Purpose of the role

As a Specialist Technician (Learning & Teaching), you will provide professional expertise, guidance and advice and contribute to the delivery of technical activities within the College.

You will provide support for student learning, informal and formal training and instruction, and the development of proficiency with highly specialist techniques, production methods and technology.

You will also contribute critical input to student concept and expressive/creative intention, including giving feedback to students, and to student formative assessments, with reference to appropriate learning outcomes of the Course or project.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Take responsibility for and oversee the daily running of specific areas and facilities within the College, including the use and booking of specialist facilities (i.e. 3D & Performance studios within and without timetabled teaching sessions) and liaising with the Technical Coordinator/Manager to ensure the safe use of equipment and facilities.
• Contribute, as a Technical Team member, with the planning and development of the program area, the identification of learning outcomes, including curriculum development & research.
• Contribute and collaborate with Technical Team members as required to ensure the key priorities and levels of service are met successfully, such as compliance with Health and Safety, maintenance and repairs of equipment, liaising with team members, the Technical Coordinator/Manager.
• Provide feedback to Course Leaders, Technical Coordinators and/or Technical Managers regarding service levels and student requirements to ensure appropriate adaptations are made and contribute to the revision of standards of service delivery.
• Work at an agreed level within the terms of the glossary of key terms (describing Teaching & Learning relationships between Technicians and students).
• Contribute to planning, development and delivery of learning activities facilitating student learning and research, liaising with Technical Teams, Course Teams and academic staff informally and formally in Course meetings.
• Supervise learning activities, providing expert guidance and advice to students, helping students to identify and supply appropriate techniques, processes, materials, resources and equipment to meet learning outcomes.
• Provide formal or informal sessions to students that may include demonstration, instruction with a process/technique, coaching for the development and proficiency of a particular skill, technique or process.
• Provide detailed feedback to students and contribute critical input to student concept and expressive/creative intention in relation to agreed Course Learning Outcomes and demonstrate a high level of independent responsibility for the diagnosis and resolution of problems and creative/artistic challenges met with the execution of that work.
• Carry out detailed and extensive research to support the ability to diagnose and resolve problems of a highly technical, complicated nature, which involves testing and re-testing scenarios and processes.
• Undertake frontline maintenance and repairs, liaising with suppliers and contractors to meet professional procedures and guidelines, as agreed with the Technical Coordinator/Manager.
• Liaise internally and externally with professionals and recognised practitioners and artists, attend conferences and exhibitions to share and develop ideas, knowledge and expertise that can be used to support academic learning and research activities.
• Take responsibility for the maintenance of inventories, carrying out risk assessments and appropriate records with regard to equipment, stock lists, ordering of stock, equipment and consumables, reporting servicing and repair of equipment to the Technical Coordinator/Manager.
• Contribute to the project planning and delivery of exhibitions and events within the College and be involved with the design, production and development of appropriate teaching and learning materials to suit own specific areas of specialist activity and service delivery.
  
  
  Working Hours
  
  Usual working hours for this role will be 21 hours per week, between 09:00 – 17:00, however this will may vary at different times of the year based on business needs.
  
  

General duties

These duties below are in addition to the duties and responsibilities listed above:

• Perform duties and tasks consistent within the scope and grade of your role as reasonably may be expected and assigned to you from anywhere within the company.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the role.
• Work in accordance with the UAL Arts Temps Staff Charter and Dignity at Work Policy and anti-racism plans, promoting equality diversity and inclusion in your work.
• You may be required to work such additional/different hours as may from time to time be necessary for business reasons which may include evenings, Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays.
• You may be required to regularly travel to other sites as necessary.
• Undertake continuous personal and professional development, and to support it for any staff you manage through effective use of UAL Arts Temps Planning and Review Conversations (PRC) scheme and staff development opportunities.
• Make full use of all information and communication technologies to meet the requirements of the role and to promote organisational effectiveness.
• Conduct all financial matters associated with the role in accordance with policies and procedures, as laid down in the Financial Regulations.

Experience, knowledge and qualifications

• MA and/or BA level equivalent in Makeup design and application.

Background in the fashion & beauty industries as a makeup artist.

Experience of teaching technical application process in a fashion, performance, and beauty context.

Communication skills

• Ability to provide routine oral and written information clearly and concisely and is able to understand and explain technical terms commonly in use in own area of work.

  Ability to understand and explain technical/specialist terms commonly in use in own area of work, conveying information of a complex, conceptual and specialist nature adapting communication and media to suit the audience.

  Research, teaching and learning or Professional practice.

• Ability to use a range of methods, tools and equipment to achieve a safe and acceptable standard of work, developing abilities and finding ways of improving working practices safely. Ability to ensure accurate information is passed onto appropriate people in a timely fashion to improve working practices.

  Planning and managing resources

• Ability to work to agreed standards, organizing own work in effective ways that saves time and meet deadlines.

  Teamwork

• Experience of working as a team member, providing assistance and cover where needed. Experience of producing and providing induction/training material to help both new colleagues learn their job, aiding speedy integration into the team and existing colleagues to improve performance and efficiency.

  Student experience or customer service

• Makes a significant contribution to improving customer experience. Ability to contribute to the adaptation of services and systems to meet customers’ needs and helps to identify ways of improving standards. Ability to maintain up to date knowledge of services available in own and related areas of work, adapting services and systems to meet customers’ needs and identify ways of improving standards.

Creativity, innovation and problem-solving

• Ability to maintain up to date knowledge of services available in own and related areas of work, adapting services and systems to meet customers’ needs and identify ways of improving standards.’

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.