Director of Digital Arts

Birmingham Ormiston Academy is a 14-19 academy specialising in Creative, Digital and Performing Arts. The academy opened in September 2011 and has over 1040 students (320 at KS4 and 720 at Post 16).

We are keen to appoint an innovative, motivational, well-qualified, confident and enthusiastic teacher to be our Director of Digital Arts.

All BOA students are selected through aptitude in their chosen arts specialism and will follow either a Creative, Digital or Performing Arts pathway.

The Digital Arts Pathway at BOA is a centre of excellence and is partnered by some of the country’s leading creative industry. These include the BBC, Maverick TV, British Record Industry Trust, PRG, Live Nation, Orion Media, Punch Records and many more. BOA also has strong links with Birmingham City University.

At Post-16, Broadcast, TV, Film, Radio, Games and New Media is offered as part of the Creative Media Production BTEC Extended Diploma. A level 2 qualification is also offered at KS4.

The person we seek to appoint will have a proven track record in the field of Digital Arts. You will have a passion for collaboration, teaching, continuous development and delivery within this specialism of Broadcast, Gaming and New Media. You will be confident to manage the BTEC programmes offered at BOA (details can be found online and in the prospectus).

Our overriding requirement is to appoint someone with the capacity to be an excellent leader. Strong leadership, management and interpersonal skills are paramount. Vision and ability to raise standards and develop the Digital Arts pathway is key to this role.

The academy is looking for someone who has:

• A teaching qualification and a degree
• A strong track record as an outstanding teacher and practitioner.
• A passion for Digital Arts
• The ability to contribute and teach in the field of Broadcast (TV, Film, Radio), New Media, Interactive media, Games and Animation (you will ideally be an expert in at least one area)
• An awareness of the new modes of production, distribution and consumption
• Proven leadership skills
• The ability to work in collaboration with other members of staff to develop and manage projects
• Exceptional personal organisation and time management skills
• The ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• The ability to guide students’ academic, personal and professional development, as a tutor, in accordance with the academy’s guidelines and procedures
• Presence, dynamism, good sense of humour and approachability

This is an excellent opportunity to make a difference to the future of education within a world class academy. If you share the academy’s vision and ambitions, possess a strong desire to work within an ethos of creative collaboration and partnership and want to have a positive impact on young people, families and the community then we would be delighted to hear from you.

For further details and an application pack, please contact Catherine Hubbard at Hays Education on 0121 236 4476/07595 968690/ boa@hays.com.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Thursday 14th May 2015.
Interviews are scheduled to take place during w/c 18th May 2015.

You can also visit www.hays.co.uk/jobs/boa for more information

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Contact Information
Contact: Catherine Hubbard
Tel: 0121 236 4476/ 07595 968690

Email: catherine.hubbard@hays.com  

Birmingham Ormiston Academy
1 Grosvenor Street, Birmingham, England B4 7QD