Art and Design Technician
Waingels, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RF16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 5 (point 12 to 17) Actual Salary £23,941 to £25,970
What skills and experience we're looking for
Waingels, a popular 11-18 school where students achieved above national average in all measures and was identified as “continuing to be good” in a recent OFSTED inspection, is seeking to appoint a highly skilled Art & Design Technician who wants to work in a role where there is ample opportunity to apply their planning, organisational and communication skills.
The Art and Design Technician will be responsible for supporting the delivery of Art and Design at KS3, 4 and A-Level by providing technical support to students and teachers, preparing resources for lessons and maintaining the tools and equipment needed for successful teaching of Art and Design disciplines. The ability to be able to support and advise teachers and students on the use of workshop tools, including drilling, cutting and forming 3D outcomes and to maintain a variety of equipment used in these workshops would be desirable.
The postholder will also act as a first aider, previous experience is desirable but training will also be available.
Above all, we need someone committed to supporting our young people and helping us be an exceptional school, striving for excellence in everything we do.
What the school offers its staff
Working with us offers you the opportunity to:
- Join a “kind and caring school” where pupils “enjoy being part of the inclusive community” (OFSTED 2023) that aims to be an “exceptional school at the heart of our community”.
- Be part of a forward-thinking department with well-resourced schemes of work and where teachers are encouraged to be innovative and try out a range of teaching styles.
- Engage in excellent, personalised professional development opportunities
- Join a school where early finishes for parent consultation evenings and free tea and coffee every day are just some of the ways we ensure staff well-being is central to our decision making
- Work in a school where the values of Respect, Kindness, Pride and Responsibility underpin all we do.
If you feel your values and ethos align with ours, this is an exciting opportunity for you!
Download an application pack from our websitewww.waingels.wokingham.sch.uk
Our staff and students are proud of our school and we would be happy to welcome you if you would like to come and have a closer look. Please feel free to contact us for an informal conversation about this exciting role. Please telephone the school on 0118 969 0336 or email the HR Administrator, Mollie Williams, onHRandrecruitment@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk.
Applications should be submitted as soon as possible - Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews arranged accordingly.
The school is committed to safeguarding, equal opportunities and to promoting the welfare of all staff and students.
Commitment to safeguarding
The college is committed to safeguarding, equal opportunities and to promoting the welfare of all staff and students
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Waingels
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1419 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Waingels website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- HRandrecruitment@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 969 0336
Waingels is a very successful 11 to 18 Comprehensive school serving its local community. Our successes and achievements can be attributed to our commitment to establish and grow a Better Never Stops culture, providing a safe, inclusive and rich learning environment where students feel safe and valued, founded on respectful relationships for all. Our ethos and culture are values based. We set high standards and expect all our students and staff to be respectful, kind, resilient and proud of our school, our achievements and our community.
Arranging a visit to Waingels
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HRandrecruitment@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk.
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