Job Description

St George's is a thriving independent boarding and day school of 270 girls aged 11-18 around 45% of whom are boarders (full, weekly and flexi) and with a Sixth Form of approximately 80 pupils. St George's offers an ambitious, connected and future-facing education tailored for pupils to realise their potential both at school and in fulfilling adult lives ahead.

Awarded 'excellent across the board' in its November 2022 ISI inspection, the School is a place where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically and morally, a place where risks can be taken, lessons are learnt and challenges are welcome.

We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community. Visitors are impressed by our facilities within a beautiful setting and the ambition of our educational provision.

Our unique extended day and flexible boarding model allows all girls the time and space to foster confidence, independence and academic curiosity providing a future-facing education exclusively for girls in a world not yet designed for girls and introduces them to contemporary subjects and topics, through speakers, workshops, classes and visits.

St George's offers an education that is grounded, relevant and fosters employability. The school operates as an Educational Trust administered by a Board of Governors, is a member of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA), Boarding Schools Association (BSA) ISBA, AGBIS and is ISC accredited.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and enthusiastic Art and Design Technician to join the School in

September 2025.

Reporting to the Head of Art, the Art and Design Technician will be responsible for supporting the Art Department across the three disciplines of Art, Textiles and Photography.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have relevant Art and Design qualifications and experience of working with a wide variety of art materials and techniques.

This is a

term time only role

, working

30 hours per week for 33 weeks per year

. The distribution of the working hours will normally be over 4 days, but will be finalised upon appointment. There will be a half hour unpaid lunch break.

The role may attract accommodation and this can be discussed at interview.

The actual salary for this position will be 13,550 - 14,400 per annum (based on an FTE of 25,500 - 27,000) and the successful candidate will be auto-enrolled into the School Pension Scheme if eligible; additional staff benefits include:

Use of facilities

Staff have use of state-of-the-art gym with Technogym equipment at allocated times Staff swimming sessions and family swimming sessions in the recently
built 25m, 6-lane indoor pool

Supportive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme Free Uniform and PPE Ample free onsite parking Freshly prepared, nutritious lunches in the Dining Room during term time.
Meals and refreshments are free of charge.

The post holder's children may, upon passing the entrance assessments, be eligible at the discretion of the Governors for a reduction on the basic tuition fees.

How to apply:

Letters of application to the Head, Mrs Hewer, should be no more than two sides of A4 and, together with the completed application form and confidential cover sheet should be emailed to

recruitment@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk

The School reserves the right to interview and/or appoint at any time during the recruitment process.

CV's will not be accepted on their own and must be accompanied by a completed application form and cover sheet available from the School's website.

Deadline for applications:

midday on Wednesday

4 June 2025

Interviews:

it is intended that interviews will be held at the School during the

week commencing 9 June 2025

Any queries about this post may be made in the first instance to Mr Jeremy Hoar, Deputy Head(Academic) jhoar@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk.

St George's School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the School. A review of open source social media and online content will be conducted after candidates have been shortlisted and you may be asked about this at interview. The appointment will be subject to a successful disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This will give details of all spent and unspent convictions and other recordable matters. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available, if required, from the School Office. The supplied references will be taken up and the School may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. A medical questionnaire will be required to be completed by the successful candidate.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 13,550.00-14,400.00 per year

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Discounted or free food Free parking On-site gym On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Ascot SL5 7DZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Do you have experience of managing art environments? Are you IT literate and confident with technology? Are you familiar with a variety of art materials and techniques? Do you have an active interest and passion for the Arts?
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 04/06/2025
Reference ID: ADT_0525
Expected start date: 01/09/2025