Media Technician
Sixth Form College Farnborough
Hampshire
- £21,922 - £26,818 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Support Grade 3 £18,814.25 - £23,016.17 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 27 August 2024
- Apply by:
- 9 August 2024
Job overview
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week, term time only
Closing Date: 9am, Friday 9 August 2024
Start date: 27 August 2024
Salary: Support Grade 3 £18,814.25 - £23,016.17 per annum (FTE £21,922 -
£26,818 per annum)
The Prospect Trust is a leading Multi-Academy Trust in the South of England, with an aim of providing outstanding education for all learners within a family of local academies. There are currently three academies within the Trust: The Sixth Form College Farnborough, Tomlinscote School and Frimley Church of England Junior School.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Media Team within an outstanding Sixth Form College. We are seeking a proactive individual to provide an excellent level of support to both staff and students in the College.
Key strengths of The Sixth Form College are:
○ ‘Outstanding’ rating from Ofsted
○ Achievement of high grades with excellent value added;
○ Outstanding teaching by a team of experienced and motivated staff;
○ Exceptional levels of support for students both inside and outside of lessons;
○ Innovative use of IT to promote learning embedded as a regular part of normal teaching.
The Role
The Media and Film Department has 11 members of teaching staff, one senior technician, one full-time technician and 500+ students. Courses taught in the department are A Level Media Studies, A Level Film Studies and Digital Media. The department is extremely well resourced and continually delivers outstanding results, with many of our students progressing onto Further Education to study Media and Film courses.
The role of the Media Technician is to work closely with both our technicians and teaching staff to provide technical assistance for our students to allow them to produce outstanding coursework and to develop the technical support we provide.
The role includes a number of key tasks, including:
● Managing the kit hire process for our students using our internal systems
● Delivering a range of tutorials to classes of students on a range of topics throughout the year including (DSLR Cameras, Using the Studio, Premiere Pro and Photoshop).
● To provide technical support for teachers in coursework lessons throughout the academic year.
● To work with our technical team on the delivery of our enrichment programme to students as required.
● To work with our technical team on building a range of material to support our students, including video tutorials to be published on our YouTube Channel.
We are seeking an individual who displays the following characteristics:
● A genuine passion for the subject;
● Excellent skills with modern technology, including Adobe Creative Suite and Premier Pro;
● Excellent subject knowledge with a range of digital and hands on skills;
● Good organisational skills;
● Desire to continue to develop their knowledge and skills;
● An ability to multitask;
● Enthusiasm for working with 16-19 year old students;
● Outstanding communication skills.
If you would like to have a further discussion before applying for this role please contact the HR team on team_HR@prospecttrust.org.uk
Please complete the attached application form and equality monitoring form and email all completed applications to recruitment@prospecttrust.org.uk by 9am, Friday 09 August 2024.
Early applications are encouraged, as the Trust may at its discretion elect to both interview and select candidates before the advertised closing date.
The Prospect Trust takes the control and processing of employee data very seriously and is committed to acting in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation; please read the attached applicant privacy notice which explains how your data is processed.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants, however all disabled applicants who meet our minimum criteria will be invited for an interview.
The Prospect Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people within our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The job description fully sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of the post. Any future offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.
Attached documents
About Sixth Form College Farnborough
- Sixth Form College Farnborough
- Prospect Avenue, Farnborough
- Hampshire
- GU14 8JX
- United Kingdom
The Sixth Form College Farnborough is a sixth form college located in the town of the same name, in Hampshire. The College had originally been a grammar school founded in 1936, becoming a full sixth form college in 1992. The college is co-educational, with over 3000 students aged 16-19. Since its establishment as a sixth form, the college has undergone extensive redevelopment and modernisation, and as a result can boast of a wide range of high-quality teaching and recreational facilities such as a brand-new purpose-built teaching block opened in 2010 containing teaching facilities for physics, electronics and photography among others.
Principal
Zoe Smallman
Values and Vision
The Sixth Form College Farnborough is a sixth form college located in the town of the same name, in Hampshire. Since September 2017, The College has been part of The Prospect Trust, a multi-academy trust. The College had originally been a grammar school founded in 1936, becoming a full sixth form college in 1992. The college is co-educational, with over 3900 students aged 16-19. Since its establishment as a sixth form, the college has undergone extensive redevelopment and modernisation, and as a result can boast of a wide range of high-quality teaching and recreational facilities such as a brand-new purpose-built teaching block opened in 2010 containing teaching facilities for physics, electronics and photography among others. Around a third of the students at the college are on mixed programmes of study combining A levels and vocational courses. The college offers 33 A-level courses, with the largest being in psychology and mathematics. Of the 11 vocational courses, the largest are in criminology and business.
Ofsted
“Students very quickly develop detailed knowledge and understanding of the subjects they study and improve their practical skills to very high levels. Students benefit from very high levels of support from teaching and support staff to help them stay at college, develop their confidence and succeed. Highly experienced and well-qualified staff expertly design and teach lessons that break down information and skills into topics that are easy to understand"
The full report into The Sixth Form College, Farnborough can be found here.
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