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About Us
Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) is a family of schools committed to inspiring learning both in and beyond the classroom. With a strong focus on music and the creative arts, we support every student and staff member in reaching their full potential. If you’re looking for a Trust that values creativity, growth, and meaningful learning, CST could be the perfect place for you.
We invite you to join our team at Trinity Academy. Trinity is a highly oversubscribed free school that opened in 2019. We are a values based community that focuses on the learning of all students and staff, that cares deeply for our young people and each other and that is committed to co-curricular enrichment. Our stated goal is to be a +1 school for progress and as such, we are looking for an exceptional leader and teacher to join us in our mission.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an energetic and creative Music and Performing Arts Technician who can support this crucial area of the school.
If you join us, you will benefit from:
1. We are a music specialist school with an emphasis on the performing arts
2. We have outstanding facilities in music, drama and dance
3. Trinity is a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management and ‘Outstanding‘ Personal Development’ (Ofsted Jan 2024)
4. “This is an ambitious school that wants the very best for its pupils, both academically and pastorally”.
5. “The school’s curriculum is highly ambitious for all pupils”
6. “Lessons are not disrupted by poor behaviour. The school is calm and orderly because pupils understand the rules and routines in place.”
7. The progress of our students is significantly above the national average (P8 +0.53)
8. We develop our people
9. Exceptionally visible and supportive senior leadership team
10. Hardworking staff and students who want to do well
About You
You are likely to have gained excellent technical skills in sound and lighting through experience in a technical role. You will be able to bring to us a passion for supporting the development of young people in these areas, working closely with our exceptional performing arts staff.
More information about the Trust, School and Role
To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and Trinity Academy please read the attached Recruitment packs or visit our website
School visits are welcomed and can be arranged via email to Alice Thornton-Parr, HR and recruitment officer.
We can offer you
11. Continuing Professional and Leadership development
12. Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
13. Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
14. Onsite parking or easy access via public transport or onsite parking.
15. Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
16. All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
How to apply
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.
Please complete our application form by Midnight on Monday 1st September 2025
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on Wednesday 10th September at Trinity Academy
All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date
We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline for an exceptional candidate.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:
17. Ability to ensure and deliver effective safeguarding
18. Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
19. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
20. The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
21. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Safeguarding Statement
Trinity Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.