Art Technician

Overview

We are seeking an organised, practical, and proactive Art and Design Art Technician. You will have experience in maintaining dynamic studio spaces and be excited to harness creative materials and resources to aid teaching and learning across the department.

You are ready to step into a vital support role with a focus on studio organisation, stock control, and high-quality exhibition display.

As a key member of the Art and Design team, you will work closely with teaching staff on departmental resources, championing the visual arts and maintaining vibrant display spaces that support our vision for the school and showcase our students  creativity.

Salary Scale:
Merton Scale ME5 - £29,436 (FTE), £25,599 (pro-rata)

Job Purpose:

To support the delivery of Art within the curriculum.

Responsible to:
Head of Art

Grade: ME5;
Full time (term-time), 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

This is a comprehensive list of duties that are required throughout the year. Specific tasks will be allocated and negotiated on a weekly basis.

Job Purpose for Subject Technicians

Core Responsibilities for this role:

• Providing expertise in the setting up of equipment required by your subjects

• Administration for the Head/s of department in your area

• Supervising students to take part in activities in your subject area

• Supervising students for duties during the school day

• Ensuring the Health and Safety requirements are met for the subjects under your responsibility

• Ensuring effective and efficient management, record keeping, repairs and maintenance of resources

• Organisation and effective housekeeping of all resources so that the department is tidy and well ordered all year round and routines are in place to support this

• Supporting in the use of subject specific IT equipment

• Supporting teachers and teaching and learning as required by the Heads of Department.

• To, within the appraisal structure of the school, engage in training activities and respond to actions suggested to improve performance.

• To follow all school policies and practices, for example in relation to child protection, behaviour for learning, health and safety and any others relating to your role in school.

• Provide flexible support across various school departments as needed.

Specific Art Technician responsibilities:

• Maintenance and provision of stock including the provision of a range of papers and paints, sculpting materials including clay.

• Assist the staff within the department

• Responsible for the maintenance of teaching aids and resources.

• Monitoring of stock cupboards.

• Ordering media and materials

• Maintenance of materials and equipment.

• General organisation and upkeep of the studios.

• Assist in the production of events in the Arts.

• Good understanding of all Schemes of work

• Trimming and mounting of work for display.

• Assist and maintain display areas within the Arts and the rest of the school.

• Work on all aspects of the summer exhibition

• General duties pertaining to printmaking on fabric and paper.

• Maintenance of stock and equipment.

• General organisation and storage.

• General organisation and upkeep of studios

To carry out other duties commensurate with the post, as required by the Head of Art or Headteacher.