Technician
Great Park Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9FR19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
19 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
31 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,403.00 - £27,254.00 (actual salary £22,950 - £23,690)
Technician job summary
We are seeking a Technician be a member of the support staff team at Great Park Academy. You will be a creative, ‘hands on’ colleague and work across several departments including Science, Design Technology and Food Technology to support with all practical lessons including preparing teaching aids and resources in accordance with health and safety. You may have experience as a Technician in a school already in one of these subject areas or you may have worked in another field and now wish to work in a school. The school has one full time Technician, and you will work alongside them.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Someone comfortable and/or with experience of working in a school environment
- An enthusiastic person who will support a multitude of departments; Science and DT departments
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent organisational
- A flexible and effective team player
- A problem solver with a high level of initiative
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- A competitive salary - as an accredited Living Wage Employer, you’re guaranteed a wage that meets, and often exceeds, the real cost of living.
- Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
- An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals
- Enthusiastic and motivated students
- An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development
- A school with its community at heart
- An exciting programme of staff wellbeing activities
- Wider career development opportunities to be involved across Gosforth Group
If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: peoplegreatpark@gosforthgroup.org.uk or telephone: 0191 429 9797, option 4.
Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.
The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
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 Great Park Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 9 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 327 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Great Park Academy website
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