Technology Technician (Food, Graphics and Textiles)
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AYThis job expired on 19 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Design and technology
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week / Term time + 3 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,183 pa
Pay scale
- Grade 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications:
- Good standard of basic education including English and mathematics
- Experience of working in a school or college
- Experience working with Food, Textiles and Graphics Technology materials and equipment
Knowledge/skills/abilities:
- Familiarity with the materials, equipment and processes used in Food, Textiles and Graphics Technology
- Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety guidance
- IT skills including word processing, email, spreadsheets and possibly CAD/CAM
- PAT test qualified or willingness to undertake the training
What the school offers its staff
Further details about the role
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and set up materials/resources/equipment for Technology lessons
- Order and maintain sufficient supplies of materials and equipment to enable delivery of schemes of learning and demonstrate and assist others in their use
- Ensure the safe, hygienic and secure storage of all requipment and resources,complete routine health and safety checks on equipment, keep service records and contribute to ensuring appropriate risk assessments are current and in place.
- Clean and undertake basic maintenance of equipment as needed / directed to ensure that it is clean, safe and in good working order
- Perform duties in line with health and safety regulation and take action where hazards are identified, including treatment and disposal where applicable. Including the PAT testing of equipment.
- Act in a professional manner, supporting staff and individuals or small groups of pupils, in practical learning activities or demonstrating, under the direction of the teacher.
- To contribute to the maintenance of an attractive and stimulating working environment in the Technology department.
- To contribute to the planning and development of systems, policies, procedures and schemes of learning in Technology.
- Ensure the safe treatment and disposal of used materials, including hazardous substances, and respond to actual or potential hazards.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Christopher’s CE High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1313 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@st-christophers.org
St Christopher’s is a highly successful and popular 11-18 co-educational Church of England single academy with 1,300 pupils and students on roll. We are situated in the Lancashire town of Accrington close to the Ribble Valley. Good motorway links mean that Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Manchester, and North Yorkshire are all within a 30–40-minute car journey. The school is situated in a pleasant setting with views towards Pendle Hill.
Our pupils come from a wide catchment area. Pupils join us in Year 7 from over fifty primary schools, and the sixth form receives students from around thirty secondary schools. We enjoy an enviable reputation, built-up over many years, for providing high quality education for a comprehensive intake of pupils. Our reputation means that we are a popular school, and always over-subscribed. However, we do not allow ourselves to become complacent, always striving for higher standards in all areas. This year, for example, well over 800 applications were received for the 195 on offer. Ten per cent of our pupils are eligible for the Pupil Premium and 3% are from minority ethnic groups.
Our teaching comprises of 80 teachers and 12 teaching assistants. The core Senior Leadership Team is substantively the headmaster, one Deputy Headteacher, one Senior Assistant Headteachers, three Assistant Headteachers, and the school Business Manager.
The school’s commitment to learning extends to staff as well as pupils; there is a well-developed support structure for early career teachers and other new members of staff, and a strong culture of ongoing professional development among our teaching and support staff. We are continually looking to develop and further improve the quality of teaching and teachers are encouraged to think deeply about how pupils learn. Whilst we appreciate the contribution that technology can play in assisting learning, we remain committed to the idea that it is the teacher who makes the difference.
Arranging a visit to Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@st-christophers.org.
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