AV and Events Technician

• To provide AV technical support for all School and Commercial events, always ensuring a high standard of delivery, in consultation with the Commercial & Events Manager and Head of Music Technology and AV.
• Maintain the music and audio-visual facilities for all events as required for each event.
• Work together as a team to deliver a varied events programme across School and Commercial Departments.
• Support and contribute to the Drama and Music Departments, ensuring that sound recording, and reproduction is of the highest standard for concerts and school productions (both spoken and musical).
• Supporting the Music Department in the recording and production of pupil work as and when required.
• Assist in filming and video editing of performances.
• Supervising and training the pupils in the use of any sound systems and musical technology associated to their academic and co-curricular activities;
• Assist with on-going routine maintenance of AV equipment, arranging for any necessary repairs and replacements, including PAT Testing.
• To be the main point of contact for the duration of a School or commercial event, responding to any general or technical issues or difficulties in a professional manner as and when they arise, at the request of the Commercial & Events Manager.
• Undertake the fixing of routine sound and projection problems in classrooms;
• Ensure all aspects of health and safety are adhered to, ensuring these areas are properly managed;
• Ensure all duties are carried out in compliance with safeguarding protocols and procedures;
• Provide specific technical input into the design and installation of sound equipment for school events, ensuring the highest quality performance;
• Work with the IT Department on various technical duties, both during term time and school holidays;
• Provide technical support for school productions and associated events including the pre and post production works;
• Assist with any necessary administrative tasks associated to the technician role, including maintaining stock levels for sound and media equipment;
• Respond to day-to-day sound, audio and visual requests from staff and clarify AV requests arising from event bookings;
• Act as Duty Manager role for events, meeting and greeting external clients and setting up Technical requirements.
• Assist with any other reasonable requests in relation to the planning, setting up and management of College events.

Epsom College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Essential

• Proven experience as an AV technician in a similar setting or venue.
• Strong IT and Media skills.
• Experience using both PC and Mac.
• Demonstrate knowledge of digital audio and audio-visual equipment and software and its use in relation to live, recorded and play-back techniques.
• Demonstrate experience of providing high quality audio visual for live events.
• Present a professional appearance and deliver high levels of customer service when representing Epsom College.
• An understanding of health and safety procedures including undertaking of Risk Assessments.
• A commitment to safeguarding protocols within a pupil focused environment.
• Highly organised and able to work under pressure with proven experience in delivering for a busy event calendar, including evening and weekend work.
• Display excellent communication and interpersonal skills and approachable manner with both non- technical and technical users.
• Evidence of an ability to work flexibly as part of a specialist team.
• Evidence of an ability to work using own initiative and to problem solve.

Desirable

• Provide evidence of experience of working in an academic environment.
• Present evidence of experience of sound engineering a musical production.
• Provide evidence of experience in music production, using Logic Pro or Pro Tools
• Demonstrate filming and video editing experience.
• Provide experience of working with young people aged 11-18.
• Skills and interest in either one or more of the following: Theatre production Lighting or Sound, Stage Management or Live sound.

Hours

This is a full-time role, 40 hours per week, working across the school day and evening.  The school day operates from 8.20am – 6.00pm and 8.20am – 12.40pm Saturdays.   Due to the nature of the role and the school timetable the role will require flexibility with regard to hours of working to meet the demands of productions and events.  Epsom College is a boarding school which operates over a much extended week.  During term time considerable evening and weekend work is essential.  Time would be given in lieu of this at less demanding times during the academic week/year.

Salary

£31,725 per annum, full time throughout the year.         

Holidays

The holiday entitlement is 28 days holiday per annum inclusive of bank holidays increasing by 1 day per annum up to a maximum of 33 days per annum inclusive of bank holidays following 5 years continuous service for full time working, and pro rated for part time.

Pension

The College operates the Epsom College Automatic Enrolment Scheme. The Scheme is administered by the Pensions Trust.  Eligibility is based on statutory criteria.  If eligible, the Employee will be required to contribute a minimum of 5% of basic salary and the College will contribute 4% in compliance with current legislation.

Employee Benefits

• Life Assurance: Members who are automatically enrolled or who choose to opt into the College Pension Scheme will be provided with life assurance cover at two x contractual annual basic salary at no cost to them;
• School Fee Discount: Generous school fee discount available subject to qualifying conditions;
• Health Care Plan: Private health care plan offered to staff subject to qualifying conditions;
• Employee Assistance Plan: Offered to staff including counselling
• Dining Facilities and Refreshments: Whilst at work meals and refreshments are available when the dining room is open at no cost;
• Health Fitness and Wellbeing: Free use of Fitness suite and swimming pool are available to staff at certain times;
• Cycle to Work/Parking: The College offers a cycle to work loan scheme subject to a qualifying period. Free car parking for staff is available on campus;
• Computer Loan: The College offers a computer loan scheme subject to qualifying conditions.

In compliance with statutory safeguarding regulations, the post will be offered subject to receipt of satisfactory written references, pre-placement medical assessment, proof of appropriate qualifications, a check of online search engines and websites of publicly available information that does not identify the candidate as potentially unsuitable to work within a school setting, a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if appropriate, as well as confirmation that the successful candidate is able to work in the UK.

Prior to interview, an online search of internet search engines, websites and other publicly available and accessible platforms to ascertain applicant’s suitability to work within a school environment will be undertaken on candidates that have been shortlisted.  Please note whilst the Enhanced DBS check will be paid by the College if an overseas police check is required it will be at the cost of the successful applicant.

Application

Applicants are required to complete the Application for Employment Form available from our website www.epsomcollege.org.uk. To comply with safeguarding statutory procedures when working in a school, CVs will not be accepted. Applicants should refer to the Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure and the safeguarding policies on the College website. 

Applications will be assessed in order of receipt and interviews and subsequent appointment may occur at any stage after applications are received.  Please apply as soon as possible.

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Commercial and Events Manager gina.gillam@epsomcollege.org.uk for an informal chat/further details.

Closing date for receipt of applications:  2 May, 2024