Art and Design Technician

Package Description

We offer:

• A competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Free staff lunches during term time
• Employee assistance programme
• Complimentary refreshments during hours of work
• A great working environment as part of a developing team and the possibility of opportunities for the role to grow.

The Role

The Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative Art and Design Technician to join the vibrant and Design Faculty at Glenalmond College. This is an exciting opportunity to support a dynamic Faculty delivering a broad and engaging curriculum in Art, Design, and Technology.

Working closely with our teaching staff, the Technician will play a key role in preparing and maintaining materials, tools, and equipment for practical lessons. The successful candidate will be instrumental in ensuring that all lessons are well-resourced, safe, and inspiring for our pupils.

Main Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, set up, and maintain materials, tools, and specialist equipment for Art and Design & Technology lessons.
  
  

• Provide practical support to teaching staff during lessons, including assisting students with equipment and materials where appropriate.
  
  

• Monitor and maintain all equipment, undertaking basic repairs and arranging servicing where required.
  
  

• Ensure a safe and orderly working environment by adhering to and promoting health and safety procedures.
  
  

• Manage stock levels through regular inventory checks, ordering supplies in line with department needs and budgetary guidelines.
  
  

• Assist in the development and delivery of creative, hands-on projects that enhance pupil engagement and learning.
  
  

• Support the display and exhibition of pupil work across the school and at internal/external events.
  
  

• Contribute to the organisation and smooth running of the Design Faculty as an integral team member.
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

Person Specification

Essential:

• A genuine interest in Art, Design and/or Technology with practical experience in one or more of these areas.
  
  

• Organised, efficient, and capable of working independently as well as part of a team.
  
  

• Strong communication skills, with a proactive and collaborative approach to supporting pupils and teachers.
  
  

• An understanding of health and safety in a practical workshop or studio setting.
  
  

Desirable:

• Previous experience working in a school, studio, or design environment.
  
  

• Skills in areas such as ceramics, photography, printmaking, woodwork, or digital media.
  
  

• Basic maintenance and repair skills for workshop tools and equipment.
  
  

About the school/organisation

Glenalmond College is an inspiring place to live and work. The community atmosphere and warmth of welcome are matched by the commitment and professionalism of our staff, who are key to the success of the school.

Glenalmond welcomes boys and girls, aged 12 to 18, as boarders or day pupils. Most of our pupils are British, but we also have a number of pupils from up to 16 different countries around the world. There are up to 400 pupils at Glenalmond College, an almost even balance of boys and girls.

Glenalmond offers a rigorous model of education with international currency. A curriculum of breadth and depth, balancing a core of facilitating subjects with a variety of options to inform, challenge and ignite passions and recognise developments in technology.

Our purpose at Glenalmond is to help make the world a better place. That aim hasn’t changed at all since our foundation way back in 1847, and we share Ralph Waldo Emerson’s definition of success:

“To laugh often and much…to appreciate beauty…to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better…to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived.”