Music Technician (TTO = 2 Weeks)

Ref: SCH-ThBS-0025 14 day(s) remaining

Establishment: Music Department at The BRIT School Location: Croydon Salary: £30,909.45 TTO + 2 Weeks (£33,348 FTE) Department: Music Job Type: Full Time Key Stage: Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5

Closing Date: 03/06/2024 09:00 Interview Date: 14/06/2024 Start Date: 27/08/2024

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks Hours per Week: 35.00 Weeks per Year: 41.000 Pay Grade: Band 5

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the school’s Music teaching department. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Music Technician to provide technical support for the teaching staff and students, with the provision and maintenance of the Music department.

This position is a very important role within the organisation. We are looking for someone who has a clear passion for the ethos, impact and ambition of The BRIT School.

The BRIT School is a unique institution offering specialist education in the arts and related technologies, alongside the full range of academic subjects. It is sponsored by the British Record Industry and has a unique relationship with the performing arts industries.

The Brit School runs a 5 Term academic year with some school holidays falling at different times to the usual Local Authority school breaks. Please see our website for further details of our term dates.

The BRIT School is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Benefits

Other
	The school offers an annual loan for those staff who wish to make use of the reduced annual prices
	For every BRIT Theatre and Obie Theatre evening Performance* staff can request a single ticket via email using tickets@brit.croydon.sch.uk * A maximum of 10 tickets per performance will be made available first come first served. This will not include Charity performances such as the Drag Show. For every Matinee performance staff will be entitled to 2 tickets. This additional ticket can be for a guest outside of the school. subject to availability and a maximum limit set per performance
	For staff who use computer screens regularly in their role, the school will pay for their eye test and also up to £150 for new glasses if required for the purposes of seeing the computer screen.
	The School is a member of cyclescheme www.cyclescheme.co.uk
	Employees have access to a range of benefits including free flu jabs, BRIT Fit . We also run a number of special events throughout the year.
	Teachers pension scheme (Teachers). Local Government Pension scheme (Support staff).

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge
A good working knowledge of instrument maintenance and basic soldering skills (or willingness to learn)	Essential
A very good working knowledge of music technology including backline instruments, recording equipment and music software	Essential
A good understanding of health and safety requirements	Essential
Ability to see tasks through to completion as quickly as possible	Essential
High levels of organisation and excellent attention to detail	Essential
The ability to consult and seek advice and professional support as necessary	Essential
Very good working knowledge of software such as Logic Pro, MainStage, Google Workspace, Adobe Creative Cloud applications and/or any other relevant packages	Desirable