Wardrobe and Production Manager

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Required for January 2026 The Role Westbourne House School is looking for someone who has a flair for creativity to support our Drama department in a range of school productions. The role will involve wardrobe and prop management, as well as production design. The successful candidate will be highly skilled in design and needlework, with impeccable attention to detail. The ability to be resourceful and adaptable is essential, as are excellent organisational and time management skills. You will have an enthusiastic approach and be able to communicate well on all levels. Closing date:

11 th

January 2026. We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. For this reason, early applications are encouraged. Please apply by completing the application form. CVs may be attached, but not in place of the application form. Westbourne House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with current and past employers, online searches, the Disclosure & Barring Service, overseas checks and the Secretary of States Prohibition List from Teaching and Management. About the School Westbourne House is situated just to the east of Chichester in beautiful grounds of over 100 acres. There are approximately 300 pupils, aged 2 -13. Most children go on to major Public Schools across the South. The school enjoys outstanding facilities. Teaching is extremely well resourced with excellent teaching rooms, the majority equipped with interactive whiteboards; there are also sets of laptops which can be booked for class based work. There are rooms for Art, Ceramics, ICT, Design Technology and Food Technology, a separate Science block and Music School, as well as a modern, 300 seat theatre/assembly hall. The School also has a large (30 acre) lake on the north boundary for kayaking. Academic standards are high, with consistently outstanding Common Entrance results together with an excellent scholarship record. Westbourne House uses the High Performance Learning philosophy to guide all pupils in becoming good learners. The school believes that all pupils have the potential to perform at the highest level regardless of their current performance level. The Advanced Cognitive Performance Characteristics (ACPs) and Values, Attitudes and Attributes (VAAs) of HPL are the thinking and behaviour characteristic and these are delivered specifically and systematically throughout the curriculum. The Music and Drama departments also excel consistently: all children are involved in school productions, a large number are members of school choirs and there are regular concerts. Saturday school consists of sports matches, as well as optional enrichment activities, such as kayaking and coding. There is a wide variety of sport on offer, and a large number of teams represent the school most Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. As well as extensive playing fields, there is a 25-metre swimming pool, dance studio, sports hall, squash courts and a full-sized astro-turf pitch. There are around 100 boarders, many of whom board for two or three nights in one of seven houses on the school grounds. The school offers full time boarding allowing the children to further enjoy the beautiful facilities and grounds the school has to offer.

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Location:
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Job Type:
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Category:
Manufacturing;Consulting