Design Technology Technician

The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy), Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9AA

19 days remaining to apply

Start date details
Ideally April 2025
Closing date
4 April 2025 at 11:28am
Date listed
14 March 2025

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary: £24027 - £25992 per annum

Design Technology Technician job summary

Salary: NJC 3 - 8 + well-being cash plan + pension scheme + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 20 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed term contract until Aug 2026 initially
Start date: ideally April 2025

A rare 20 hour opportunity to gain experience in a secondary school and receive fantastic benefits.

Your new school
The Rawlett School is part of Lift Schools, a MAT of 57 schools with 10 in the Midlands, which allows you access to the best training programmes available as well as more internal opportunities. The Rawlett School is a secondary school led by a dedicated and ambitious Head of School, Beccie (Rebecca) Walker. Having worked for Lift since 2005, she has spent the last 3 years transforming the culture and teaching at The Rawlett, she has now established a strong leadership team and is confident to gain a 'Good' Ofsted on the next inspection. But she still needs ambitious staff to be part of this incredibly rewarding, yet challenging, journey and this is an opportunity for you to be part of that as we look to recruit a Design Technology Technician.

Your new role
The role of the Design Technology Technician is crucial in providing technical support for teaching staff and students in practical lessons to improve attainment in Design Technology. This role supports the department through the preparation and provision of materials, providing technical assistance, maintaining equipment and resources and ensuring health and safety compliance in specialist areas.

What you'll need to succeed
You will have Grade 4 or above in Maths and English, or equivalent and Level 3 qualifications - A levels / BTEC qualification in Design Technology. You will be able to provide support, explain procedures and processes to students and staff alongside experience of safe usage, operation, cleaning, maintenance and minor repairs of equipment.

We offer you:

* Training: Continuous growth and development training opportunities across 57 Lift Schools.
* Generous benefits: Competitive pension to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and electric vehicle incentives.

Ideally the role is due to commence at the beginning of April 2025 and is a FTC initially until August 2026.

Please apply ASAP as we will be reviewing applications as we receive them.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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.

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored.

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About The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)

School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase: Secondary
School size: 1038 pupils enrolled
Age range: 11 to 16
Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
School website: The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy) website
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The Rawlett School has a strong and positive reputation locally based on a history of success. We create remarkable students and encourage each to find what is remarkable about themselves. There is an ethos of working together to focus on both academic success and the broader curriculum to encourage confidence and enthusiasm in our students.

The Rawlett School is a special place. We are very proud of our achievements and visitors always comment on the positivity around the academy. As you walk around you will see active lessons based on mutual respect and within a calm learning environment. People matter at Rawlett and leadership is evident across the curriculum. Students lead others to prepare our learners for lifelong learning and their next steps. Whether they progress to higher education, further education or the world of work, on leaving Rawlett we are proud that our students are able to make a positive contribution as responsible and caring young people.

We aim to provide students with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to support their personal and academic progress. There are a wide range of sporting opportunities for students of all abilities where traditional and non-traditional games and sports are offered. International School status has helped us develop learning partnerships with schools in other countries to support the focus on skills essential for the 21st century. The curriculum offers students a wide range of opportunities to become good citizens within our local community.

We are proud that our learning experience extends beyond the formal curriculum. The Rawlett Sports Centre provides a range of sporting and recreational activities for young people and the local community. Links with our feeder primary schools are enhanced by the Sports Leaders Awards Level 1 and 2 gained by older students who plan and deliver activities for local junior school pupils. A huge number of visits and trips take place each year to support the curriculum but most importantly develop the skills of the whole child.

Our academic success continues each year and is based firmly in our belief in our Learning Community between staff, students and parents/carers where we share the responsibility of nurturing each child to achieve their potential through open communication.

Parents always have a choice of school and Rawlett is a local school of choice for a reason. Numbers increase each year based on strong learning partnerships and this in turn creates our positive local reputation. Always looking to improve, the Academies EnterpriseTrust shares our values and encourages us to find our remarkable- in each and every child.