Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools (ESMS) are recruiting for a permanent Theatre Technician to join the Commercial Enterprises Team on a Full-Time basis. ESMS staff are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally. This is a permanent position available from June 2024. The hours of work are variable, dependant on events, and will include evenings and weekends, on a schedule of 5 out of 7 days, with 45 minutes unpaid for lunch each day, and the postholder will be contracted for 36.25 hours per week. Remuneration will be from £29,226 to £32,001 per annum, on the ESMS Support Staff Salary Scale G dependent upon qualifications and experience. Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations. ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.APPLICATION PROCEDURE Applicants must visit https://jobsearch.esms.org.uk/ to apply for this position. Please submit the application before the closing date. Any enquiries about this position should be directed to Morven Wrinn, HR Assistant, at recruitment@esms.org.uk or by phone on 0131 347 5866. The closing date is 12pm on Friday 3 May 2024. We anticipate interviews will be held on week commencing 13 May 2024. About ESMSWelcome to the ESMS, a vibrant, family of independent schools, for 3-18 year olds, in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and junior school, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education and a co-educational sixth form. At the ESMS family of schools we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to education which means that we place as much emphasis on opportunities and activities outside of the classroom as we do on what happens in class. We offer over 300 clubs and societies as well as wide-ranging opportunities in sport, music and drama, outdoor education, trips and community involvement, all with the intention of helping your child discover their talents, learn or explore something new, have fun and make new friends. Our Vision is to be a pioneer of rounded education in Edinburgh, giving every child the opportunity to excel.Our Mission is to develop grounded, resilient, accomplished children, with strong values who go out into the world equipped with everything they need to lead full and happy lives.AimsWe offer an outstanding, well-rounded education, to a diverse group of childrenWe take time to build strong relationships and to help our children feel happy, safe and secure so that they thrive emotionally and socially and academicallyWe provide an unrivalled range of activities outside the classroom, enabling our children to discover and develop their natural talentsWe inspire children to aim high and achieve strong academic resultsWe give children every opportunity to seize and embrace every challenge that life throws at themOur teachers inspire innovative thinkers with a love of learning that will last a lifetimeOur children develop the confidence to use their voicesOur nine values embed character, inspiring children to develop good hearts, make good decisions and improve the world around them.
