Technology Technician

Alderman White School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3DU

11 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share): 37 Hours a week
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £19,153.08 to £19,793.63

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you seeking a new opportunity and would like work as part of a passionate and dedicated support team in a thriving, successful school? If so, this could be the position for you.

Alderman White school is looking to appoint 2 Technicians to the Technology faculty. Across the two vacancies, we are looking for individuals with a skills set in one or more of the following areas:

- Design & Technology (Product Design)

- Food

- Art

- Textiles

Vacancy 1 - Food and Textiles Technician

A professional and motivated Food and Textiles Technician to join their highly successful Technology team. The successful candidate will be required to support the teaching of Food and Textiles sessions across Key Stage 3 and 4. You will provide day to day technical support, develop and prepare associated equipment, ingredients, facilities and materials for use by the teacher and students whilst maintaining a safe and hygienic working environment. Previous experience of working in a school and possession of a current Food Safety and Hygiene Certificate would be advantageous but are not essential as full training will be given.

Vacancy 2 - Design Technology and Art Technician

An innovative, flexible and personable individual to provide quality support to the Technology faculty with a specialism around Design Technology and Art. The role will include the preparation and supervision of specialist equipment for lessons, preparing resources and materials, providing technical support to the teaching staff and pupils, classroom displays, maintaining a safe working environment, cleaning and resource ordering. The role will predominantly be within the Product Design area of the department.

Whilst the posts are offered on 37 hours per week, part-time hours (30 hours per week) would also be considered.

Please specify which post you are interested in when applying

What the school offers its staff

Alderman White School is a friendly, thriving and stimulating place to work and study. Our students are well-behaved and motivated. We have excellent support from parents and the community, and a talented and positive staff team. We are ambitious for every student and provide high-quality pastoral care and support, as well as outstanding enrichment opportunities for our students and the local community.

Staff wellbeing and development is very important to us – we offer a strong sense of community, high quality staffroom facilities and a carefully tailored staff development programme, centralised behaviour system, feedback policy which takes account of workload, and access to health services through the Schools Advisory Service. PPA time is above the statutory requirement and can be taken off site.

The school is conveniently located 5 minutes from Junction 25 of the M1, close to the A52, as well as tram and bus routes, in a suburban area close to Nottingham University.

Our membership of the White Hills Park Trust, a small local Trust of diverse schools with a common ethos and values, provides excellent opportunities for further professional development and networking.

Additional Information about our School and Trust can be found at https://aldermanwhite.school

If you would like to arrange to visit the school or to have a discussion about the role, please contact Heather Crofts, School Administrator, on 0115 9170424 or at white@whptrust.org.

Applications for the post must be submitted by 12 noon on Friday 8 November 2024 via our online application form, which can be found at Vacancies (whptrust.org), or by clicking the ‘apply now’ link.

Interviews will be held w/c 11 November 2024.

White Hills Park Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is a Pathfinder for the Framework for Ethical Leadership in Education and expects all leaders to embody these values in their daily work. We are committed to supporting the wellbeing and career aspirations of our staff team. All posts are subject to safeguarding responsibilities (relevant to the role), including the duty to protect and promote the welfare of children and young people, and to adhere to the Trust’s safeguarding policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. References will be called prior to interview and online searches may be carried out on shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence checks.It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

Paul Heery - CEO

Flexible working opportunities

Whilst the posts are offered on 37 hours per week, part-time hours (30 hours per week) would also be considered.

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.