Performing Arts Technician

About the role

Performing Arts Technician

Rickmansworth School

About the role

Location: Croxley Green, Rickmansworth

Contract type: Term time plus 5 INSET/Additional Days, Permanent

Hours: Part time 25 hours per week: Monday - Friday

(To include working flexibly at times to support School productions, events, etc.)

Salary: H4 pt 6 to H4 pt 9 £25,183 to £26,409 plus £1,013 fringe allowance

Pro-rata - Actual Salary: £15,206.78 to £15,918.47 pa incl. Fringe

Start Date: September 2025

Rickmansworth School is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Performing Arts Technician to join our supportive team. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to students' creative development and to inspire their passion for the performing arts.

As a Performing Arts Technician, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality drama, music, and dance lessons, as well as school productions and events. You will provide technical assistance in lighting, sound, and stage management, ensuring that students and staff have the resources and support they need to succeed in both curricular and extra-curricular activities.

You will be at the heart of our Performing Arts department, working closely with teaching staff to create a safe, engaging, and professional environment that enhances students’ learning experiences across Key Stages 3 to 5. If you have a passion for the performing arts and a commitment to supporting young people in a creative educational setting, we would be delighted to hear from you. Join us in nurturing talent, encouraging self-expression, and promoting a love of performance in our students.

In return, we will offer you:

• Outstanding CPD opportunities to support your professional growth

• A school with exemplary student behaviour, where learning is valued

• A collaborative working environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do

• Highly skilled and supportive staff, working together to make a difference

• A comprehensive wellbeing programme to ensure you feel valued and supported

Rickmansworth School is an outstanding, highly sought-after 11-18 co-educational academy, consistently achieving excellent academic results. With around 1560 students, soon to grow to 1575, we provide a nurturing and dynamic environment for ambitious young people. Our strong academic track record at both GCSE and A-Level ensures that the vast majority of our students go on to their first-choice universities.

Further information is available from our website - https://www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk

We encourage potential candidates to contact Rickmansworth School for an informal discussion about the role or to ask any specific questions to arrange a visit to the School, please contact the School on 01923 773296 or email applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer who has a zero tolerance to bullying and all types of harassment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Applications Process

Deadline for applications: 08:00 Thursday 15 May 2025

Interviews: Tuesday 20 May 2025

Please apply as soon as possible as shortlisting/interviews will progress up until the closing date. Should a suitable candidate be appointed, we reserved the right to close the advert early.

Due to the volume of application we receive if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume we will not be progressing your application further on this occasion.

Selection Process:

We are required for only shortlisted candidates to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2024 in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. On signing the declaration on application you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the school where there will be a number of related tasks, details of which will be discussed on the day. Interviews will be held with the Headteacher and possibly another member of SLT. There will also be a tour of the school estate and this may be conducted by other members of the school community.