Design Technology Technician | All Saints Catholic College

Job description
Organisation

Schools

Directorate

Secondary Schools

Service Area

All Saints Catholic College

Hours

15 hours per week (days/hours to be discussed) working term time plus 1 day

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

All Saints Catholic College, Specialist in Humanities, Bradley Bar, Huddersfield, HD2 2JT

Position type

Permanent

Grade

Grade 5

Salary

£8,134 - £8,270

Advert Wording

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a knowledgeable and committed individual to become a Design Technology Technician at All Saints Catholic College.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and self-motivated team player who will support 3D Design, regularly liaising and working closely with the Subject Leader.

As a DT Technician you will be responsible for using your initiative and ensuring a high level of support is provided to the Design Technology Department to both staff and students with preparation of materials and resources for lessons, assisting student learning on a one-to-one basis and with small groups, allowing students to achieve and make progress.

You will also possess the skills to be able to prioritise the requirements of the department and work independently to complete tasks.

Responsibilities will include working alongside students in the workshop, supporting their development of skills, preparing classroom materials/resources, maintaining adequate stock levels and ensuring that routine maintenance and repairs of equipment and machinery is undertaken.

A good knowledge of the required health and safety, most up to date guidance and risk assessment requirements is required, as is the possession of a wide range of practical skills including CAD/CAM, to be able to produce high quality exemplar materials for projects.

Experience gained in other fields e.g., industrial, will be highly valued.

Essential Skills And Abilities
• The ability to work as part of a team
• Show initiative and work independently
• Ability to prioritise and manage changing workloads and situations
• Adaptability to respond to the changing priorities of the department, school and students
• Flexibility to work within other areas of the Design Technology Department
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent practical knowledge and skills
• Ability to work closely and communicate effectively with students of high school age
• Be computer literate and willing to learn school systems
• Be confident in the use of, and able to maintain, the circular saw and bandsaw

Desirable Skills And Abilities
• Be familiar with 2D design and Laser Cut
• Able to use CAM machines e.g., laser cutter
• Be confident in the use of working machines e.g., lathes
• Previous technician experience
• Some experience of electronics
• Industrial experience

All Saints is an 11-16 school, situated near the northern boundary of Kirklees. We are a Catholic school with students attending from diverse cultural backgrounds, which contributes to the distinctive ethos. In November 2022, Ofsted judged All Saints “Good” in every category and “Outstanding” in terms of our S48 inspection by the Diocese of Leeds in June 2018.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our College making substantial progress under current leadership. In turn, we are looking for a candidate committed to playing a part in transforming the lives of our young people.

Benefits

At All Saints Catholic College, we aim to create a happy workplace culture through promoting a healthy work/life balance. We do that by providing a package of flexible employee benefits, including:
• An attractive pension scheme for both Teaching and Support staff.
• A high-quality wellbeing package including medical cover, counselling, physiotherapy, fast track medical cover, care service and a 24-hour GP helpline.
• Care First Advice - a 24/7 information and counselling service.
• We are part of the Cycle to Work scheme. Tax free bikes and safety equipment can be payable by payroll deduction through a partnership with Cyclescheme.
• Free parking.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals who are able to work as part of the whole staff team, and who will support and uphold the Catholic ethos and practices of the school.

To apply, please visit

Enquiries should be emailed to Miss C Taylor at

Please note, we are unable to accept CVs as an application for any of our vacancies as this does not support our safer recruitment processes.

Due to the number of application forms we receive, we regret we can only contact the shortlisted candidates.

All Saints is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all workers, volunteers and employees to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including online searches and a satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Record with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Closing date

02 December 2024, +:00 AM

United Kingdom
England
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