DT & Engineering Technician

Westcliff High School for Girls, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BS

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• 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: £21,867.16 - £22,031.33 Annually (Actual)

DT & Engineering Technician job summary

DT & Engineering Technician

Essex 2024 Scale 3, Point 5 - 6 ( £21,687.16 - £22,031.33 actual)

Part time, Permanent

Term time plus 3 days (INSET/Holiday working)

8.00 - 4.00 pm (30 minutes unpaid lunch each day) (early finish 1 day per week to be agreed with Line Manager)

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and organised individual to join us as a DT & Engineering Technician supporting teaching to Advanced Level.

We would like from you:

The ability to work as part of a team, be pro-active, inspiring and above all, an effective communicator.

We can offer you:

Excellent professional development opportunities as part of a growing family of eight schools – www.seeat.org

Lovely students and expert colleagues in a school that fosters positive relations, good wellbeing, promotes equality and inclusion and celebrates diversity.

VISION AND PURPOSE:

• To help maximise student achievement and progress.
  
• To assist with the wider provision of the school.
  
• To promote positive behaviour from all students.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• The main function of the technician is to work as a member of the D&T team in maintaining the workshops and stores and supporting teaching by preparing the equipment and materials for lessons and assisting pupils as required.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Whilst on the premises, work with teaching and caretaking staff to ensure that the D&T block is not left both open and unattended at any time: also unlock and lock up the internal cupboards in consultation with the Head of Department.
• The preparation of lesson, year set and class set kits (as appropriate). These are to be taken into the workshop (or classroom/laboratory) at the beginning of the lesson. The boxes which have been collected together by the end of the lesson should be returned to their place of storage. Machines and floors swept/cleared of any debris after practical lessons and to ensure that all tools have been stored away correctly.
• Be ever-vigilant over the maintenance of high standards of safety in the workshops and ready to assist pupils with their practical work on appropriate occasions as requested by the Head of Department.
• Design and make moulds and jigs for all D&T and Engineering KS3, KS4 & KS5 projects.
• Design and makes visual teaching aids for KS3, KS4 & KS5.
• Maintain and repair equipment for Engineering and D&T, service and maintain Laser cutter, 3D printers, Vinyl cutter and other machinery in the department as required.
• Undertake activities under the direction of the Head of Department to design and test project prototypes to support the teaching in the department.
• Under the direction of the Head of Department to design and execute working drawings to support the teaching in the department.
• Support teaching staff in the workshops during lessons in addition to supporting students with their work.
• Administration duties relating to extra-curricular clubs and competitions. Organise photocopying, liaising with the reprographics department.

Stock Levels:

• Be aware of the level of stock throughout the year and inform the Head of Department when stocks are low and need replacing.
• Under the direction of the Head of Department, order all stock for Design Technology and Engineering.
• Liaise with suppliers before and after ordering to ensure cost control and efficient delivery.
• Maintain up-to-date records of suppliers and catalogues (this information will become stored on the computer).

Safety:

• Maintain hand tools in a serviceable condition, replacing blades and sharpening cutting edges when necessary.
• Maintain and service all fixed and portable equipment in Design & Technology and Engineering Rooms.
• Understand clearly the safety checks and maintenance requirement for all the electrical equipment in the department and workshop, undertake and log all testing on this equipment. Check and clean the equipment daily.
• Understand and implement standard safety practice regarding the usage of electrical equipment.
• Undertake various ongoing improvements in the storage and teaching facilities in the department and maintain the CDT block in good order.
• Maintain and keeps records for all the dust extraction units in both D&T and Engineering workshops.
• Monitor the laser cutter filters and replace as required.

For more information and the job description/person specification for the role please click here to view our electronic information pack

Westcliff High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children. The school complies with the DBS Code of Practice in regard to criminal record information, and will not discriminate unfairly against any applicant on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. A copy of the school’s safeguarding policies are available on request. All successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org

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.

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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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Westcliff High School for Girls

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1342 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westcliff High School for Girls website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westcliff-high-school-for-girls-westcliff-on-sea

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