Theatre Technician and Designer

St George's is a thriving independent boarding and day school of 270 girls aged 11-18 around 45% of whom are boarders (full, weekly and flexi) and with a Sixth Form of approximately 80 pupils. St George's offers an ambitious, connected and future-facing education tailored for pupils to realise their potential both at school and in fulfilling adult lives ahead.

Awarded 'excellent across the board' in its November 2022 ISI inspection, the School is a place where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically and morally, a place where risks can be taken, lessons are learnt and challenges are welcome.

We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community. Visitors are impressed by our facilities within a beautiful setting and the ambition of our educational provision.

Our unique extended day and flexible boarding model allows all girls the time and space to foster confidence, independence and academic curiosity providing a future-facing education exclusively for girls in a world not yet designed for girls and introduces them to contemporary subjects and topics, through speakers, workshops, classes and visits.

St George's offers an education that is grounded, relevant and fosters employability. The school operates as an Educational Trust administered by a Board of Governors, is a member of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA), Boarding Schools Association (BSA) ISBA, AGBIS and is ISC accredited.

St George's is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible Theatre Technician and Designer who will be responsible for the operation of the School's Drama Department spaces. the School has an outstanding reputation for its Drama and Performing Arts productions and the Theatre Technician and Designer is pivotal to this. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for the stage lighting, sound, scenic and AV equipment in the Drama Department and will work with relevant members of staff to provide design, creative input, technical assistance for all Performing Arts events as well as managing the day-to-day operations of the School’s performance spaces and their safe operating procedures. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to provide assistance to cover other significant whole school events which require technical expertise, such as Prize Giving.

The Theatre Technician and Designer is responsible to the Director of Drama. For other duties, including those relating to Health and Safety, the Theatre Technician is responsible to the Bursar.

This is a full-time, all year round position requiring flexible working with time off in lieu being coordinated with the line manager and it is hoped that the successful candidate will be available to start in late February 2025, although, for the right candidate, this is open to negotiation.

The salary for this position will be in the region of £29,000 - £32,500 subject to experience and the successful candidate will be auto-enrolled into the School’s defined contribution pension scheme.

Additional Staff benefits include: 

•  Use of state-of-the-art gym with Technogym equipment at allocated times
• Staff swimming sessions and family swimming sessions in the recently built 25m, six-lane indoor pool
• Supportive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme
• Ample free onsite parking
• Freshly prepared, nutritious lunches in the Dining Room during term time. Meals and refreshments are free of charge.
• The post holder’s children may, upon passing the entrance assessments, be eligible at the discretion of the Governors for a reduction on the basic tuition fees.

How to apply:

Letters of application to the Head, Mrs Hewer, should be no more than two sides of A4 and, together with the completed application form and confidential cover sheet should be emailed to recruitment@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk. CVs will not be accepted. Please complete the relevant application form and confidential application cover sheet found here: https://www.stgeorges-ascot.org.uk/our-school/job-opportunities 

Deadline: Midday Friday 10 January 2025

Interviews: Friday 17 January 2025

The School reserves the right to interview and/or appoint at any time during the recruitment process. 

All queries about this post may be made in the first instance to Mrs Amanda Liddle, Director of Drama: aliddle@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk 

St George’s School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the School. A review of open source social media and online content will be conducted after candidates have been shortlisted and you may be asked about this at interview. The appointment will be subject to a successful disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This will give details of all spent and unspent convictions and other recordable matters. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available, if required, from the School Office. The supplied references will be taken up and the School may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. A medical questionnaire will be required to be completed by the successful candidate.