Design and Technology Technician

Ormiston Horizon Academy, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 6JZ

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  24 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £20,347.74 Annually (Actual) Grade 1 points 2 (FTE £23656). Term Time Only (39 weeks per year). Permanent.

Design and Technology Technician job summary

The DT Technician at OHA will support teachers and students in Design and Technology lessons by preparing materials, equipment, and resources, maintaining a safe environment, and providing technical assistance.

The post holder will be trained and mentored by OHA’s existing, experienced DT Technician throughout the 25/26 academic year.

Initially, the duties and expectations of the postholder will be in line with a level 1 technician (as outlined below), with the view that their role and responsibilities will increase upon completion of the training/handover period.

Main duties and responsibilities

With support from the existing DT Technician:

• Prepare resources, materials and equipment for lessons as directed.
• Assist in delivering practical learning activities for pupils.
• Tidy up and clean workshops/classrooms or other relevant work areas.
• Undertake basic day to day maintenance of equipment as needed and directed, to ensure it is clean and in good working order.
• Maintain sufficient supplies of materials to enable delivery of lessons.
• Safely and securely store allocated equipment and materials to prevent unauthorised access or misuse.
• Maintain sufficient supplies of materials to enable delivery of lessons.
• Safely and securely store allocated equipment and materials to prevent unauthorised access or misuse
• Perform duties in line with health and safety regulations and take action when hazards are identified, including reporting any serious hazards to the line manager.
• Ensure the safe treatment and disposal of used materials, including hazardous substances and respond to actual or potential hazards.

Please refer to the full job description (attached) before applying.

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

At OHA, we take our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all students seriously. We endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued.

All staff are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect.

Through our ethos and curriculum, we promote a common sense of identity and support diversity showing our students how different communities can be united by common experiences and values.

Strict adherence to the Safeguarding Policy is mandatory for all staff, governors, visitors and volunteers in the academy and is not subject to individual discretion.

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 Ormiston Horizon Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1029 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ormiston Horizon Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ormiston-horizon-academy

An ambitious school at the heart of our community

Ormiston Horizon Academy is a special place for our students, staff and wider community. We continuously strive to provide the highest possible quality of education for the young people we work with.

Our students are an exceptional group of talented individuals who thrive on the range of experiences that they are offered at OHA. We firmly believe the relationships between teachers, students and parents/carers are key to the success of the academy.

Our core values of: Respect, Resilience and Responsibility permeate around our academy and our wider school community. We are proud of our students and our students are proud of their school.

We have a wonderful team of staff at OHA, who work relentlessly to ensure our students are provided with the best education possible. Our thoroughly planned curriculum, alongside a challenging PSHE programme, supported by a range of enrichment opportunities, allow our students to develop a love of learning and a resilience that prepares for their futures. We encourage positive attitudes and aim to provide an environment in which all students feel known, supported and challenged.

Our outstanding building and expansive site allows us to offer an education with a difference for our students. We are fully committed to ensuring that our Academy continues to be a centre of excellence and innovation for our students, staff and the local community.

We are always open to visitors and would be happy to welcome you into OHA so you can appreciate the special learning atmosphere that exists here. I look forward to working closely with you on the next steps of our journey.

Mr A Fitzgibbon

Principal

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