Art and Drama Technician

Employment Status: Permanent Full Time/Part Time: Part time Grade: Kent Range C Salary: £26,956 - £27,765 per annum, Actual salary for 15 hours Per Week, 39 Weeks per year (including INSET & Open Events): £9,568.15 - £9,855.30 Hours: 15 Hours Per Week, to include a Monday (Between 8:15am-4:15pm with 30 minutes break unpaid) Term-Time/All Year Round: term time only Start Date: September 2026 About the post: This position is an excellent opportunity for an outstanding and inspirational Technician to join our exceptional team. The post will involve providing technical support to teachers in the Art and Drama Departments. This post would ideally suit a colleague who is looking for a new challenge and wishes to work with highly motivated, extremely engaged, enthusiastic and able learners. If you are keen to develop further as a Technician then Weald of Kent would be a perfect fit for you. The team: Lessons for both Art and Drama are one hour in duration. In Year 7, 8 and 9 students receive two periods per fortnight, at GCSE students receive two single periods a week, while A Level students receive ten periods per fortnight. We have a beautifully equipped, lively and expanding Art Department. Students follow a variety of topics that have an emphasis on developing their artistic understanding through a wide range of focused, contextualised projects. Our schemes of work explore a range of artistic disciplines, from drawing and painting to ceramics and printmaking. In Year 7 and 8, students are taught the key art skills while exploring a variety of themes, art movements and cultures. They enjoy exploring the possibilities of various 2D and 3D materials and their associated techniques and processes. Year 9 is a GCSE foundation year, where students are given an introduction to GCSE and its assessment criteria. This will help them gain a clear overview of what the GCSE will entail should they wish to continue with their Art education through Year 10 and 11. We are keen to de