Performing Arts Technician - New Road Academy

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

New Road Academy is seeking a Performing Arts Technician to join their passionate team. This role involves technical support for Music and Performing Arts, contributing to performances and events. Ideal candidates will support a safe environment for children while fostering their creative education.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical roles within a school or performance environment is beneficial.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's welfare.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of Music and Performing Arts by maintaining technical equipment.
• Assist staff with lesson preparation, performances, and technical operations.

Skills

Technical Support

Sound Engineering

Media Production

Job description

Performing Arts Technician

Start date: September 2025

37 hours per week – Term time plus 2 weeks (40 weeks)

A unique opportunity has arisen to join a passionate team of staff at New Road Academy. We are seeking to appoint a Performing Arts Technician.

The Performing Arts Technician will support the effective delivery of Music and Performing Arts across the school by preparing, maintaining, and monitoring technical equipment, software, and resources.

The role involves assisting staff with lesson preparation, performances, displays, and events, while also playing a key part in technical operations such as sound engineering and media production. The postholder will contribute to extra-curricular opportunities and the promotion of Music and Performing Arts both within and beyond the school community.

Should you require any other details please contact Yasmin Hughes at [e-mail]

Closing date for applications is: Friday 20th June 2025.Interviews will take place on: TB

The Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All post holders working in regulated activity with children, are required to have an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children’s barred list).

References will be required for all shortlisted candidates, prior to interview and these will be checked following the Learning Community Trust recruitment and selection process.In line with the Statutory Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education an online check will also be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates prior to the interview. Shortlisted candidates will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure declaration, posts that involve working in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, please note it is a criminal offence for individuals on the barred list for children to apply for any post working with children. For more information, please refer to The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, for information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We are committed to equality anddiversity andfollow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education.For more information regarding our school’s commitment to safeguarding, please see our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy here.

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