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DT Technician
Lift Tamworth, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2NE7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
25 September 2026 at 9:18am
Date listed
18 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £21933 - £23727 per annum
DT Technician job summary
Are you practical, organised and passionate about helping young people succeed through Design & Technology?
Lift Tamworth is looking for a DT Technician to join our team and provide high-quality technical support across our Design & Technology department. You'll play an important role in helping teachers deliver engaging practical lessons while ensuring students have access to safe, well-prepared equipment, materials and resources.
About the role
You'll work closely with teaching staff to prepare materials, tools and equipment for practical lessons and support students in using specialist equipment safely and confidently.
You'll also help manage our workshop and resources, carry out routine equipment checks and maintenance, and support the department in maintaining high health and safety standards.
If you enjoy practical work and want to use your skills in an environment where you can make a difference to young people every day, we'd love to hear from you.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare materials, tools, machinery and equipment for practical DT lessons
- Support teachers and students during practical activities, promoting the safe use of specialist equipment
- Carry out routine checks, cleaning, maintenance and basic repairs of tools and machinery
- Maintain an organised, safe and well-stocked workshop and preparation area
- Manage resources and stock and support ordering where required
- Help maintain high standards of health and safety across the DT department
We are looking for someone who
You'll be practical, organised and able to work confidently with a range of tools, machinery and materials. You'll have relevant experience within a Design & Technology, workshop, engineering or similar technical environment and understand the importance of safe working practices.
You'll also be a good communicator who can collaborate with teachers and appropriately provide support during practical activities. You'll be able to organise and prioritise your workload, use your initiative and remain flexible when priorities change.
GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4/C or above, or equivalent, are essential. A Level 3 qualification such as an A level, BTEC or NVQ in Design & Technology, Engineering, Product Design or a related technical discipline would be desirable, as would previous experience working within a school.
Your new school
Lift Tamworth is on an exciting journey and recently achieved a 'Good' Ofsted rating in all areas for the first time. Our welcoming and dedicated Principal, Jonathan Spears, leads the school and has created a purposeful, supportive environment where pupils focus on learning, and colleagues work collaboratively to help every child succeed.
Lift Tamworth is located in Staffordshire, within easy commuting distance of Birmingham and Derby.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 35,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
How we support you
We want you to feel supported, valued and able to grow throughout your career with Lift Schools. From high-quality professional development and career progression to wellbeing support and opportunities to connect and collaborate across our network, we invest in you so you can do your best work.
This is a full-time position, working 37 hours per week. The contract is fixed-term until 16 July 2027.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Lift Tamworth
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 636 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Lift Tamworth website
Welcome to Lift Tamworth,
We are an inclusive, supportive school; we value and champion the diversity of our community and are ambitious for all students to have a happy, successful school career at the school.
We are a caring school and go above and beyond to make sure that we remove barriers that any student may face: all students are greeted by staff at the gate and as they enter threshold we offer equipment and uniform to any student that need them. The remarkable staff at Lift Tamworth are dedicated to ensuring that all students are safe, that they settle into the academy well and any concerns are addressed to not only support learning but also support student wellbeing and mental health.
The school has never been in such a strong position to provide the best education possible to our young people. We are fully staffed with committed, talented and enthusiastic professionals eager to deliver the very best education.
We look forward to welcoming all students into the school and will continue to develop all of our students to be the best that they can be.
If you have any further questions, please contact the school on reception@lifttamworth.org
Kind regards
Mr Jonathon Spears
Principal
Our Curriculum
Lift Tamworth is a successful, high-achieving secondary school where everyone is given the opportunity to do their best, whatever their background or ability.
Our inclusive curriculum provides opportunities for success for all our students, at all levels of ability. Extensive links with primary schools help to ease the transition process.
We are proud of our provision for children with special needs. On entry, students attainment levels are studied carefully and used to place students in teaching sets for all subjects except for PE. These sets are reviewed throughout the year and changes are made based on the students' progress, interim assessments and teacher judgements.
Student progress is monitored through informal and formal assessment in each curriculum area, and parents are kept informed through regular effort and progress checks.
The Curriculum is further strengthened by a variety of intervention/support strategies to ensure that the Curriculum is relevant and accessible for all students.
To view our curriculum across the year please click here
Our Specialism and Awards
We have achieved Enhanced Dyslexia Friendly Status. To view all our achievements please click here
Ofsted
We have rapidly improved our school and we were delighted in our 2025 inspection to have got 'Good' in all areas. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
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