DT Technician - Food & Textiles

John Henry Newman Catholic College, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 5GA

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  13 December 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,992.00 Annually (FTE)

DT Technician - Food & Textiles job summary

John Henry Newman Catholic College

DT Food & Textiles Technician

Salary Grade C - £25,992 (FTE)

16 hours per week

Term Time Only

Reporting to : Head of Design & Technology

Start Date : January 2025

Purpose of post : Supporting teaching staff in the Design & Technology classrooms, providing admin support and preparing materials and equipment to support teaching and learning.

As a Technician within the Food and Textiles Department you will:

• Have a strong awareness of the Health & Safety issues in the Food & Technology areas.

• Support teaching staff in the classrooms.

• Prepare material and equipment for both food and textiles lessons.

• Order materials and ingredients required for lessons.

• Maintain cleanliness within the classroom at all times.

• Prepare resources and materials for display.

• Maintain resources, display and equipment.

• Undertake administrative duties within the department including the use of ICT.

• Contribute to the smooth running of the department.

• Have practical skills to support work within the food and textiles department.

• Be able to join the team with students on educational visits.

We are looking for a candidate who:

• Possesses the relevant experience/skills/experience needed

• Desirable if you have a catering or food science background

• Is self-motivated and has ability to work independently

• Enjoys working with 11-18 year old students

• Is a good team player

• Is willing to learn

• Has excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills

• Can use ICT and support others with their skills.

John Henry Newman Catholic College, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups.

All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and other satisfactory pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Therefore, should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About John Henry Newman Catholic College

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1306 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: John Henry Newman Catholic College website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-henry-newman-catholic-college (opens in new tab)

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