DT Technician

Kingsdown School, Swindon, SN2 7SH

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £23,089.00 - £23,828.00 Annually (Actual) FTE: £25,584-£26,403 pay award pending

DT Technician job summary

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: Monday 21st September, 9.00am

Shortlisting date: Monday 21st September

Interview date: To be confirmed

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: 37 hours per week

Working pattern: Term time, TD days plus 10 days during holidays (41 weeks)

Monday to Friday (includes a daily 30 minute unpaid break)

8.00am to 4.00pm Monday - Thursday, 8.00am to 3.30pm Friday

Salary Range: Actual: £23,089 - £23,828 (FTE: £25,584-£26,403) pay award pending

Reporting to the Head of DT, this is a varied post involving all aspects of preparing classrooms and workshops for lessons, demonstrate and assist in practical activities, as well as dealing with equipment and materials in accordance with Health and Safety procedures.

Good organisational skills, flexible working practices, patience, persistence and the ability to build working relationships with students and staff is essential. Experience of using circular saw, planes (thicknesses, bandsaw) is required and having knowledge of CAD/CAM e.g. Techsoft 2D Design, Sketchup or Fusion 360, using laser or other CAM machines would be beneficial. Training will be provided.

The successful candidate will be educated to GCSE C (or equivalent) in at least three subjects together with one year’s relevant working experience. Alternatively, you may have two years’ experience in a Technician role with evidence of in-service training, literacy and numeracy to GCSE standard and willingness to undertake NVQ. You will have a working knowledge of Health and Safety policies and procedures.

The Kingsdown Difference

At Kingsdown School, we recognise that student outcomes and staff wellbeing are directly linked. We uphold a collaborative culture that respects your workload and personal development. By joining our team, you will access professional growth tailored to your career stage—whether you are exploring a future route into teaching or seeking a dedicated career in education support.

Our colleagues benefit from high-quality CPLD, a structured induction programme, an excellent pension scheme, and free access to our on-site gym.

River Learning Trust and Kingsdown School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We are an exempt employer under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

We actively value the "different contributions" you can make. We want you to be at your best during the application process; if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Note: We do not accept CVs; please apply via My New Term. We reserve the right to interview and appoint exceptional candidates early.

For more details, please see the Information Pack attached. If you would like to know more about this opportunity please contact recruitment@kingsdownschool.co.uk

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

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

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 Kingsdown School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1108 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kingsdown School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsdown-school-sn2-7sh

Kingsdown is a mixed 11–16 Secondary School located in Stratton St Margaret, Swindon. It offers a vibrant learning environment, one in which its students take great pride in both their learning, their behaviour and their individual aspirations. Our teachers combine a high level of academic expertise with excellent teaching skills and a real and deep concern for the wellbeing of each and every student. Taken together, these allow us to recruit and retain the very best teachers.

Thank you for taking an interest in working with us at Kingsdown School. You are joining us at a very exciting time in our school’s history. At the end of January 2020, we had a two day Ofsted Inspection and were judged to be Good in all five categories under the new framework. This marked the end to over a decade of being judged Requires Improvement.

Kingsdown is a school that has been on a transformational journey. We had a two year P8 trend of -0.50 and this year we secured a P8 score of +0.04. We have also recently been shortlisted for the TES Secondary School of the Year award. Along with the Ofsted judgement, this transformation is truly wonderful for our students, our school and community. Now we are looking for talented and experienced colleagues to join our team as we journey to Outstanding.

Our vision for our school is “a school of excellence bursting with pride and ambition” and our mission statement is that we “champion each and every student”.

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