Theatre Technician

Location: Farnborough, Hampshire

Start date: Monday 24 August 2026

Application Deadline: 9am, Tuesday 23 June 2026

Salary: Support Grade 3 (£25,159 - £29,425 FTE) per annum

Working pattern: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, full year contract. Please note some evening and weekend work is required depending on the College production schedule.

Contract: Full year, Permanent

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• Are you an experienced Theatre Technician, or new to the industry and keen to learn?
• Are you an organised individual, with good attention to detail?
• Are you passionate about supporting students in education?
• Do you have outstanding interpersonal and communication skills?

If you can answer yes to these questions, we would love to hear from you.

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We are proud to be a College with zero mean and median gender pay gap within teaching. Our commitment to gender neutral pay ensures that all staff have equal access to progressing and opportunities, regardless of gender, making the College an ‘employer of choice’.

Key strengths of The Sixth Form College are:

• ‘Outstanding’ rating from Ofsted;
• Achievement of high grades with excellent value added;
• Outstanding teaching by a team of experienced and motivated staff;
• Exceptional levels of support for students both inside and outside of lessons;
• Innovative use of IT to promote learning embedded as a regular part of normal teaching.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Theatre Technician to join the Drama and Performing Arts department, within an outstanding Sixth Form College. The primary function of this role is to work with the Theatre Manager and teaching staff to offer a high standard of technical and administrative support to the Drama and Performing Arts department and all users of the Prospect Theatre.

You will need to have excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders to provide an exams function which meets the needs of both staff and students. The post holder will also need to have excellent organisational skills and strong digital literacy to support the department in the office.

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How to apply

If you would like to have a further discussion before applying for this role please contact the HR team on ***email_hidden***

Please complete the attached application form and equality monitoring form and email all completed applications to [email protected] by 9am Tuesday 23 June 2026.

Early applications are encouraged, as the Trust may at its discretion elect to both interview and select candidates before the advertised closing date.

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Other information

Weydon Multi Academy Trust (WMAT) takes the control and processing of employee data very seriously and is committed to acting in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation; please read the attached applicant privacy notice which explains how your data is processed.

Prior to the interview, an online search will be conducted by HR, to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children and undertake this role. Please note this online search will be carried out only on publicly available information and be limited to issues relating to your suitability to work with children and/or in an educational environment. Issues that arise will not automatically be a bar to your employment at the Trust but may be discussed with you at interview. This is in line with statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

We are an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and encourages applications from all, aiming to build a respectful, inclusive culture.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants, however all disabled applicants who meet our minimum criteria will be invited for an interview.

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WMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people within our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The job description fully sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of the post. Any future offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.

Downloads

• Applicant Privacy Notice

  (Adobe PDF)

• Safer Recruitment Policy

  (Adobe PDF)

• Theatre Technician - Job Description

  (Adobe PDF)

• Tomlinscote Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy

  (Adobe PDF)

• WMAT Application Form 2025_26

  (MS Word 2007+)

• WMAT Equality Monitoring Form

  (MS Word 2007+)