Senior Technician – DT, Art & Food
Thomas Deacon Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2UW20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
10 August 2026 at 9am
Date listed
20 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,296 - £27,006 per annum (FTE £29,540 - £31,537)
Additional allowances
£25,296 - £27,006 per annum (FTE £29,540 - £31,537)
Senior Technician – DT, Art & Food job summary
Senior Technician - DT, Art & Food
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours, 39 weeks (term time plus one week)
Working pattern: 8am - 4pm, Mon to Thurs, 8am - 3.30pm on Fridays
Salary: Pathway 4, £25,296 - £27,006 per annum (FTE £29,540 - £31,537)
Site: Thomas Deacon Academy
Closing date: 9am on 10th August 2026
Interviews: w/c 17th August 2026
Start date: September 2026
Please note the trust may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.
Ready to lead the spaces where creativity is designed, built, painted and prepared?
Have you got the confidence to manage, the commitment to deliver and the courage to drive continuous improvement?
If so, Thomas Deacon Academy would love to hear from you!
Your role:
As our Senior Technician for DT, Art and Food, you will lead a team of technicians and ensure our workshops, studios and food rooms are safe, organised and fully equipped for outstanding learning. Working closely with subject leaders, you will oversee health and safety, manage stock and resources, coordinate workloads and make sure every lesson is prepared for success.
You will bring a practical background, experience working with materials and equipment, strong organisational skills and a thorough understanding of health and safety. Confident, proactive and solutions-focused, you will be able to manage competing priorities, communicate effectively and build positive relationships with staff and students. Experience of stock control, resource management and ICT systems will be essential.
This is a varied and rewarding role where you will make a tangible difference every day, supporting exciting DT projects, creative art experiences and engaging food education while helping to inspire the next generation of designers, artists and chefs.
About us:
At Thomas Deacon Academy, you’ll become part of a vibrant, supportive community where staff are valued and developed. Everything we do is guided by our core values of compassion, confidence, curiosity, courage, commitment and courtesy—not just words, but principles that shape our daily work and culture.
We are proud to foster a safe, inclusive environment where students and staff alike are encouraged to be their best selves, and where compassion, confidence and courtesy underpin every interaction.
If you're looking for a role where your expertise is valued, your professional development is invested in and your contribution genuinely makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you. Bring your skills, leadership and passion for practical learning to Thomas Deacon Academy and help shape inspiring environments where creativity can flourish.
Why work for us?:
Join Thomas Deacon Education Trust and be part of a dedicated team committed to "working together to transform lives through education.” To learn more about the benefits we have on offer, check out our video here: Employee Benefits
At TDET, 95% of new employees highly rate our induction programme, and 91% of staff are proud to work here (2025 staff survey).
Ready to transform lives through education? Apply now and make a difference!
TDET - Working together to transform lives through education
Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
At Thomas Deacon Education Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Join us in fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where all contributions are valued.
If you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the HR Team on e-mail at hrteam@tdet.education
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Thomas Deacon Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 7 to 19
- Education phase
- All through school
- Size
- 2256 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 19
- Ofsted report
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