into education. We’d love to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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