Technician Demonstrator - Art & Design

Technician Demonstrator - Art & Design

Ref: ME2425059

Hours: 37 hours per week. You will be required to be at work for a total of 1332 hours per year. This will usually be completed over a period of 36 weeks based around student term times. Holiday, including entitlement to Bank Holidays and Closure Days, will be taken outside this working time, unless by prior arrangement with your line manager

Salary: In the range of £23,445 - £25,916 per annum pro-rata, actual salary in the range of £18,693 -20,663 per annum (Dependent on skills, experience and qualifications)

Interview Date: Thursday 23rd January

About Northampton College

Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College, who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.

The Team

The art team works with students across a range of different courses from general art and design to fashion, photography, illustration, and spatial and graphic design. Courses are run at levels 1 – 4.

The Role

The role also requires the close monitoring of art and design equipment and materials, supporting exhibitions and display of art work.

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:

• Strong interpersonal skills - Cross collaborative working.
• Ability to work within a team dynamic or independently.
• Excellent organisation skills to meet deadlines.
• Self-sufficient - allocating tasks and prioritising workload.
• Resilient attitude and ability to work under pressure.
• Experience working / delivering open workshops - specialist skills [Art & Design].
• Ability to work and support the Art department- maintaining equipment/ resources/ H&S/ Orders and prepping for sessions.
• Creative eye for updating visual displays.
• Experience of setting up/curating exhibits or willingness to support end of year shows.
• First aid supervision to ensure good studio practice - willingness to undertake first aid training or accomplished in this already.
• High level of general Art & Design technical skills- broad based to support the Arts team on varied technical processes Degree/ industry experience would be desired.
• Experience of working with young people with versatile needs - EHCP/ ALS/ Mental health and well-being.

• 35 days pro rata annual leave, comprising 24 personal days, pro rata (1 September – 31 August), including 8 bank holidays and 3 closure days. The College reserves the right to designate up to 3 closure days per holiday year **Holiday entitlement will be included in monthly pay to the value of 35 days per annum pro rata
• Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology and travel
• Eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit scheme including an employer contribution rate of 25.40%)
• Access to continued professional development
• Free car parking and electric car charging facilities
• Gym facilities
• 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes
• Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate grounds in the event of bereavement or serious illness of a close relative)

If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for further details on how to apply.

This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check