DT Technician

Wellfield Academy, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2TP

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £8,860.41 - £9,143.27 Annually (FTE) Grade 4 SCP 4-6 FTE £25,185 - £25,989

DT Technician job summary

We are currently looking to appoint a Design Technology Technician to contribute to the smooth running of the Technology department and to provide technical support for the Teachers at Wellfield Academy. You will be joining a thriving department which incorporates Design and Technology, Food and Art. The ideal candidate will be proactive, have a passion for working with children and a willingness to work flexibly and collaboratively in a friendly and supportive environment.

As our DT Technician, you will be responsible for the safe delivery of practical activities. This will involve ordering resources, upkeep, setting-up and clearing away equipment and materials, and mounting work for display, all whilst adhering to health and safety protocols in the department.

Why you?

You are creative, flexible and kind in your approach to supporting children to achieve their best

You demonstrate good communication skills and show commitment to working in a caring, supportive team

You have a good understanding of the importance of Health & Safety and Safeguarding

This post is part time hours, permanent and term time only plus one week (inc inset days). Working 15 hours per week between Monday to Friday.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please complete our online application form in full with a personal statement to support your application and outline the relevant experience you can bring to Endeavour Learning Trust.

Applications should be submitted by 9am on Monday 13th July 2026.

If you require any further information please contact us via the details below.

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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 Wellfield Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 562 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wellfield Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wellfield-academy-leyland

Wellfield Academy is an ambitious, growing and thriving school. At our school, students experience inspirational and challenging teaching, excellent pastoral care and a genuine belief that every child can succeed. The successful candidate will join us at an incredibly exciting time for the school. We are one of just a small number of schools nationally to be chosen for the Department for Education’s Schools Rebuilding Project, which will see us move into a brand-new state of the art school in the coming years. In addition, our fantastic reputation in the local community has secured a significant growth in the number of students attending Wellfield. The number of families choosing Wellfield as their first-choice secondary school has more than trebled in the past three years and we are excited to welcome more staff into the Wellfield family as a result.

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