Technical Theatre Technician

We are seeking a a multi-skilled Theatre Technician to join our Performing arts teaching team at Oldham College. This role involves supporting our technical theatre tutor in classes and the full Performing Arts Department team during performances. You will also take part in classes demonstrating and supporting our Technical Theatre students. The Departments students perform in a variety of venues and you will be asked to support the get in, fit up, running and get out of our productions & events. You should also have strong skills and experience of theatre and working with lighting and sound, rigging and set/prop construction. The successful applicant will have experience of working with young people and be able to show strong communication skills and a proven track record of delivering a friendly and professional service and a pro-active approach towards developing your industry skills.

Alun Francis, our Principal, says: “This is a very important appointment, our Performing Arts Department is central to our plans for the future, and we are looking for high calibre candidates.  We want people who love their subject area, are committed to keeping up to date, but also want the professional challenge of developing outstanding pedagogical practice.  We are investing in the facilities, employer relationships and the skills and knowledge of our staff.  We are looking for people who will respond to this, love their learners and enjoy the challenges and benefits of working at Oldham College”.

Joanne Manship , Head of Faculty for Digital and Creative, says We are very excited to advertise this new technician role to support our very busy performing arts department. This person will be a key member of the technical team and will provide much needed support for our student productions in many venues across the GM and in our classes back at Oldham College.

Oldham College is a medium sized general further education college, with a turnover of almost £25m. It has one main campus in the centre of town, and this in the third phases of a £40m redevelopment which began in 2012.   Higher education is taught on a second, dedicated campus, a short walk away.   The College delivers a full range of work related education and training, including 16-18 programmes of study, T levels, apprenticeships, adult learning and higher education.  It has over 5000 full-time students and 600 undergraduates.  The College is in the top quartile for 16-18 programmes of study and English GCSE resits, and in apprenticeship provision, but is the second highest performing provider Greater Manchester. The quality of its higher education provision is better than many established universities. 

When you join our college, our colleagues have access to numerous benefits and facilities: 

• Generous Pension Scheme
• Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
• Very generous holiday entitlement
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
• Free confidential counselling service
• Staff recognition awards
• Subsidised car parking
• On-site Day Nursery
• On-site hair and beauty salon offering staff discounts
• Support for PGCE & further training needs available

Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With a “good” Ofsted rating, one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer. 

But we want to deliver much more than this.  Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it.  We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities and new technology. 

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best.  But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.

Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description. The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

The closing date for this vacancy is 8th August

For further information about the role including job description and application form please visit the vacancies section of our website via the apply link.