DT Technician (Materials)

Ashton Park School, Bristol, BS3 2JL

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  10 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 July 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: £10,635.00 - £10,804.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 6 - 7 (£25,813 - £26,224 FTE)

DT Technician (Materials) job summary

Permanent, Part-time (18 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 2 INSET days)

Are you passionate about supporting young people to develop practical skills in food and nutrition? Do you have a keen eye for safety, organisation, and detail?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Design & Technology Technician to join our friendly and supportive DT department. This key role will primarily involve supporting resistant materials, helping to ensure that classes run smoothly, safely, and effectively. There may also be occasional support required in food.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing equipment and resources for practical DT lessons

• Maintaining DT rooms including workshops to high standards of hygiene and safety

• Ordering and managing stock and supplies

• Supporting staff and students during practical lessons

• Being responsible for the checking and maintaining of equipment

• Assisting with general departmental technical duties as needed

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working in a practical or technical environment

• Understands health & safety requirements

• Is organised, reliable, and able to work independently

• Enjoys working as part of a team and supporting students’ learning

Join us and help inspire the next generation of creative minds!

What Ashton Park School can offer:

• A highly collaborative department of specialists

• Committed and supportive staff body with a real sense of community

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Ashton Park Fitness Centre offers

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Free eye tests

• Access to staff sports and competitions

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Training and professional development opportunities

• Internal job market and great opportunities for progression

• Family friendly policies

• Free parking

About Ashton Park Secondary School

This is an exciting time to join Ashton Park School & sixth form as we embed our vision for our school to be ‘Valued in our community for our passion for learning and a commitment to excellence within a caring atmosphere built on mutual respect, and celebration of success’. In a recent Ofsted inspection we were graded ‘Good’ in all areas.

''The new school leadership team has been mindful of staff workload and well-being when introducing rapid change’’ Ofsted Lead Inspector

We are looking for applicants who are passionate about students’ learning and who have an unequivocal commitment to excellence in all they do. The successful applicant will have the enthusiasm, knowledge and skills to deliver high quality student support. The successful candidate will be committed to the personal development of our students.

Being part of the professional learning community at Excalibur Academies Trust will provide the post holder with outstanding opportunities to progress and contribute to the continuing development of both school and trust.

Ashton Park is an inclusive and oversubscribed school, with over 1200 students, set in the beautiful grounds of the Ashton Court Estate in Bristol. We have many strengths including a committed team of

staff who are enthusiastic and passionate about their work and supporting the young people in our care. There is a hugely impressive range of opportunities on offer for our student body. We are a very happy school community.

We truly believe Ashton Park has the potential to develop into a beacon of academic excellence over the next few years. If you are prepared for the challenge of playing a significant role in helping us achieve this and have a core belief that all students, no matter what their background or prior attainment can achieve, then we would welcome an application from you.

We wish you the very best of luck with your application and hope to meet you soon!

Please be aware that we will review applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close this posting once suitable candidates have been found. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible in order to be considered.

Safeguarding Statement

Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

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 Ashton Park School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1234 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ashton Park School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashton-park-school

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