Job Description

St Helen's School

Hillingdon
29,775.91 - 29,775.92 per year

Salary:

Actual Salary

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

02 September 2025

Apply by:

11 August 2025

Job overview

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THE POST

REPORTING


This role will report to the Deputy Head Co-Curricular, Outreach and Compliance.

MAIN OBJECTIVE:

To provide high quality technical support to meet the needs of the School's Performance spaces. This will include responsibility for all technical areas such as the School of Music, the Drama spaces, the RBH (main school hall) and the recording studio.


The position requires a good knowledge of stage lighting and sound, video recording and editing, music technology, audio visual equipment and other technical resources, and the willingness to work closely with the teaching staff and students, to provide technical support for school performances and examinations. There will be additional hours required outside of school hours to support school productions and events (for example, the Joint Musical/Senior Play with Merchant Taylors' School, Year 6 Play, Middle School Play etc).

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilities linked to this post are wide ranging and the list of main duties below is by no means exhaustive, and it may be necessary to perform other such duties commensurate with the post as may from time to time arise or be determined. These duties will be agreed, in advance, with the Deputy Head Co-Curricular, Outreach and Compliance.

AV RESPONSIBILITIES

Taking responsibility for designing and operating lighting, sound, audio visual, set and props. Responsibility for the careful storage and maintenance of all AV equipment. Supporting sound, AV and lighting for all school performances and classwork. Assisting with the recording (video/audio) of performances and subsequent editing and copying. Set up and operation of musical instruments, microphones and all sound and lighting equipment required for concerts in and out of school. General maintenance work within the relevant departments, including minor repairs, and planning for repairs and servicing of all equipment. To be fully conversant with the equipment and have knowledge and application of up-to-date sound and lighting software. To be responsible for day-to-day organisation of workload.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Line Manage and mentor the Performing Arts and AV Apprentice. Care and maintenance of all drama and music equipment (e.g. lanterns, lighting board, computers etc.) including setting up and maintaining an inventory. Advising on the purchase of equipment. To assist and support staff in the use of performing arts equipment including computer-based software for teaching purposes. To maintain the IT equipment within the Music Tech Room and Recording Studio. To regularly ensure drum kits, guitars and amps are functional and tuned in all band practice rooms. To set up microphones as required for regular music rehearsals. To lead the development of pupil technician teams for any in house production work (such as drama, dance and House activities). To assist with/encourage/lead set design and construction where required. To support the maintenance of the performance spaces.

STUDENT SUPPORTProviding practical support for students using specialist equipment. Supporting students in the recording/delivery of coursework and examination work. Recording and collating GCSE and A Level Music performance and composition coursework. Assisting with the running of courses for students on the technical aspects of theatre and other performances. To assist and support students in the use of performing arts equipment including computer-based software as part of the curriculum. To assist and support performing arts activities on tour and on trips such as to the theatre. To offer students across the school an opportunity to use the technical equipment within the curriculum (for example students may opt for lighting/sound/set design instead of doing acting assessments as GCSE and A level). To be actively involved in the training of student technical teams across the year groups. To oversee student technicians in peer-led learning.

HEALTH & SAFETY

Annual PAT testing of all CPA equipment. Weekly check to ensure all departmental IT equipment is functioning. To report any malfunction of equipment or software upon discovery to the Director of Drama or Director of Music, as appropriate. To attend training courses (e.g. National Rigging Certificate (NRC) Level 2) on the use of equipment and systems as agreed with the Deputy Head Co-Curricular, Outreach and Compliance. To be fully conversant with health and safety protocols and ensure they are always adhered to. To report any concerns about health and safety to the Deputy Head Co-Curricular, Outreach and Compliance and/or Business Operations Director. . Keeping up to date with health and safety issues/developments regarding the technical side of the theatre and implementing it with students and staff. To compile risk assessments for any performances.

OTHER DUTIES

Helping with and being aware of Performing Art developments and opportunities. In the case of emergency to act as supervisor within the Drama and Music departments.
Liaising with IT systems staff to support delivery of IT.

GENERAL DUTIES

Other appropriate tasks to support the provision of an effective and efficient service to the school, as directed by the Deputy Head Co-Curricular, Outreach and Compliance and working closely with the Director of Drama and Director of Music. Follow responsibilities as defined in the Health & Safety Policy To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people with whom s/he comes into contact and adhere to and ensure compliance with the School's Child Protection Policy. Support and promote the school's ethos, aims and objectives. Support and promote the school's ethos, strategic plans and objectives Any other duties that may from time to time be required by the Deputy Head Co-Curricular, Outreach and Compliance, Business Operations Director, Head or Board of Governors.

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About

St Helen's School

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St Helen's School

Eastbury Road, Northwood
Middlesex
HA6 3AS
United Kingdom

+44 1923 843210

St Helen's is an academically selective independent girls' day school for over 1100 students aged 3-18, set in beautiful green space in Northwood, Middlesex.



It draws pupils from a wide area of north-west London, Buckinghamshire, and Hertfordshire with easy access by Underground from central London.



We want our students to be ever intellectually curious. They will believe they can do anything. They will want to explore how they can best interact with the world around them and make a difference for the better in their own way. They will be ready for whatever the future brings.



Our aims are:


To provide each and every girl with the opportunity and means to achieve academic excellence. To provide our students with the personal skills, emotional resilience, and the confidence to achieve their full potential through a varied, rich and challenging Co-Curricular programme. To know, value and respect all girls as individuals so as to best support them on their journey through the school. To ensure that the girls are ready to play a full and active part in their communities and in an interconnected digital world.

Our students achieve high academic standards, and we encourage them to develop lifelong skills in a diverse range of areas, both within and outside the curriculum, and to pursue their individual ambitions. The school is proud of its tradition of providing a balanced and forward-looking education through which its pupils can become confident, independent learners and leaders in their fields, their professions, and their communities. Attention to the individual child is at the heart of everything we do and shapes the pastoral care, teaching and learning and the co- curricular opportunities on offer at St Helen's.

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