Art and Textiles Technician (2 days per week)

We are currently seeking an inspirational and motivational Art and Textiles Technician with the drive, commitment and creativity to support us in providing the best possible opportunities for our pupils.

You will be required to work 14.6 hours per week, excluding a 30-minute unpaid lunch, Mondays and Tuesdays, term-time only.

The successful candidate will be a reliable, enthusiastic and flexible team-player who can communicate well with staff and pupils alike. The duties and responsibilities attached to this post are as follows:

• Pre-prepare materials, e.g., clay, paints, paper and cloth for all practical lessons.

• Wash and maintain equipment and sink areas.

• Arrange for towels and cloths to be washed as needed.

• Tidy and maintain store cupboards and storage areas.

• Order stock as required and check deliveries carefully when they arrive.

• Check the department budget regularly with the Finance Assistant.

• Assist with photography and computer-based projects (where appropriate).

• Support in lessons when required and help pupils with practical and research tasks.

• Photocopy and scan work to support with booklets for exams and homework tasks.

• Mount and display student work in the department and create displays about specific events and

• processes.

• Maintain and repair aprons.

• Help to hang and organise the final exhibition.

• Maintenance of the guillotines and laminator in the staff room.

Hall Green School is a very popular, heavily oversubscribed and academically successful 11-16 Converter Academy. We are a highly diverse institution, both ethnically and as a fully accessible mainstream school, attracting pupils from across the city with physical disabilities. We have wonderful pupils who fully contribute to the school’s caring ethos. Likewise, staff work hard to ensure “there is always an adult on hand whom they [pupils] feel they can talk to and who will listen to them (Ofsted 2025). As a school, we pride ourselves on being warm, inclusive and welcoming, where positive relationships are at the centre of what we do.

The school is part of the newly formed West Midlands Academy Trust (WMAT), which opened in January 2025. As one of the three founding members, the school has been integral to forming the Trust’s mission:

• Relentless focus upon delivering an excellent Quality of Education, resulting in strong progress and attainment for all groups of pupils.

• Emphasis upon personal development and well-being for staff and pupils.

Most importantly, we are looking for a candidate who shares the school’s approach and commitment to the success and wellbeing of its young people. You are warmly invited to speak to the Headteacher and to make an appointment to visit the school in action. Please email [email protected] to arrange.

For further details and an application pack, please see the school website hallgreen.bham.sch.uk

The closing date for applications is 9.00 am on Tuesday, 30 June 2026.

Please note that all applicants must complete the school’s application form only via the Apply button. Any other form of application or CVs alone will not be accepted.

WMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the School to share this commitment. If you are shortlisted, online searches may be carried out as part of due diligence checks (i.e. Google and Social Media Platforms). The successful applicant will be subject to the following checks: enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), a prohibition from teaching (where applicable), qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will also be required to provide two suitable references.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016), and therefore, the ability to speak and write fluently in English is an essential requirement for this role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 .