Technician Lighting Biased APPLICANT INFORMATION PACK

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1 Technician Lighting Biased APPLICANT INFORMATION PACK Contents Introduction / Recruitment Timetable / How to Apply 2 The Role: Job Description & Additional Employment Information 3 The Person: Person Specification 6 Battersea Arts Centre Project Working 8 Battersea Arts Centre Strategic Road Map & Purpose 9 27 March 2015

2 Introduction / Recruitment Timetable / How to Apply Dear Applicant, RE Battersea Arts Centre Technician Lighting Biased Thank you for your interest in the above position. Please find the job advertisement, description and person specification in the following pages. Please read the guidance notes at the top of the application form and ensure that you complete all sections fully. CVs are not acceptable. When filling in your application form, please study the person specification carefully. If you do not demonstrate on the form how you fulfil the essential criteria for the position, you are unlikely to be successful in your application. For further information, or an informal chat about the post, please contact HR on Please return your completed application form to recruitment@bac.org.uk by 10am on Monday 13 April Alternatively, you can return it via post to Recruitment, Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TN, as long as it reaches us by the above closing date. After this time, applications will not be accepted. Successful shortlisted applicants will be notified shortly after the closing date, with interviews on expected to take place on 16 & 17 April Interviews will take place at the above address. The successful applicant will be expected to take up the post as soon as possible. We look forward to receiving your application. Yours Sincerely, Leah Bradford Admin & HR Manager 2

3 The Role: Job Description & Additional Employment Information BAC has a vacancy for an enthusiastic multi- skilled Technician to work within our busy Technical team. Our technicians work across the areas of lighting, sound, stage & AV. Therefore a good working knowledge of these areas is essential, as well as proven experience of taking lead roles in Lighting. We expect our technical staff to deliver a professional & helpful service to artists whilst in the rehearsal, development and performance stages. The post would have the opportunity to work across all elements of BAC s programme including co- productions, visiting productions, scratch residencies, events, youth theatre & participation work and our touring productions. Reporting to: Responsible for: Technical Manager & Senior Technician Freelance Technicians All staff are offered a flexible structure through a combination of project working and a clear management structure. Together with your manager you will agree a management deal to clarify roles and responsibilities and decide how your relationship will work. Project working gives individuals an opportunity to get involved in a number of different projects and your manager may not always be working on all the same projects as you. The management deal and how you decide to work together should enable you to share ideas and progress successfully. Battersea Arts Centre is developing a coaching culture to support and empower staff, offering a network of support including Coaching, Mentoring and Individual Supporter options. Key Responsibilities: To work as a multi- skilled technician across all disciplines as assigned & as necessary on BAC or incoming productions. To work as the lead Lighting technician under guidance from the senior technician and Technical Manager. To take the lead role when working with casual staff, and ensure good working practice within the team. To take pastoral responsibility for work placements, students & trainees, to encourage learning and good working practice. To work as duty technician as assigned by the weekly rota, being available on radio as the technician on call for all BAC or incoming events and productions, for the whole shift. 3

4 Organise, as required the safe use of hire equipment. To undertake training as required. To participate in the implementation of PAT Testing & general maintenance to ensure all BAC technical equipment is safe for use. To actively ensure the performance, technical and technical storage areas of the building spaces are in a safe, tidy, and presentable condition at all times. To ensure the smooth running of all technical aspects of the building s day to day operation under guidance from the Senior Technician and Technical Manager. To show a commitment to your own professional & personal development as a multi- skilled technician. Undertake a degree of self- management using initiative to ensure any idle time is used efficiently. To keep an active interest in equipment & industry developments & feed that into the Technical & Production project group as appropriate. To keep good lines of communication both within the technical team and with other project groups. To operate lighting and sound on agreed productions. To lead on Lighting installation and operation under guidance from the senior technician and Technical Manager. To maintain a high level of health and safety practice in technical areas. To attend production, staff, project and technical meetings as required. 4

5 Terms and conditions Salary: Hours: Overtime: Holidays: Probation period: Notice period: Contract Period: Workplace Pension Scheme: Staff Benefits 19,500 pa gross pro rata 40 hours per week (5 days a week) - excluding a daily one- hour lunch break. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required, and Battersea Arts Centre staff are expected to attend performances and be a part of the artistic life of the organisation. No overtime payments: Battersea Arts Centre operates a Time Off in Lieu System to be taken within two weeks of accrual 4 weeks per year pro rata (5 weeks following one full year of service) 6 months 2 months Permanent BAC s pension scheme is provided by NEST Complimentary tickets for performances at BAC (subject to availability and staff ticket policy) Cycle to Work Scheme Childcare Voucher Scheme. Discount on meals in the BAC cafe (subject to discount policy) 5 Development Days pro rata 5

6 The Person: Person Specification Education & Training ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Good standard of education IPAF license. PASMA certificate. Relevant Experience Experience in programming ETC Lighting Desks Experience of working one on one with artists and/ or theatre companies. Experience and willingness to Work at Height. Experience of both Digital and Analogue sound desks. Knowledge A high level working knowledge of modern theatre lighting and operation. A thorough understanding of the production process and theatre production techniques. A good working knowledge of theatre electrics, lighting technology, and electrical safety including 3 Phase power. A good working knowledge of AV techniques and equipment. Skills and abilities Competency in rigging techniques. Ability to create basic studio Lighting designs when required. Ability to read technical / construction drawings and lighting/ ground plans. The ability to lead casual staff & external contractors when required. The ability to communicate complex information clearly and to maintain effective communication with colleagues and external contacts at all levels. Attributes An enthusiastic & helpful attitude & a desire to work well across teams & project groups The ability to work on your own initiative and to solve problems Excellent time management skills including punctuality Excellent communication and interpersonal skills A demonstrable enthusiasm for the arts, particularly cutting- edge theatre 6

7 If successful applicant does not have IPAF 3a and PASMA BAC will provide training for these. 7

8 Battersea Arts Centre Project Working Battersea Arts Centre operates in a project working structure. All of our activity takes place in projects. Project working is about working better and bringing out the best in staff. It s about recognising people s specialism, and creating a more dynamic set of teams across everything we do. Structure The Directors of Battersea Arts Centre identify everything that the organisation does as a number of projects. This includes projects related to programming, artist development, participation, commercial and organisational strands. Every project has a budget, a clear set of ambitions, and an outline timetable. Occasionally it is necessary to create a new project to deliver activities, in which case the Directors, in conjunction with the Organisation & Financial Management project team, identify the new project and the people who are best suited to work on it. Each project has a Project Shaper, a Project Manager, and Team Members. A project can have three people or thirty according to its needs. One member of staff is appointed to lead each project as Project Manager, who makes the decisions and manages the budget. Each project also has a Project Shaper to support the Project Manager, who can be used as a sounding board for planning and delivering the project. Project Team Members bring their specialist contribution to the project, and may also volunteer to take on project roles outside of their specialism (such as planning, communications, monitoring, etc.) to further their personal and professional development. 8