Performing Arts Technician

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Performing Arts Technician for Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA) within the Visual and Performing Arts departments.  Experience in these areas would be an advantage.

The successful candidate  will be joining a creative team with outstanding facilities including a purpose built theatre, two studios and music room. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with creative passion and strong technical skills. We are looking for a candidate with experience in using relevant equipment including lights, sound, stage design and music. The selection process will involve a structured interview and a creative production technical task

Please note that the post will require flexibility in hours to support school productions and evening shows as appropriate. 

MEA is a fantastic purpose-built site which provides excellent academic facilities, with amongst other things, specialist science laboratories, dance and art studios and a multi-sport facility including a full-size artificial rugby and football pitch. The Academy has a wonderful culture and prides itself on inclusion, and is described in its Ofsted report as ‘A vibrant community that treats you like family (and) a good school that has improved students’ achievement significantly year on year’.

Our school is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust. Prospere Learning Trust was formed in September 2017 through the merger of two multi academy trusts. We currently employ over 900 staff and are passionate about providing exceptional education for children from any background so that they become happy, confident adults with excellent academic knowledge and qualifications. We believe that our staff play a vital role in achieving our vision. Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

This position will be term time only plus 10 days. The starting annual salary for the role is £17,647 based on 40 working weeks . The full time equivalent salary is £20, 092.

Application procedure:   

• Please note we do not accept CVs      
• Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form      
• References will be applied for at the shortlisting stage      
• Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete

The closing date for this role is midnight, Sunday 13 March 2022. Interviews will take place Thursday 17 March 2022. 

Please note that we encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.