Designer-in-Residence / Design & Technology Technician
The Windsor Boys' School, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5EH13 days remaining to apply
Closing date
27 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 June 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
- £26,649 FTE - Term Time Only
Designer-in-Residence / Design & Technology Technician job summary
The successful candidate will work between 12 and 25 hours per week; mutually beneficial hours can be agreed based on individual circumstances. Example: 20 hours, term time only would make an actual salary of £12,238
Are you a creative, hands-on graduate with a passion for design, digital fabrication and working with young people? Required from September, we are looking for a Designer-in-Residence to join our Design & Technology department and help bring innovative ideas to life in our well-equipped workshop and digital studio.
This is a unique opportunity for someone with a background in Product or Industrial Design to work in an educational setting — supporting students in prototyping, using CAD software, operating 3D printers and laser cutters, and contributing to exciting D&T projects.
As well as providing vital technical support, you’ll have the chance to lead enrichment activities, develop new resources, and inspire students with your real-world design experience.
Join us in shaping the future of creative education and making design meaningful for the next generation.
Windsor Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. CVs will not be accepted in place of an application form.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please access the school’s website where further information can be found: www.twbs.co.uk or alternatively email
Mrs Jo Howarth at jhowarth@twbs.co.uk
Applications will be considered upon receipt.
Job Description
Job Title: Designer-in-Residence / Design & Technology Technician
Responsible To: Head of Department
Purpose of Role
To provide high-quality technical support to the Design & Technology (D&T) department, with a focus on digital fabrication and contemporary design practices. The postholder will manage the preparation, maintenance and safe use of tools, equipment and resources, while also supporting students and staff in the delivery of innovative, creative and practical D&T learning.
This role is ideally suited to a graduate in Product Design, Industrial Design or a related discipline, offering a unique opportunity to apply their design expertise in an educational environment and help inspire the next generation of designers.
Duties and Responsibilities
Preparation of Equipment and Materials
Prepare tools, materials, and digital files required for lessons and projects.
Set up equipment (e.g. laser cutter, 3D printers, etc.) in advance of lessons.
Produce prototypes or sample work to support the delivery of curriculum projects.
Support in managing digital fabrication workflows including slicing, nesting, and file preparation.
Support for Students and Staff
Provide technical support to students during practical lessons and project work.
Assist students with the use of CAD software, 3D printing, and laser cutting.
Offer design-related advice and mentoring, particularly at KS4 and KS5.
Support teaching staff by preparing teaching aids, project samples, and visual resources.
Lead or co-lead extracurricular design and STEM activities or clubs.
Health and Safety
Ensure all practical work is carried out in accordance with health and safety regulations.
Maintain a clean and safe working environment in the workshop and preparation areas.
Conduct regular risk assessments of equipment and procedures.
Provide or support the delivery of safety inductions to students using machinery or digital equipment.
Maintenance and Organisation
Maintain all equipment in good working order, including servicing and calibration where necessary.
Report faults promptly and liaise with external suppliers for repairs when required.
Monitor and organise storage of materials, tools, and student work.
Manage stock levels, ordering consumables and materials as needed.
Administrative Duties
Maintain accurate inventories of tools, equipment, and materials.
Support staff in resource planning and budgeting for design projects.
Keep up-to-date logs for equipment maintenance and servicing schedules.
Contribute to displays and exhibitions of student work.
Professional Development
Take part in relevant training to develop technical skills (e.g. new software, equipment).
Stay informed about emerging technologies in design and education.
Attend departmental and school-wide meetings where appropriate.
Support the wider life of the school as a creative ambassador for design.
Person Specification
Qualifications
A degree in Product Design, Industrial Design, or a closely related field (essential).
Evidence of continued professional development (desirable).
Health & Safety training such as COSHH or workshop safety (desirable – training can be provided).
Skills and Experience
Proficient in the use of CAD software (e.g. Fusion 360, SolidWorks, Illustrator).
Experience operating laser cutters, 3D printers, and other D&T equipment.
Strong practical skills in model making, prototyping, and design realisation.
Ability to troubleshoot and maintain technical equipment.
Experience working with young people in a support, mentoring or educational context (desirable).
Personal Attributes
Enthusiastic about design, making, and technology education.
Excellent organisational and time management skills.
Creative, resourceful, and solution-focused.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Willingness to learn and adapt to new tools, technologies, and teaching environments.
Able to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
Commitment to safeguarding
Windsor Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. CVs will not be accepted in place of an application form.
If you are interested in applying for this position please access the school’s website where further information can be found: www.twbs.co.uk or alternatively email Mrs Howarth at jhowarth@twbs.co.uk
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 The Windsor Boys' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 966 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Windsor Boys' School website
The Windsor Boys' School is a 13-19 boys' school which seeks to retain the best of a traditional ethos based upon over 100 years of achievement, with a modern, forward- thinking approach that prepares young men for success in the 21st century.
We provide our students with a variety of challenging opportunities for learning, development and growth. They will learn that personal and social development involves taking responsibility not only for themselves, but also for all those around them. Our success will be measured both by first-class examination results and also the extent to which we provide an environment in which students are happy and can flourish.
To achieve this, we aim to be a school where:
• every student has the opportunity to reach his full potential through lessons that are academically challenging and engaging;
• there is an enthusiasm for learning, an encouragement of effort and a celebration of success;
• fairness, hard work and discipline are respected by all;
• there is outstanding provision for extra-curricular activities;
• students feel valued and are an active member of the community;
• students are well-equipped for life in a diverse and changing society.
Our curriculum is broad and balanced offering learning across the full range of subjects, and personalised appropriately to meet individual needs. Although there is a large core of traditional subjects on offer, we deliver high quality STEM pathways and vocational qualifications too. The school delivers a very positive value added score and the core subjects are consistently above average for pupil progress: the school’s progress 8 measurement is very strong and places us significantly above average for boys’ progress nationally. Students’ attainment and progress in mathematics and in other subjects at GCSE is outstanding, which is quite an achievement considering the school has a comprehensive intake.
At A level a very wide range of academic and vocational subjects are successfully delivered. There have always been high rates of university entrance. This is now the school of choice for many in the area both for achieving academic success and for its famous sporting prowess.
The school places great emphasis on developing the quality of teaching and increasing standards for learning. All teachers contribute to real action research as part of their professional development and often work across subject teams. For newly qualified teachers there is a strong programme of support from mentors and team leaders, as well as timetabled training sessions. For aspiring leaders we run programmes to enable them to experience middle leadership and senior leadership and gain appropriate qualifications. The school has a long history of working with GTPs and we are now a lead provider for Schools Direct.
Our high quality co-curricular provision provides tremendous opportunities for all, especially in the arts and in sport, as well as a wide range of more specialised activities, like a physics society, debating club and Duke of Edinburgh awards. Students represent the school at national and international level. The school is famous for sport and, above all, rowing. The school has a boat house on the nearby Thames and our under 18s have achieved tremendous success in recent years. Football has also seen real growth, culminating in the U16 team winning the national school’s FA cup. Similarly our rugby teams play against the major public schools and tour to Australia and Canada. Athletics, hockey, squash and cricket are also strong. We have a sports pavilion, extensive playing fields including a large AstroTurf pitch, and tennis courts.
The school is also a specialist arts college and consistently gains the Artsmark Gold award. Drama is famously good and ambitious often collaborating with girls from Windsor Girls' School. There is an excellent drama studio and a performing arts studio. Imaginative cross-curricular work in a languages and drama collaboration has been praised by Ofsted. Music is formidable – we have every kind of instrumental tuition and bands including a full orchestra, jazz band, close harmony singers and a strong choir that has performed at the Albert Hall. Our very successful band, famous for playing for the Queen, enjoyed a first in playing at the International Network of School Leaders in Beijing.
We have high expectations of student behaviour and expect good working relationships between teacher and student. The behaviour of pupils in the school is genuinely good and the atmosphere is relaxed and civilized - boys look you in the face and smile at their teachers. The strong professional relationship between teachers and pupils creates a safe learning environment which enables students to be successful in their learning.
The school was last inspected by Ofsted in May 2023 and was given a resounding ‘good’ judgement.
The school is a founding member of The Windsor Learning Partnership and is an academy in a multi academy trust with Windsor Girls’ School, and other local schools. Plans to expand further will afford many opportunities for staff and students alike and shape the next stage of the school’s development.
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