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Creative Arts Technician

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Full time - term time plus specified days
Advert Start Date:
04/01/2024
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 16/01/2024 23:59
Salary:
N5 £26,873 - £28,770 per annum (Actual salary £23,669 - £25,340 per annum)
Hours per week:
37
Job Category:
Schools - Support
Vacancy ID:
256811
Employment Location:
Benfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4NU
Number of posts:
1
Closing date:
16 Jan
Further Information
This post is term time only plus 10 additional days.

The role will involve working with the Creative Arts department, supporting the staff and pupils in a variety of ways by providing technical support. The successful candidate will have experience of working in a similar environment, and you will be able to support and prioritise the logistics and safe day to day running of a busy department.

The successful candidate should have:
  • Relevant experience in a similar type of role, with experience maintaining and repairing equipment.
  • An ability to work well as part of a small team, prioritising your own workload to meet deadlines.
  • Experience of monitoring resources and advising on safe equipment usage.
Our school is one of six primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.

In return we offer:
  • Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
  • A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued. 
  • The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
  • Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
  • Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
  • Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification  and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Tuesday 16th January 2024. 

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.