Audio Visual Technician Aldar Academies

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi s leading school group.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in IT or equivalent.

Minimum Experience:

• 6 plus years of experience in an AV support position in a large company/School

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of AV / Stage Lighting systems and related Applications.
• Knowledge of IT Service Desk procedures.
• Thorough understanding of ITIL or similar service delivery systems
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to establish user trust and confidence.
• Familiarity with computers and IP Networking Systems.
• Advanced knowledge of modern filming and sound mixing techniques
• Bachelor s degree in sound engineering or a similar field.
• Previous experience working as an AV technician.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Proficient in MS office & ICT applications.
• Should also have a meticulous attention to detail, especially about health and safety.
• Experience of working with children and/or TV/radio production would be an advantage
• In-depth knowledge of sound, video, and lighting equipment.

Main Responsibilities:

• To provide a high level of AV technical support to all staff, pupils, and external users in the school s performance venues, including assistance in productions, academic classes, lectures, exam performances and co-curricular.
• Responsible for the installation, relocation, configuration, and maintenance of school AV / Lighting Devices.
• Responsible for the on-site AV Support Classroom, Auditoriums, Drama Studios etc.
• Maintain details configuration of AV systems.
• To provide technical support to teaching staff and classes
• To adopt a flexible style to tackle a range of routine duties in the TV/Radio Studios, Auditorium & Music Labs Specific Duties
• To manage and maintain all audio-visual resources (sound, lighting, projection, control desks, digital equipment etc.)

Specific Duties:

• To prepare and set up all audio-visual resources for performances and events
• To ensure all resources are catalogued, compliant and stored safely when not in use
• To arrange external maintenance of audio-visual resources where necessary, ensuring that repairs are carried out in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• To liaise with the Health & Safety Manager to ensure that all technical aspects of performances within the school comply with appropriate regulations
• To supervise or personally run the audio-visual components of all School productions, academic classes, examination recordings and other performance events as requested
• To provide audio-visual technical support to other School departments as necessary
• To develop and maintain links with professional bodies and complete ongoing training as appropriate to offer teaching staff training support with technical equipment
• To assist with rigging and plotting of lighting and sound and set design and construction for large productions as required
• To provide a high level of technical support to all staff, pupils, and external users in the school s performance venues, including assistance in productions, academic classes, lectures, exam performances and co-curricular
• Work closely with other staff in information technology department to provide quality AV support to users.
• Responsible to maintain AV Asset inventory at all the schools.
• Ensure that the AV operations meet the performance SLA targets of the IT department
• Manage the complete lifecycle of end user technology assets from acquisition to disposal of AV hardware in coordination with corporate procurement.
• L1, L2 and L3 support for the Interactive White Board (IWB) and projectors
• Provide IT weekly status reports to Manager - IT operations