Job Description

Salary

Salary: 15,407 -16,171 per annum (based on 26,707 to 28,031 per annum pro rata)

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full-time, term-time

Region

Chichester West Sussex

Package

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job category/type

Professional Services

Date posted

02/10/2025

Job reference

RQ0000002061

School of Performing Arts and Conservatoire

Part Time:

37 hours per week for 30 weeks per year

Hours to be worked: Monday to Friday with rostered weekend work.

Flexibility is required to support scheduled events

This role will work within the University's large, busy and vibrant School of Performing Arts & Conservatoire. The post holder will work as part of a team sharing and managing a wide range of technical activities and tasks.

We need a pro-active, flexible team player who brings an enthusiastic and helpful attitude to work with a technical background in a performing arts environment, ideally within an educational setting. Working as part of a team of technicians it's essential you have excellent communication, interpersonal and practical skills; good knowledge of music equipment, lighting, sound and rigging; accuracy and attention to detail and effective organisational and time management skills.

You will be required to provide First Aid support, but full training will be given.

About you

A recognised qualification in a performing arts or significant similar knowledge in a performing arts technical role. This could be a degree in performing arts or equivalent including good industry and technical knowledge.

About the team

Our technical team provide comprehensive technical duties to facilitate the effective and efficient day-to-day operation of various degree programmes and activities, including the moving and setting up of a variety of equipment. This role will require you to move equipment and furniture on a very regular basis.

Based at our Chichester Campus but with the ability to travel to work at our Bognor Regis campus, or other external venues as required, you'll provide the highest level of customer service support to our students and staff. Out of hours evening working will be required.

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In addition to your salary we offer a competitive reward package with a range of staff benefits and discounts which include:

Defined Benefit pension schemes via our providers the Local Government Pension or Teachers' Pension Schemes. Your own monthly contributions are enhanced with employer contributions and a substantial automatic lump sum life cover scheme enhancement. A paid closure period over the Christmas break is in addition to our generous holiday allowance with bank holidays too and an occupational sickness scheme. There's also an on-site gym at our Chichester campus; a cycle purchase salary sacrifice scheme; subsidised bus travel between our Bognor and Chichester campuses and Chichester town centre; 24/7 Employee Assistance programme to support our staff and extensive personal / professional training opportunities throughout the year.


Informal enquiries are welcomed by: Tracey Rice, Administrative, Operational and Technical Lead at rice@chi.ac.uk.

Closing Date: Thursday 16th October 2025

Interview

Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025

Prior to submitting your job application kindly ensure you have considered and can demonstrate your right to work in the UK.

This salary for this role is unlikely to meet the minimum standard required for skilled worker visa sponsorship. Rules around salary requirement are complex and we appreciate there may be many other routes for consideration. Information and guidance regarding visas and Right to Work evidence is available from the Government website https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

If you require any support with completing your application or further information on Right to Work, please contact the recruitment team; staffrecruitment@chi.ac.uk We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion at every level because we believe a diverse workforce benefits us all.