Art Technician

We are looking to appoint a Art Technician to join our secondary Art Department. The ideal candidate will be able to maintain equipment and plan resources for the department.

We are looking for someone who is organised, flexible, reliable and a good team player. Previous school experience would be an advantage.

The position will involve:  

• Checking and maintaining workshop and other machinery.
• Arranging for maintenance where appropriate.  
• Placing orders and monitoring stocks.
• Ensuring that store rooms, workshops, graphics and other technology rooms are prepared, ready for use.  
• Regular deep cleaning of the art classrooms 
• Preparing a range of materials for teaching purposes, as requested.  
• Preparing, setting up and checking machinery and equipment for teaching purposes.  
• Issuing equipment, tools, components and materials to teaching staff and students and maintaining appropriate records.  
• Providing technical advice, supporting and assisting teaching staff and students.  
• Guiding and providing technical support to students with practical work

The successful candidate should be willing to be actively involved in all practical aspects of Art, including demonstrations and lessons.

We can offer: 

• a supportive leadership team and vibrant professional community      
• quality training to those new to the career      
• a commitment to continuing professional development      
• a positive school culture which believes in distributed/ collaborative leadership      
• energetic and enthusiastic high attaining students      
• a supportive, Christian ethos across our school communities     
• a very well equipped gym onsite that staff can use before and after school and in the holidays.

Applications will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted invited to come in for a interview 10-12 July 2024. We reserve the right to close this listing early if a large number of favourable applications are received before the closing date, therefore early application is encouraged.

Our Greenwich Peninsula campus, beside the O2, offers excellent public transport links via the Jubilee Line to North Greenwich and various bus routes. 

Please note there is no staff parking at the school - do consider this before submitting your application.

As this role will involve contact with children we will take up at least two references before interview asking about your suitability to work with children. Any job offer will be conditional on you having a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Criminal Records Check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks if deemed necessary.

Koinonia federation is committed to positively tackling discrimination in all its forms and works to ensure that all sections of the community have fair and equal access to and experience within employment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, in particular those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce; we are respectful of all individuals’ race, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, caring responsibilities, disabilities and cultural background.’