Artist in Residence

Eastbourne College (Inc.) is excited to support a visual arts graduate in the development of their creative practice by offering this one-year fixed term residency in a thriving independent school which is a Platinum Artsmark centre, on the Sussex coast.

Located in Eastbourne’s Devonshire Quarter, the College boasts excellent networking opportunities with Towner Eastbourne as well as connections and involvement in wider community arts projects through the Coastal Schools Partnership.

During not directed time it is expected that the Artists in Residence would maintain a presence within the departments and to work on their own work in the studio space provided.

**Job Title**: Artist in Residence

**Responsible to**: Head of Photography

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Inspire, motivate and foster good relationships with pupils and staff
- Provide technical assistance, particularly with Adobe CC in art, photography & têxtiles lesson
- Liaise with pupils to support with the development of ideas/portfolios
- Assist and lead on the curation of internal displays and exhibitions
- Deliver arts enrichment workshops to pupils and staff
- Utilise the College’s visual arts facilities to develop own creative practice
- Develop personal work to be exhibited within the College (this may include collaborations with pupils and staff)
- Any other duties considered relevant and necessary to the post.

**Safeguarding Duties**
- The post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy Statement and staff code of conduct at all times.
- The post holder will be engaging in regulated activity. There are particular safeguarding issues requiring attention for this post.
- This role may require the post holder to be aware of protecting the physical safety of pupils and at times be in a setting that requires them to respect the privacy of pupils. They may be the responsible adult in a scenario and must be aware of all relevant procedures in that setting. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the School they must report any concerns to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or, if they are the School’s DSL, to the Headmaster and relevant agencies.

**Person Specification**

**A) Education and Training**
- **Essential**:_

Undergraduate or postgraduate in a visual arts course such as (but not limited to) Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Photography or Textile Design

**B) Knowledge and experience**:

- Essential:_
- An understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud software or equivalent
- Evidence of creative practice development (a portfolio of work)
- Excellent knowledge and innovative practice in one or more visual arts disciplines
- Desirable:_
- Experience delivering workshops
- Understanding of photographic darkroom processes
- An understanding of building a social media profile as a practicing artist
- Experience of exhibiting work either solo or as part of a group

**C) Skills**
- Essential:_
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- A high level of ICT competency
- An inclusive manner and the ability to work in a team
- Desirable:_
- Digital photography
- Darkroom processing
- Textile design techniques and processes
- Painting
- Printmaking

**D) Personal qualities**
- Essential:_
- A belief in the College’s core values and the determination to uphold them
- An ability to set deadlines, meet them and manage expectation against them
- An ability to build, foster and sustain positive relationships with all in the College community
- Enthusiasm, patience, compassion, courage, resolve and objectivity
- Dedication, loyalty, commitment and positivity
- Capacity for hard work
- An ability to embrace change and development positively
- Being a positive role model for all in the College community by virtue of approachability, personal conduct and standards of expectation
- To be a lead learner
- Safeguarding and Equal Opportunity Statements_
- The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Charity is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children._

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Expected hours: 16 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Life insurance
- On-site gym

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 13/05/2024
Expected start date: 02/09/2024