Technician for Arts, Media, Design Faculty

Salary:                        Grade 3, point 7 FTE £23,200 per annum, Actual £ 19,930 per annum

Hours:                        37 hours per week over 39 weeks per annum

Closing Date:           2 September 2024, 9:00am

Interview Date:        Friday 6 September

About the role

The role includes the ordering and supply of resources, preparing resources for each lesson, assisting the teacher with lesson support encouraging and motivating students to achieve their very best. At the end of the day you will provide support in tidying classrooms, putting always resources and ensuring the Faculty is a safe place to learn in. You will be responsible for maintaining and organising tools, machinery and workspace. This role can be quite demanding at times therefore careful preparation and forward planning and thinking are vital ingredients to the success of this role.

About the Faculty

Students enjoy all aspects of our Art curriculum here at Key Stage 3 and numbers are increasing to opt to continue study at Key Stage 4 into a wide variety of courses including Fine Art, Photography and Art Textiles. This has continued to grow at Key Stage 5. Much of the work has been developed at Key Stage 3 with schemes of learning which is regularly adapted, revisited, developed, and refined to reflect the evolving Art curriculum. We are incredibly proud of our curriculum and on-going work to redesign the curriculum to play to the strengths of our Art specialist teachers and students. Ensuring every student is an artist and ambitious with their art and creativity.

Professional development, particularly subject knowledge and skills is a main priority in the department, and we share a variety of different skill sets and specialisms. Every subject teacher contributes to the development of the curriculum and is given the opportunity to share good practice and skills.

The Art department itself is a vibrant and ambitious place and is developing the opportunities to attend several extra-curricular activities such as Art Gallery and Museum trips to key locations. We welcome applications from Technicians that share our passions for this amazing subject and can make a profound contribution to our high-quality offer.

About Corby Business Academy 

Corby Business Academy is a school committed to providing the very best for the community it serves. We have already undergone significant change in recent years under new leadership and our goals for further development remain ambitious. We work relentlessly in providing a high quality broad and balanced curriculum with stimulating learning experiences for all our students.

This is underpinned by our strong sense of common purpose that is palpable in the Academy’s day to day operation. We aim to actively encourage students to participate in all areas of academy life, motivating and inspiring them to unlock their potential and realise their ambitions. Our staff have an uncompromising commitment to this and work closely with one another to support and develop students as well as one another.

In April 2023 the Academy was judged to be GOOD in all areas by OFSTED, who highlighted that:

“Parents and carers are positive about the education their children receive. One view shared by many was, ‘My child has thrived, been supported, encouraged, cared for and listened to at this school.”

What we can offer you:

• The support of a cohesive and committed team of staff who work collaboratively to maintain high standards and expectations
• A hot or cold breakfast and lunch each day term time
• Lifestyle discounts for major high street retailers; Salary Sacrifice schemes such as Childcare Vouchers, discounted BWT childcare facilities, Bike2Work, Car leasing
• Access to Your Care and Well-being Programme including counselling for mental health, physical, financial or personal; 24/7 online GP services for you and your family, Health Cash Plan for dentist, optician, physiotherapist etc
• Family Friendly policies including but not limited to; Maternity & Paternity leave, flexible working; discretionary leave and an annual well-being day
• Pension Scheme

About Brooke Weston Trust 

Our Trust was formed more than 25 years ago with a simple and clear mission – to transform educational performance in all of our communities. Working in some of the most challenging contexts, we improve our students’ achievements by making long term commitments to the community and championing new approaches to improve the life chances for young people. 

Our members of staff are essential to realising this vision, and a happy, motivated and supported team will deliver the best possible experiences for our young people. 

We place great emphasis on creating a supportive and collaborative working environment in all our schools, where all staff can share best practice through our colleague networks. Brooke Weston staff get access to first class professional development through our Ambition Hub, which is also home to the Northamptonshire Teaching School. To find out more about working for our Trust and the benefits available to staff please check out the BWT Join Us Guide.   

How to Apply  

If you think you can contribute in this role and to our organisation we welcome your application!  Further details about the Academy, the above position and details of how to apply can be found in the applicant information pack or by telephoning 01536 303120 Details of how to apply are also found in the pack.

Safer Recruitment 

Care and respect for others are the values that lie at the heart of our Trust. The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts require proof of identity and as the role is working with children and young people this will also be subject to an enhanced disclosures barring service check. In line with safer recruitment requirements, individuals shortlisted for a role in school will have online checks conducted on their name across social media platforms and google.  A copy of the Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found here - Safeguarding and Child Protection. The Trusts position on the recruitment of Ex-Offenders can be found under section 7 of the Trust SCR, Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy - Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy.