Hourly Paid Campus Support Technician - Leeds (Hiring Immediately)

AD Education UK is a growing network of leading creative education institutes in the UK. The group’s institutions are united around strong values and sharing a vision for creativity and innovation within creative media education. With over 40 years of pioneering and sector-leading experience, our graduates can be found throughout the music, film, games and wider creative media sectors, winning prestigious awards and employed within the highest echelons of their respective creative fields. Our market-leading portfolio of schools includes The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) and SAE Institute UK. SAE was established in 1976, spanning the globe with over 50 campuses in 23 countries and delivering world-class education to over 12,000 students in state-of-the-art creative facilities. Our students come from diverse social, cultural, educational and artistic backgrounds, with different personalities and experiences. It is our goal to embrace those differences and to allow each and every student to develop their own individual style and apply it to the industry skills taught at SAE. Our ultimate goal is to prepare the students for a realistic work environment making the course, facilities, lecturers as well as the atmosphere as close to the industry working environment as possible.

Requirements

Campus Support Technician
SAE Creative Media Institute, Leeds
Contract: Hourly Paid
Salary: £12.60 per hour

This role provides technical support and guidance to students in their use of resources and equipment during practical sessions in directed and self-directed work helping them get the most out of their learning environment. This includes providing support to the Campus Manager in taking pride in the campus estates/facilities environment, assisting with Health and Safety in the workplace, and providing the best technical service to students and colleagues.

Key accountabilities

• Student technical support and experience
• Offer front-line exemplary service and technical support and advice to students across the range of academic disciplines and learning environments.
• Ensure classrooms and studios are prepared for lessons and maintained, ensuring a clean and professional environment at all times.
• Oversee and facilitate student directed study in timetabled sessions.
• Support open events, trips, showcases, both on campus and at external locations, including configuring, transporting, and setting-up equipment.
• Deliver demonstrations, tutorials and practical assessments, supporting students during sessions.
• Demonstrate the safe, effective use of equipment and software in classroom and live environments, troubleshooting and resolving any issues.
• Work cooperatively and flexibly with the team and be an active contributor for all courses and events.
• Ensure appropriate student behaviour and studio usage on Campus and during practical sessions.
• Participate in team meetings and share feedback on student progress, including concerns.
• Facilitate student studio bookings, collection and returns of equipment, and monitor student attendance of practical sessions.
• Keep records of equipment loans to students.
• Keep up with new technologies and industry trends.

Estates maintenance and management

• Practical operation and maintenance of the specialist facilities including studios, edit suites and technical equipment.
• Responsibility for equipment and resources, resolving and reporting faults immediately.
• Open and lock up the campus and building as required.
• Act as a fire marshal and appointed first aider.
• Ensure issues in relation to Health and Safety are assessed and monitored appropriately.
• Monitor stock levels for consumables and raising orders.
• Manage and maintain the asset register/databases; tracking, organising, and distributing equipment and resources as required.

Other

Always work and act in accordance with SAE’s values, adhering to all policies and procedures. Undertake any other duties as required.