Photography Technician (XS4.5) Dorset Grade 5, SCP 6 10 hours per week (over 2 days) - £13.05 per hour Term time only Required to start as soon as possible A Technician is required to join our friendly team to provide support to teaching staff in our thriving Photography Department, which this year was amongst the top achievers of student progress scores in the school. Our two A level classes and five GCSE classes – as well as A Level and BTEC Foundation Art students – study Adobe Photoshop as well as traditional 35mm darkroom practice in our large, recently re-designed darkroom. The successful candidate will be setting up and cleaning darkrooms either side of lessons, supporting teachers and students in darkroom lessons, ordering stock and maintaining darkroom and studio equipment. They will also be preparing 35mm films, developing films and maintaining both digital and 35mm cameras. They will also be assisting with printing and mounting students’ work for moderation, display and summer exhibitions and ensure health and safety measures are in place in the darkrooms and studio. Applicants should:- Ideally have a working knowledge of manual 35mm b/w film developing and darkroom printing (or a willingness to learn). They should also be able to use 35mm SLR and digital cameras as well having an interest in photography as a creative medium. A willingness to work with teachers and students – in a supporting role – to ensure health and safety guidelines are followed at all times. Applicants must also be well organised and proactive in monitoring stock levels and re-ordering where necessary. They will liaise with our finance department to ensure that we budget effectively. What Ferndown Can Offer You: CPD opportunities and training and development programmes. Personalised induction, supported by a mentor. Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. A tax efficient Childcare Scheme through salary sacrifice. Access to health and wellbeing support. Private Healthcare Plan including 24/7 access to a GP by phone, gym discounts, cashback for optical, dental and other appointment expenses for employees and their children. Access to staff benefits and discounts portal through Dorset Council. Application Form and Job Description available via Dorset Jobs or our school website. If you require any further information, please contact Andrea Baxter in the HR Office on 01202 871243 [email protected] Closing Date: midnight Sunday 12 th January 2025 Further Information This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. Ferndown Upper School values the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Ferndown Upper School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us Not Specified