Art and Design Technology Teaching Assistant
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BPThis job expired on 3 December 2021 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 December 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 November 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Spinal Point 11 - Currently £21,748 (£20,158 - 48.2 weeks pro rata)
Art and Design Technology Teaching Assistant job summary
ART & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY TEACHING ASSISTANT
Term-time Duties:
1. To be responsible to the Head of Design and Technology and the Head of Art for the provision of technical and other support to those Departments given that the distribution of time will be 60% towards Technology and 40% towards Art.
2. Within the Design and Technology Department to carry out a range of duties in support of teachers including:
* Responsibility for the care and maintenance of tools and machinery including sharpening and maintaining in a clean and usable condition all tools within the Department.
* Cleaning, oiling and maintaining (as appropriate) and on a regular basis all mechanical equipment so that such equipment may be used safely.
* Working alongside the Head of Department in maintaining satisfactory Health and Safety records and alerting the Head of Department should tools or equipment become faulty, broken or unsafe.
* Cutting and providing materials as requested by teaching staff and advising staff on stock levels.
* Ensuring that the Food Technology room is maintained to a high standard and that cleaning after lessons is thorough, including the preparation of equipment and support with laundry.
3. Within the Art Department to carry out a range of duties in support of teachers including:
* Cleaning the sinks, brushes, floors and working surfaces in the Art rooms.
* Assisting Art staff in the preparation of materials for lessons and, where possible, in the provision of stands or plinths for exhibitions.
* Advising relevant staff when stocks of materials are low.
* Preparing clay or recycled clay for use in lessons
* Replenish paper towels, check regularly
* Cutting and providing materials (paper, card, canvas, wood)
* Tidy cupboards, label and help organise resources
4. In both Departments to:
* Be in lessons, alongside the teacher, in circumstances where such a presence would be helpful to the individual work of pupils.
* Play a significant role in the management and ordering of stock in both Departments and to ensure that stock is classified, stored and audited as appropriate.
* Assume, under the direction of the appropriate Head of Department, responsibility for classroom display and to help to maintain an attractive teaching environment.
* Contribute, under the direction of the Head of Department, to the maintenance of pupil records and the collation of pupil data.
* Liaise, under the guidance of teachers, with the Reprographics Unit as appropriate.
* Prepare materials for lessons under the guidance of the teacher.
* Assist in the collection of voluntary pupil contributions where relevant.
* Be a first point of call for cover for examination invigilation or for teachers absent, whether through illness or other commitments.
* Help in the purchasing of materials using the School mini bus e.g. timber, plastic, tools.
* Support on trips, if necessary
5. To undertake such other activities, from time to time, as may reasonably be requested by the Head of Technology, the Head of Art, the Director of School Administration or the Headmaster.
6. Hours of work
8.00 am – 4.00 pm Monday – Thursday
8.00 am – 3.30 pm on Friday with 30 minutes for lunch.
7. The division of time in the academic year 2021 will be 60% D&T 40% Art
8. During the allocated time in each department, it is expected that the Technician will be situated within the department area in order to provide immediate support as and when is necessary.
Other Duties:
To work a total of 15 days for periods of School closure. At the discretion of the Heads of Department, although agreed at least one term in advance. Duties that require carrying out will include:
* Cutting of material and preparing project kits for the forthcoming term
* Disassembly, deep clean, oil and general maintenance of all machinery and equipment
* Annual PAT testing of electrical equipment
* Clear out and reorganise cupboards as necessary, disposing of obsolete stock or labeling it for later attention
* Full annual stock check against stock lists, including updating the inventories and then presenting them to the Head of Department, as requested
To give any other general assistance as may be reasonably requested by Art or DT staff or the Headmaster.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1267 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- holleyd@whsb.essex.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 07795216466
Westcliff High School for Boys is an Academy Grammar School located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.
At WHSB we continue to hold dear our values and traditions whilst fostering academic excellence and a dynamism which allow us to provide a twenty-first century world class education.
Our record of outstanding success is reflected in our outstanding A Level and GCSE results and we are committed to providing the highest standards in all aspects of our provision for pupils.
We currently have around 870 boys on roll in Years 7 to 11, and 330 students in our mixed Sixth Form.
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To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email holleyd@whsb.essex.sch.uk.
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