Theatre Officer
Working hours: 24 Hours per week, 43 weeks per year.
Annual leave: 5.6 paid weeks per year
Contract type: Permanent – job share
Salary: £13,344 per annum
Start date: immediately
Key tasks:
Administrative
- Maintain all equipment and other technical resources in the Theatre ensuring staff and students are able to utilise the equipment when required. Including:
o Liaison with Estate Manager on maintenance requirements
o Proactively fixing maintenance issues
o Sourcing quotes from external contractors for maintenance and repairs required - Ensure all areas of the theatre are kept organised and tidy, and that storage is used effectively, ensuring equipment and materials are securely and safely stored when not in use
- Have responsibility for keeping Theatre clean including:
o Regular hoovering, cleaning bins and clearing areas
o Cleaning before and after performances
o Deep cleaning when needed - Work with Estates Manager to ensure the Theatre is Health and Safety compliant
o Including but not exclusively managing the Risk Assessments for the Theatre
o Ensure compliance of Fire, Asbestos and Legionella Safety - Ensure ongoing CPD – including but not exclusively – PAT testing, working at heights, ladder safety, H&S in the work place, H&S in a Theatre are completed and up to date
- Liaise with Operations Manager to ensure the Theatre calendar is kept up to date
- Work with Operations Manager to manage Theatre spend within allocated budget
- Attend meetings as required including but not limited to all staff, faculty, site team
- Produce and maintain supporting documents for the Theatre and performance spaces
Productions
- To support the day-today running of the Theatre and performance spaces
- To support all school events in the Theatre and performance spaces
- Liaise with internal, and external production directors in a production management format to ensure productions are fully supported with regards to H&S, technical support, rehearsal supervision, stage creation support, and necessities for productions
- Liaise with internal, and external teams when needed, production directors to ensure the most economical materials and equipment are purchased for the different productions in the Theatre
- To provide high quality technical support and assistance as required to support all aspects of school productions, drama classes, exam performances and other school events in the Theatre
o Supervision of the lighting and sound equipment
o Storage and maintenance of the LX and sound equipment
o Supervising rigging - Ensure highest levels of service to staff and students
- Liaise with staff with all regards to the Theatre and performance spaces
- Support Lettings Team with external bookings in the Theatre and production requirements
- Ensure highest levels of service to all external venue users
- Work with Lettings Team to assist with outside organisations that hire the Theatre ensuring that the Theatre and equipment are used appropriately
- Assist with proactive promotion of the Theatre facilities for external lettings and revenue generation
- Be the point of contact for external lets when utilising the Theatre and performance spaces
- To ensure that current performance licences are adhered to and all stipulations are followed at all times
Additional duties
- Ad hoc maintenance when needed
- Provide first aid when needed
o Ensure first aid training is up to date - Provide support staff cover when needed
- Flexible working will be required
- Any duties reasonably requested by the school
- Familiarise yourself with and adhere to the school’s policies and procedures and to support their implementation including the Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Safeguarding & Child Protection policies
Michael Hall School values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We, therefore, encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Michael Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an enhanced DBS check.