PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN

ESMS: Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

ESMS is seeking a full-time Production Technician to join their dynamic team. This role includes supporting the Production Manager for school productions and external events, requiring strong technical knowledge and excellent organizational skills. Candidates should champion ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, and Integrity in their work. Applications are welcomed from individuals who demonstrate these qualities and are prepared to contribute to the thriving educational environment at ESMS.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Enhanced sick pay

Family-friendly policies

Use of swimming pool and fitness room

Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme

Qualifications

• Must have experience working in a technical role in an arts venue.
• Strong communication, organizational, and IT skills are essential.
• Ability to multitask and work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support the Production Manager in organizing school productions.
• Manage technical aspects of events across multiple school locations.
• Ensure high professional standards and continuous development.

Skills

Technical production knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

IT skills

Multitasking

Job description

Production Technician

Job Reference schooltalent/TP/11692/1887

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Number Of Positions

1

Contract Type

Full Time Permanent

Salary

£29226 - £29226

Working Hours

36.25

Location:

Edinburgh

Closing Date

20/06/2025

Department

Operational/Professional Services

Region / Division

ESMS

Job Role

Operational/Professional Services

The Role

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for a Production Technician to join the department on a permanent basis (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The role is available immediately, full time, working 36.25 hours per week with a salary of £29,226 which is on the ESMS Support Staff Salary Scales. The role is based across the Ravelston and the Queensferry Road sites.

The Production Technician will support the Production Manager in the efficient organisation and running of all production and technical aspects of school productions, as well as external events across the three schools, in the Tom Fleming Centre, Mar Hall and The Dean.

The successful candidate must have experience working in a technical role in an arts venue and up to date knowledge of technical production. Strong communication, organisational, and IT skills are essential, along with the ability to multitask and work both independently and as part of a team. A commitment to high professional standards and continuous professional development is key.

To learn more about this role, please access the job description provided.

Eligibility

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right work in the UK.

Benefits

Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

In order to apply for the position, applicants must visit https://jobsearch.esms.org.uk/ to submit their application form.

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to the ESMS Recruitment Team at [e-mail]

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday, 20 June 2025.

Interviews are likely to commence on week beginning 30 June 2025.

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant, family of independent schools, for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education and a co-educational sixth form. At the ESMS family of schools we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to education which means that we place as much emphasis on opportunities and activities outside of the classroom as we do on what happens in class. We offer over 300 clubs and societies as well as wide-ranging opportunities in sport, music and drama, outdoor education, trips and community involvement, all with the intention of helping your child discover their talents, learn or explore something new, have fun and make new friends.

Our Vision is to empower learners within our community through innovative approaches and transformative experiences, cultivating creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Through a dynamic education and a culture of determination, we inspire students to dream big, set ambitious goals, and surpass their own expectations, ensuring every child has the opportunity to excel and achieve a fulfilling, successful life, whatever path they choose.

Our Mission is to develop resilient, accomplished, and values-driven students equipped with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to lead full, happy lives and shape a better world.

Aims

• We offer an outstanding, well-rounded education, to a diverse group of children
• We take time to build strong relationships and to help our children feel happy, safe and secure so that they thrive emotionally and socially and academically
• We provide an unrivalled range of activities outside the classroom, enabling our children to discover and develop their natural talents
• We inspire children to aim high and achieve strong academic results
• We give children every opportunity to seize and embrace every challenge that life throws at them
• Our teachers inspire innovative thinkers with a love of learning that will last a lifetime
• Our children develop the confidence to use their voices
• Our five values embed character, inspiring children to develop good hearts, make good decisions and improve the world around them.
  
  

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