Art and Design & Technology Technician

St Aldhelm's Academy, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4HS

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  3 November 2025

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE)

Art and Design & Technology Technician job summary

We have an exciting opening for a Design & Technology Technician. It is a permanent post, 37 hours per week, term time only .

You will provide technical and administrative support to teaching staff in the Design & Technology department including in-class support with pupil activities and to support the teaching staff within the design & Technology department to ensure the safe and proper use and maintenance of resources and equipment.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

To prepare and maintain classrooms, laboratories and workshops, teaching resources and materials for use by staff and pupils ensuring an orderly and safe environment.

To remain on stand-by during lessons to support the teacher and assist with materials, practical lessons and demonstration experiments when needed.

To maintain and undertake basic repairs to apparatus, machinery and equipment where practical to do so or arrange alternative servicing by approved contractors.

To ensure the organisation, maintenance, ordering and collection of supplies and equipment.

To maintain appropriate records including stock control inventories, allocation of relevant materials and resources, department expenditure and service schedules.

To carry out general administration within the faculty including photocopying, printing, display, taking photographs of pupil work, etc.

To undertake first aid training and administer basic first aid as necessary.

To be responsible for the safe handling, storage and disposal of chemicals and other materials in accordance with the relevant regulations and academy procedures.

To ensure that Health and Safety requirements and other relevant regulations (e.g. COSHH) are adhered to and observed. This may involve undertaking regular checking procedures and risk assessments, as appropriate to the work area

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Aldhelm's Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 808 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Aldhelm's Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-aldhelm-s-academy

A mixed comprehensive school with approximately 700 pupils on roll, in years 7 to 11.
Part of Ambitions Academies Trust and located in the beautiful county of Dorset.

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