Graduate Assistant (Stage Management)
St Edward's School
Oxfordshire
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- £18,000 pa pro rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 22 November 2024
Job overview
If you are a graduate who is passionate about theatre, performance and drama, this is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills, experience and career at a leading independent boarding school.
As a Drama Graduate Assistant, you will join St Edward’s thriving Drama Department where you will play a key role providing support with teaching and assisting with the direction and stage management of various productions.
The position will give you the opportunity to experience life at a leading independent boarding school, acquire and develop teaching skills, and make a significant contribution to Drama extra-curricular activities.
In return, the school will provide you with training in skills related to teaching and transferable to other professions. You will also be supported to acquire skills beneficial to your future career beyond St Edward’s.
Graduate Assistants also play a full part in the boarding and co-curricular life of the school. Their work is varied, and that variety is, to some extent, determined by the personality, enthusiasm and skills of the individual. The post has become a successful springboard for those considering teaching as a career and over a number of years, Graduate Assistants have gone on to promising careers in major schools round the country.
If you offer experience of having participated in a wide range of theatre, as an actor, in a stage management role or as a facilitator of drama education and want to develop yourself further we would be delighted to hear from you.
The start date is to be confirmed and will end on 28th June 2025. There is a possibility of the contract being renewed for a second year in September 2025.
For further details and to download an application form from the school website please click the apply button.
The deadline for applications is Friday 22nd November 2024.
Interviews for the role will be held on Thursday 28th November 2024.
St Edward’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we aim to create and maintain a safe environment for our pupils, where they feel respected and supported. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to become familiar with our policies and procedures for child protection and security. All staff are required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
St Edward’s School is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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About St Edward's School
About St Edward’s
Affectionately known as Teddies, St Edward's School is a co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in Oxford. We have over 800 pupils, almost half of whom are girls, most are boarders (86%), around 20% are London based and 16% fly in from abroad. We have a strong emphasis on academic rigour and also offer an extensive range of sports, arts, clubs and activities.
Renowned for its friendliness, Teddies is an exhilarating community to be part of where we see excellence in academic results and extracurricular achievements and where we work hard to promote staff wellbeing. Staff at St Edward’s also benefit from our rich cultural programme, free gym membership, many invitations to social events, the extensive 100 acres of tranquil grounds, professional arts facilities and the advantage of being only 10 minutes by bus or bicycle to Oxford city centre.
Warden
Alastair Chirnside
Values and vision
St Edward’s aims to lead the sector in co-educational boarding, in educational innovation, in breadth of opportunity and in the wellbeing of pupils and staff. Our community values are integrity, courage and kindness.
ISI report
"The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent, reflecting the school’s highly effective emphasis on the welfare and well-being of each individual pupil. The excellent standard of pastoral care is a strength of the school, and the sympathetic and supportive example set by the staff is mirrored in the way pupils behave towards one another."
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