Technician
Longbenton High School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 8ER8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Technician (Grade 5 Pt 7 – Pt 9) Permanent, 30 Hours per week, term-time only (193 Days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,581 to £18,724 actual per annum/£13.26 - £13.69 per hour (£25,584 - £26,409 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a reliable and hardworking Technician to complement the professional work of our teaching staff. The main aspect of this role is to provide support in specialist curriculum areas in the preparation and maintenance of resources and equipment. This role will predominantly support design technology with some food technology. You will need to be good-humoured, resilient and enjoy working with young people aged 11-18. Previous technician experience would be an advantage but not essential. You will receive an induction programme and on the job training.
You will be required to work 30 hours per week term time only, 6 hours daily (times to be agreed upon appointment).
Main responsibilities:
supporting students in accessing learning activities under teacher guidance
creating and maintaining a purposeful, orderly and productive working environment
timely and accurate preparation and use of specialist equipment, resources and materials
monitoring and managing stock and supplies
maintenance of specialist equipment: checking for quality/safety; undertaking repairs and modifications; reporting damages and needs
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
The support of a vibrant and driven senior leadership team, committed to supporting staff with a mindful approach to workload, promoting a healthy work/life balance.
A fantastic, modern building in a convenient location, within walking distance of several Metro stations and close to Four Lane Ends bus station.
A collaborative, open-door culture that celebrates and shares best practices.
A strong emphasis on traditional KIDMAP values: Kindness, Integrity, Determination, Manners, Ambition, and Positivity.
An inspiring and motivated student body, making teaching and learning truly rewarding.
Commitment to safeguarding
Longbenton High School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Longbenton High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 964 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Longbenton High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@longbenton.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 218 9500
We are a highly aspirational, truly comprehensive 11-18 secondary school of around 1,000 students in North Tyneside. Our vision is ambitious and unapologetic: we are creating change in order to be the school of first choice in the local area. We are passionate about equality, fairness and our students achieving the very best they can. We are proud of our traditional values: kindness, integrity, determination, manners, ambition, and positivity. We are a fully inclusive school, in a wonderful modern building, that is dedicated to both supporting and challenging all members of our diverse community and to developing the potential in all our students, regardless of their starting points. Ours is a calm and orderly work environment, based upon high standards of behaviour and an ethos of trust and care. We were rated Good by OFSTED in June 2022 and are oversubscribed for Year 7 admissions.
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