Theatre Technician

Start date: As soon as possible

Application Deadline: 9am Friday 01 November 2024

Interview date: Thursday 24th October 2024

Salary: Support Grade 3 £22,736 - £26,818 per annum

Working pattern: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, full year contract. Please note some evening and weekend work is required depending on the College production schedule.

Contract: Permanent

• Are you an experienced Theatre Technician, or new to the industry and keen to learn?
• Are you an organised individual, with good attention to detail?
• Are you passionate about supporting students in education?
• Do you have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills?

If you can answer yes to these questions, we would love to hear from you.

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 Performing Arts 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

This is an exciting opportunity for a Theatre Technician to join the Drama and Performing Arts department, within an outstanding Sixth Form College. The primary function of this role is to work with the Theatre Manager and teaching staff to offer a high standard of technical support to the Drama and Performing Arts department and all users of the Prospect Theatre.

You will need to have excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders to provide an exams function which meets the needs of both staff and students. The post holder will also be providing administration support to the department as and when time allows.

How to apply

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 01 November 2024.

Early applications are encouraged, as the Trust may at its discretion elect to both interview and select candidates before the advertised closing date.

Other information

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.

Prior to the interview, an online search will be conducted by HR, to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children and undertake this role. Please note this online search will be carried out only on publicly available information and be limited to issues relating to your suitability to work with children and/or in an educational environment. Issues that arise will not automatically be a bar to your employment at the Trust but may be discussed with you at interview. This is in line with statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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.