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Performing & Creative Arts Technician
Hourly rate £ 11.64 inc. holiday entitlement
Flexible Contract Type: Casual
Required to ASAP
We have an exciting opportunity for a Performing Arts Technician, to join our Performing Arts team. The role is a crucial post in the development of the school and the educational provision we offer our students. The Boswells School Performing Arts Faculty, comprising of the Dance, Drama, Art and Music departments seeks an energetic and enthusiastic technician to join this vibrant and successful faculty to assist and support in the delivery of a range of high quality performing arts productions, events and activities. With all subjects running courses across all three key stages a wide range of course are delivered, including BTEC's in Performing Arts and Production, Music Technology along with GCSE and A levels in Dance, Drama and Music.
The school boasts excellent facilities for the Performing Arts including:
• 2 purpose built dance studios
• 1 black box drama studio
• 2 additional drama studios
• 3 music classrooms (including 22 PC's)
• 1 recording studio
• 8 music practice rooms
• Fully equipped purpose built proscenium arch theatre
• Tiered seating in Theatre
• 9 Performing Arts teachers
Annually the Faculty presents approximately 10 different public performances/productions in the main theatre alone, with numerous exams and showcases taking place in the theatre and studio theatre. The Performing Arts Technician role supports and assists with all of these events to ensure that each and every production is of the highest quality.
As well as completing the application form, we would like you to provide a letter of application that covers the following areas:
• Your technical experience and the skills and qualities you will bring to theschool
For more information about our school, please visit www.boswells-school.com or contact Maria Williams on mho@boswells-school.com or 01245 264451.
The closing date for applications is Midday 29th June 2022and interviews will take place the same week.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
- Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
- The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As a trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from colleagues from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people that identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender plus (LGBT+) as these groups are currently underrepresented in our trust.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.
Information about the School
The Boswells School is a large 11-18 secondary school that serves the area of north Chelmsford. The school is an extremely popular, over-subscribed convertor academy that enjoys an excellent reputation in the local and wider community. We were graded ‘Good’ in every area by OFSTED in February 2017 and are working towards our goal of becoming a truly great school.