Food and Textiles Technician
The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0NE15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
15 July 2024 at 8am
Date listed
28 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,893.00 - £24,702.00 Annually (Actual) NJC L3 Point 6-8 £23,893-£24,702 FTE actual pro rata salary £20,676-£21,376
Food and Textiles Technician job summary
Food and Textiles Technician
The Chalk Hills Academy are currently seeking a talented and creative technician to work across our Faculty of Design Technology specifically within Food and Textiles.
The suitable candidate will be responsible for routine safety and maintenance checks, supporting classroom teachers during some practical lessons, prepare and order materials, and general resources to support the Design Technology Faculty. You will use your specialist knowledge to assist the Food and Textiles Department and support students.
It is incredibly important to us here at The Chalk Hills Academy that all our staff are valued, listened to, mentored, challenged, and given adequate opportunities to develop.
Key Duties
- Classroom support
- Display of technical skill within Technology
- Teamwork
- Health & Safety procedures and maintain records
- Stock Control and managing resources
- Administration
- Managing rooms
The successful candidate will
- Provide excellent support to the teaching team.
- General knowledge and experience of working with any or some of the following areas: Food technology, textiles and art, and design.
- Prior experience of being a technician within the Food/Art/textiles faculty would be an asset
- A Level 3 qualification.
- Have a flexible and adaptable approach with the ability to work alongside young people and adults.
- Organised and prepared.
- Take pride in their work.
Job specifics
Start date September 2024
Salary NJC L3 Point 6-8 £23,893-£24,702 FTE actual pro rata salary £20,676-£21,376
Job Role Full time, Permanent, Term-time plus inset days, 37hrs per week, 39 weeks Mon to Thu 8am-4pm, Fri 8am-3:30pm
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
The Shared Learning Trust – Staff Benefits
We offer a fantastic range of benefits across our trust, supporting our staff in a variety of ways. From an extensive Wellbeing package to an onsite car wash, you can be reassured that we have your best interests at heart.
Perkbox and Perkbox Medical
NPQ’s Teacher Development Trust and training courses with The National College
Staff social events, including 5 a-side football and BBQs
Reduced gym membership rates and free on-site gym
Staff recognition with reward shopping vouchers
On-site Indian head or shoulder massage
Online delivery drop off service, including Amazon
Free eye test vouchers
Support for all staff with an experienced licensed counsellor
Free tea and coffee plus a reusable bamboo coffee cup for new starters
Free onsite car parking at all academies
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced pension employers’ contribution and death in service payment
Refer a friend £500 bonus scheme
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Shared Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
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About The Chalk Hills Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1575 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Chalk Hills Academy website (opens in new tab)
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