Technology Technician - Art & Resistant Materials
Edgar Wood Academy, Heywood, OL10 2QNThis job expired on 13 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
13 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Art and design, Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, term-time only plus 2 weeks.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- School Support Pay Spine 5 - 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Technology Technician – Art & Resistant Materials
Permanent | 37 hours per week | Term Time + 2 weeks | September 2025 start Salary: School Support Pay Points 5–6 (£22,517–£22,874 pro rata)
Are you passionate about supporting creative and practical learning? We are seeking a motivated and skilled Technology Technician to join our Design & Technology and Art departments from September 2025.
Working under the guidance of the Head of Technology, you will play a vital role in preparing, maintaining, and managing tools, materials, and equipment for practical lessons. Your work will help create an inspiring and safe environment where students can develop their technical skills, creativity, and confidence across a range of projects including woodwork, metalwork, multi-material design, and a variety of art disciplines.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a supportive team and contribute to the delivery of high-quality education. We are looking for a proactive individual with excellent organisational skills, a strong commitment to health and safety, and a passion for practical and creative subjects.
In return, you will be part of a forward-thinking academy that values resilience, empathy, and responsibility, and where your contribution will directly support student success.
We welcome applications from candidates with experience in similar roles, or those with a background in design technology, art, engineering, or practical workshop environments. Full training will be provided.
To apply, please download the full job pack and application form from Our Vacancies - Altus Education Partnership Closing Date: 13th May 2025 at 12pm Interview Date: week commencing 19th May 2025
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this
commitment. An enhanced DBS check and all pre-employment checks will be
required.
What the school offers its staff
- Be part of a welcoming and supportive team.
- Contribute to the well-being of our students by ensuring a clean and safe learning environment.
- Enjoy a role that offers stability and the opportunity to make a positive impact.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Edgar Wood Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 476 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Edgar Wood Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@altusep.com
- Phone number
- 01706769999
Thank you for your interest in Edgar Wood Academy. We are incredibly excited to have been chosen by the Department for Education to open a new school to serve the local community in Middleton and Heywood. Helping our students realise their potential lies at the heart of everything we do. Through a culture of mutual respect, strong behaviour and high standards, we aim to inspire and engage all pupils, regardless of prior attainment or social background.
By joining our school, you will be part of an exciting journey, building the school from its foundations and helping to create the ethos, values and culture of our school. We believe in strong discipline, which allows our teachers to teach and our students to learn. As a result, we will improve student achievement through high-quality teaching in a safe and caring environment. We value each individual child in our school and recognise that each has different talents and gifts, which we will nurture over the course of their school journey. We will help each student to develop, both personally and academically, so that they have the knowledge and skills to progress to an aspirational career, a fulfilling life and make a positive contribution to their local community.
The school has recently moved into a modern, state-of-the-art building, with stunning views of the local countryside, but within easy access of several motorway links. We can offer the opportunity to shape and develop a curriculum which will capture students’ interests, provoke serious thinking and develop their intellectual curiosity. The curriculum will be culturally relevant to our students and will serve to develop social attitudes and behaviours, celebrate British values and ensure that students have an inclusive approach to their local and global communities. Edgar Wood Academy have an extensive enrichment programme which will ensure that all pupils are engaged in a curriculum suffused with memorable experiences and rich opportunities for learning.
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