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As a Drama Graduate Assistant, you will join St Edward’s thriving Drama Department where you will play a key role providing support with teaching and assisting with the direction and stage management of various productions.
The position will give you the opportunity to experience life at a leading independent boarding school, acquire and develop teaching skills, and make a significant contribution to Drama extra-curricular activities.
In return, the school will provide you with training in skills related to teaching and transferable to other professions. You will also be supported to acquire skills beneficial to your future career beyond St Edward’s.
Graduate Assistants also play a full part in the boarding and co-curricular life of the school. Their work is varied, and that variety is, to some extent, determined by the personality, enthusiasm and skills of the individual. The post has become a successful springboard for those considering teaching as a career and over a number of years, Graduate Assistants have gone on to promising careers in major schools round the country.
If you offer experience of having participated in a wide range of theatre, as an actor, in a stage management role or as a facilitator of drama education and want to develop yourself further we would be delighted to hear from you.
The start date is to be confirmed and will end on 28th June 2025. There is a possibility of the contract being renewed for a second year in September 2025.
For further details and to download an application form from the school website please click HERE.
The deadline for applications is Friday 22nd November 2024.
Interviews for the role will be held on Thursday 28th November 2024.
St Edward’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we aim to create and maintain a safe environment for our pupils, where they feel respected and supported. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to become familiar with our policies and procedures for child protection and security. All staff are required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
St Edward’s School is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on age, race, sex, religion, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic. Please see our Equal Opportunities & Dignity at Work policy on our website for further details.
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