Performing Arts Technician Technicians - Full-time

Folkestone Academy, Folkestone

• Ref:KCC886-6908-233S
• Posted:23/02/2017
• Pay:Academy Pay Range 4 £16,551 pro rata
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:03/03/2017 at 17:00
• Interviews:tba

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Performing Arts Faculty Learning Coach/AV Technician

Term time only (38 weeks plus one additional week)   37 hours per week

Salary Kent Scale 4 (£16,551 pro rata) which equates to £14,002 per annum

Folkestone All Age Academy offers a state of the art learning environment for over 1400, 11-18 year olds. We value academic rigour, coupled with a unique form of pastoral care and guidance.

To support our vision, we require a Learning Coach/AV Technician to assist students in accessing the curriculum and becoming independent learners, as well as providing first class support to the Performing Arts department.

Key Deliverables will include:

• Promoting the development of organisational and study skills, and independent learning
• Providing AV technical support including controlling the lighting for productions (digital and analogue)
• Helping to supervise practical tasks
• Deciding upon the best ways of helping targeted students to access the materials and to undertake the tasks

-          To fulfil the role of a co-tutor and to take an active role in all house activities

Applicants must have previous experience of working with young people, coupled with some audio visual technical knowledge. If you are an ambitious professional, and you have the drive and commitment to change young people’s lives, then we welcome your application.

Closing date: Friday 3rd March 2017

Interview date: tba

To apply, please download an electronic application form and email to Sally Simmonds, HR Manager on email recruitment@folkestoneacademy.com

Please note that we will only receive applications made on Academy Applications Forms and will not accept CV’s in isolation.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. References will be taken up prior to interview. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Information about the school

At Folkestone Academy we foster an environment where students value their education and enjoy their learning and feel inspired to develop their true passions. We offer traditional academic subjects alongside creative arts, sports and a vibrant extra-curricular. We want our pupils to find their talents and be the best they can be.

We believe our purpose is to provide the young people we serve with a powerful education. This education will foster ambitious students who have the confidence to succeed academically and to go on to live fulfilled, successful lives.

We believe that a knowledge-led curriculum delivered by research-engaged, dedicated practitioners is the catalyst necessary to achieve this purpose. Essential to this purpose is our shared commitment to our values.

Folkestone Academy is part of Turner Schools, which is committed to giving a powerful education to local families through schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Turner Schools is committed to ensuring success without selection for our pupils and students by teaching them the core knowledge and life skills they need to thrive in the modern world. Turner Schools is committed to leading schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Our mission is to set a new standard in non-selective education, empowering our pupils and students with cultural capital. In this way we will contribute to the regeneration of the region; we call this mission ‘sea-change’.

Our schools include: Folkestone Academy; Folkestone Primary; Morehall Primary; Martello Primary; and Turner Free School.

Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and an on-line search in order to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available on line.Two references are required prior to commencement of employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sally Simmonds, HR Manager
• Address:Academy Lane, Folkestone Academy , Secondary, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5FP
• Telephone: (01303) 842400
• Email: recruitment@folkestoneacademy.com

Fax: (01303) 842417