Art & Design Technician

Kingsbury High School, Kingsbury, Brent

Art & Design Technician

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Kingsbury High School, Kingsbury, Brent

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 22 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: 2bb02893f3ce4efebeb91ac9902c2f9e

Location ref: Kingsbury, Brent

Full Job Description

  • To facilitate the resource needs of the Art & Design Department, including preparing materials, ordering stock and mounting work whilst also being responsible for display throughout the school.
  • To provide administrative and organisational support to staff and work as part of a team and individually to inspire students.
  • To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the school, Day-to-day management of the budget for Art and Design Equipment and Resources, including maintaining stock levels, ordering, checking invoices against deliveries and distributing stock to the specialist rooms.
  • Ensuring that equipment and furniture is properly maintained and that its access is controlled and monitored.
  • Preparing Art 'packs' for student purchase, including liaising with Finance for ParentPay.
  • Keeping abreast of new resources and equipment available, including new technologies, and their relevance to Art and Design activities; making recommendations for procurement.
  • Health and Safety standards throughout the Art and Design and Photography Department, including risk assessments.
  • 2. Facilitating Teaching and Learning for Art and Design and Photography
  • Storing and preparing clay for class projects and examinations, including the production of tiles, slabs and blocks; firing ceramics, including mixing glazes and slips; preparing, loading/unloading kilns.
  • Preparing other art and design materials for class projects and examinations, including cutting and painting boards, making canvasses and frames, making plaster tiles and casts.
  • Maintenance and setting up of photographic equipment for teachers and students; mixing chemicals.
  • Ensuring that student's examination work is properly stored and archived, including photographing students' work.
  • Cataloguing book, photographic, film and other reference materials for access by teachers and students.
  • Classroom support responsibilities
  • 3. Art and Design Instruction
  • Supervising the project work of small groups and/or individual examination students (GCSE and Advanced Level), including setting design briefs and providing feedback during the various stages of a project; ensuring access to equipment and resources; providing training for the use of such equipment and resources; supporting preparation for assessment presentation and display.
  • Accompanying, guiding and instructing students during visits to galleries and Museums.
  • 4. Providing cover for the role of the Design & Technology Technician, as appropriate

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/art-design-technician-126879020