Design and Technology Technician
Comberton Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7DU10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
22 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,790.00 Annually (FTE) Actual starting pro-rata salary of £14,366.35 based hours and weeks worked.
Design and Technology Technician job summary
Comberton Village College
Design & Technology Technician
Part time/Permanent
Scale 3, point 5 (range 5-6) £24,790 – 25,183 FTE
25 hours per week 8.30am – 2pm (including 30 minutes unpaid lunchtime),
5 days per week - (Flexible working hours negotiable),
Term time only, plus 5 professional days
Actual starting pro-rata salary of £14,366.35 based hours and weeks worked.
Required as soon as possible
Comberton Village College is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Design & Technology Technician to join our friendly, collaborative, and hardworking team.
The successful candidate will share a common enthusiasm for Designing and Making and for educating pupils across all specialisms of Design & Technology. A knowledge of working with materials, CAD & CAM and carrying out workshop-based practical tasks is preferable. It is essential to be able to implement safe working practices.
You should be well organised and self-motivated, flexible and hardworking. You should have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, be proficient in IT and be able to build and form good relationships with students and colleagues. Liaising effectively with staff is essential.
The role focuses on supporting teaching and learning in the areas of resistant materials, product design, construction, electronics, graphics and CAD CAM. The successful candidate may have a particular interest and aptitude for working with wood, metal and plastics. Experience in computer-aided-design and manufacture would be an advantage. The safe running of the department is a key responsibility and will involve the maintenance of machines, tools and equipment, plus adhering to health and safety guidelines.
We have a range of traditional and modern facilities and are continually trying to improve our provision. We have four well-equipped workshops, a dedicated Construction room and two dedicated computer suites. There is a large, dedicated Technician’s preparation area, machine shop and stores, plus an office area. Equipment and machinery include: a circular table saw, planer/thicknesser, pillar drills, wood lathe, laser cutter, 3D printers, milling machine, CNC milling machine, plastic forming facilities, welding and braising facilities and sanding machines, alongside all other standard workshop machinery.
Specific responsibilities:
A key part of the role will be the timely and effective ordering and preparing of materials, resources and practical equipment required for lessons. You will also assist class teachers and pupils with the preparation of CAD and CAM work, using our computer-based facilities. Occasionally, you will assist with pupil supervision during practical lessons, ensuring safe working practice. You will make regular checking of tools, equipment, machinery, fixtures, fittings and services and carry out maintenance and repair tasks as required. You will ensure that Health and Safety regulations and Codes of Practice are complied with, for the safety of all staff and students.
Training will be provided and although prior experience is advantageous, it is not a requirement.
You will provide administrative support, using the departmental data base, manage stock levels and the ordering of materials and equipment, and carry out other administrative tasks to support the Design & Technology department.
The ideal candidate will have:
Good practical, problem solving and communication skills
Experience and/or an interest in the related fields of Design & Technology, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, CAD-CAM or Education
A positive and enthusiastic approach, with the ability to work within a team, as well as working individually, demonstrating own initiative
A keenness to support teaching staff to provide great experiences for pupils in the areas of designing, product development and making.
An understanding of the need for confidentiality and awareness of child protection issues
The ability to be flexible, committed and reliable, with excellent time keeping
The postholder is required to support and encourage the school’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the governing body.
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 are not accepted.
About Comberton Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1930 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Comberton Village College website (opens in new tab)
Please note that listings under Comberton Village College may be for other schools within The Cam Academy Trust.
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