Art Technician

Art Technician

We are looking for a passionate and self-motivated Art Technician to join our friendly support team at Houstone School. The successful applicant will be flexible, organised, hardworking and willing to go the extra mile.

At Houstone, our values of Integrity, Ambition, Excellence are underpinned by very high expectations and drive in everything that we do. We have a powerful culture which is warm but strict, based on clear routines, systems, and structures. As a result, our staff enjoy their roles with impeccable behaviour in lessons and hardworking, highly motivated pupils.

Joining Houstone School as a Head of Geography is a fantastic opportunity to be part of our story – providing transformational experiences for thousands of pupils, developing our staff to be the very best they can be, and influencing the wider system by demonstrating first-hand what is achievable.

Key Duties:

Work with the Head of Department and Teacher of Art to ensure that the department’s inventory of resources and equipment is kept up to date.

To provide technical support to teaching staff and pupils in the Art department.

To keep up to date with health and safety regulations and assist with maintaining health and safety compliance within the department.

To assist and support pupils in their learning.

The Ideal candidate will have:

Experience of working in an Art & design background.

Good numeracy/literacy skills (essential)

Experience of handling art materials and competence in checking and testing of equipment for safe use.

Excellent communication skills with a positive and enthusiastic attitude

Ability to work as part of a team and on their own

Excellent time management and organisational skills

Ability to show initiative and to prioritise one’s own work

An understanding of health and safety and the risk assessment process

Ability to identify hazards and to report them or address them as appropriate

Experience of working with children of relevant age and students with additional needs (desirable)

Willingness to continuously update skills and knowledge.

Job Specifics

Start date: September 2025

Salary: AS 5-7 FTE £25,090-£25,884 dependent on experience, actual pro rata £11,769-£12,141

Job role: Permanent, Part-Time, Term-Time plus INSET days, 39 weeks per year, 20 hours per week

Monday to Friday 10am-2pm

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of ‘children’ includes everyone under the age of 18.