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Music & Media Technician

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Washwood Heath Academy, Burney Lane, Birmingham, B8 2AS
Salary
£18,562 to £20,493 pro rata
Closing date
15 Jun 2021

Job Details

Hours per week: 19.5 per week, term time only (3 days per week)

Contract Type: Permanent

Washwood Heath Academy

Burney Lane

Birmingham

B8 2AS

Phone: 0121 803 2914

Email Address: recruitment@whmat.academy

Job Start Date: 1 September 2021

If you have a passion for the Music and Media, then your career starts here, Washwood Heath Academy has a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual to join an All-Through Academy Arts team. As part of our commitment to help our students to achieve the best possible results, we are looking for a committed, hard-working and enthusiastic individual to

work as a Technician within our vibrant Music and Media Departments.

We are looking for a Music/ Media Technician to work across 2 departments to ensure an efficient and effective service is delivered. This role will involve providing technical and administrative support for teaching and learning within the Music and Media subject areas. You will also be responsible for supporting teachers in lessons, preparing teaching aids and resources, organising and monitoring stock, ordering, supporting open evenings, whole school events/ performances, maintaining and simple repair of equipment. In addition, we have a thriving group of peripatetic music teachers that our technician would support, through timetabling, monitoring attendance and setting up classroom spaces for lessons to run smoothly.

Applicants should also be able to provide evidence that you have skills, knowledge and understanding of photocopying and use of ICT in Creative Arts.

We:

• have motivated, vibrant, multi-ethnic students and staff

• have a strong family ethos where individuals are respected and valued

• offer an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment

• offer a whole range of opportunities to develop further colleagues’ teaching skills and leadership potential

• are creative and innovative in our approach to all aspects of school life

• are well resourced and ICT rich

• are committed to continuous improvement

It is a very exciting time to join our Academy and we are looking for a highly motivated, skilled and creative individual to join a committed team of subject specialists.

In our recent February 2020 Ofsted inspection, our All-through Academy was recognised as ‘Good’ across all categories. The Ofsted Report states that:

‘This is a school for everyone. Staff work hard to support pupils who are new to the school or who have particular needs.

Pupils respect different cultures and traditions and get along well with each other. Pupils, particularly in the primary phase, display a good level of independence for their age. Leaders know their school very well. They use research to help it to improve. Leaders check carefully on the impact of their decisions. Significant changes to the sixth form have led to students learning well. In the secondary phase, strong subject leadership is improving pupils’ achievement.’

We can offer you:

● Enthusiastic, well behaved learners who engage positively with school life

● Hard-working, motivated and engaged staff and governors, who care deeply about the outcomes for children and young people

● A culture of support for all staff

● MAT-wide continued professional development opportunities to enable practical and research-based school improvement initiatives. This includes a whole range of opportunities to further develop colleagues’ teaching skills and leadership potential, including a Supportive NQT Induction Process & Policy, Career Pledge for Teachers to support at

each stage of career, paid opportunities to upskill via apprenticeship levy (right up to master’s level).

● High level of support, coaching and friendship from the CEO/Head Teacher group

● A creative and innovative in our approach to all aspects of school life

● Motivated, vibrant, multi-ethnic students and staff

● A strong family ethos where individuals are respected and valued

● Access to a generous pension scheme

● On-site parking

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

If you can demonstrate that you possess the necessary experience, knowledge and qualifications and aspire to our vision and values then we would like to hear from you.

Closing Date: 15 June 2021, 9am

Further information about the school, the post and how to apply can be found on our school website or alternatively complete the online application form.

Unfortunately, we cannot allow any visits the school prior to submitting your application, but if you have any questions please contact Miss Emma Pugh, Head of The Arts Faculty: epugh@washwood.academy

Packs are available to download from the E-Teach website  or by request from: recruitment@whmat.academy

Completed application forms in Word format should be emailed to: recruitment@whmat.academy

(NB CV’s will not be accepted)

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

 

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Telephone
0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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