Performing Arts and Digital Music Production Technician

Fixed term for the 2023-24 academic year in the first instance, potential for permanent extension

Part Time 0.5, term time only

Sixth Form Colleges Support Staff scale point 8: £21,810 pro rata (actual £18,096 per annum)

An opportunity has arisen to work at an Ofsted Outstanding sixth form college. Wyke Sixth Form College is recognised for its educational excellence, placed in the top 5% for progress at A level and ranked the second highest provider of students to Oxbridge in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The college’s reputation attracts students from across Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Wyke has grown significantly over the last decade, accommodating 2400 exclusively level three students on a modern £30M university-style campus. At Wyke, we put the student first and all decisions centre around staff working together to meet their best interests. 97% of our current teachers and support staff recommend working here. Come and join the amazing learning culture that creates “The Wyke Experience”.

We require a Performing Arts and digital Music Technician to work within our college. The role will include providing support to and liaison with both departmental staff and students. Key responsibilities in the Performing Arts department will include leading on the setting up and troubleshooting of all technical equipment in the Theatre for live performances and student assessments, supporting staff and students in the production of music and video assessment work, and teaching students with an interest in this area how to run the technical side of theatre. They will also be required to support in the Digital Music Production suite with programmes such as Ableton and Sibelius, as well as support students in the recording studio. Additionally, the successful applicant will be using Photoshop and Premier to create images and videos for use within the department.

The successful candidate will have strong technical skills and be highly organised and versatile, and have the ability to communicate well with staff and students in a classroom environment. A relevant qualification and/or experience of working in a similar role would be desirable.

We offer a forward-thinking, welcoming college with supportive management and a modern environment. Benefits include a strong programme of staff development and membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. We are lucky to work with great students who are here to learn and 96% of staff said they would recommend the College as a good place to work in the summer 2022 Staff Pulse Survey. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants. We would love our staff ethnicity and cultural profile to closely match the student population we serve.

The College takes safeguarding extremely seriously and a full range of pre-employment checks as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education including a satisfactory enhanced DBS with barred list check and an online search will be required for this post. All posts at the College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and it is an offence for those barred from working with children to even apply for a role at the College.

For further details and an application form please see below or visit www.wyke.ac.uk/about-wyke/staff-vacancies . If you have any queries about applying for the role or require paper copies of the information please contact personnel@wyke.ac.uk, or call 01482 346347.

The closing date for received applications is 9a.m. on Wednesday 15th May 2024.

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