Design Technology Technician

The Downs School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 6AD

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  23 June 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  4 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern: Part time: 18 hours per week (3 days per week), Plus 1 Inset Day in September
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: West Berks Pay Scale Band C £24,027 (actual salary Pro-rata for term time/part time only £9,914)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will

•be a well-motivated practitioner, keen to show their interest in Design Technology

•organised, knowledgeable and experienced in working across Design Technology

•have a flexible approach in order to support a range of duties in the Design Technology Department including areas of food and textiles

•support the day-to-day running of the Design Technology spaces

•contribute to the development of the department as part of a dedicated team

•have a professional attitude that is open to innovative ways of working

•be committed to working in partnership with the Design Technology team and a range of other staff

•be flexible and adaptable when faced with challenges

What the school offers its staff

In return you will

•experience a caring, positive ethos that prioritises staff wellbeing and recognition

•be empowered to work with ambitious, dedicated, capable staff who are deeply committed to develop the whole child

•experience working with children who enjoy being at school, behave exceptionally and have excellent attitudes to learning

•work in a professional, stimulating, and collaborative working environment

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

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Downs School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1405 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Downs School website
• Email address: recruitment@thedownsschool.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-downs-school

The Downs School, a Foundation, 11-18 comprehensive school, is a successful, oversubscribed and popular school serving the Downs area of West Berkshire. The roll is nearly 1300 with a well-established sixth form. Results at all levels are consistently above national averages and Ofsted described our students as having ‘excellent personal and social skills’ who ‘achieve well academically’.

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