About Us
The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, ‘Collyer’s’, is one of the leading sixth form colleges in the country and the top state provider of A Levels in West Sussex. The College has an attractive campus and classrooms are well resourced, with ambitious plans for growth in the coming years that are already started. There is a collegiate and professional ethos amongst staff and students within which excellent teaching and learning can flourish.
The College provides education for over 2,750 young people in the 16-19 age range. Around half of each year’s intake comes from the four partner 11-16 schools in Horsham: Forest, Millais, Tanbridge House and Bohunt. Many others come from a wide range of schools which are further afield, including the independent as well as the maintained sector. Collyer’s has a very successful and consistent record in external
examinations. In 2025 the A level high grade rate (A*-B) was 61%. Results across our other course types such as vocational, technical, foundation and GCSE are equally strong. Collyer’s also runs leisure Adult Education courses in the evenings with students studying a range of recreational adult learning courses.
Job Details
Art & Design Technician
37 hours per week term time only (43.6 weeks paid per year)
Required from September
We are looking for a new member of staff to join our Art & Design departments. This role will support the teaching and learning of students through the provision of effective technical and practical workshop support. The role will also be responsible for maintaining equipment and resources including the safe storage and disposal of hazardous materials and chemicals and supporting the department’s enrichment/outreach programme.
The working pattern for this term time only post will be 8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Thursday 8.30am-4.00pm on Friday with 30 minutes unpaid break each day.
If you think that this role is a good fit for your skills and you would enjoy supporting our young people, we look forward to hearing from you.
Salary: This post will be paid at Point 5 on the Support Staff Pay Scale. The annual salary for a FT post at this point is £25,159 which is £21,094 prorated for 37 hours pw term time only (0.838 fte).
We would be happy to discuss the role in more detail with you, please contact us on [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to visit the college.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Closing Date: 9am Monday 6th July.
We may interview before the closing date if suitable applications are received.
Further Information
The College of Richard Collyer and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.
How to Apply
To apply please visit our website https://www.collyers.ac.uk/vacancies/
Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us on [email protected]
NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.
The reference number for this role is SCHO02722.
Job Reference: SCHO02722
