Technology Technician
John Hanson Community School, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3PB12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Part-time, 3 days, hours negotiable
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade C
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a technician into our Technology faculty. Technology is taught at KS3 and is a popular option at GCSE too with design, materials, electronics, textiles and food taught across the age range. The successful candidate will be required to assist teachers in order to provide students with the best possible Technology lessons.
As the technician, you will support relevant members of department, with preparation for their lessons as well as supporting students when required.
Main accountabilities will include:
- Setting up classroom equipment and preparing materials for lessons. This will include the use of the 3D printer and laser cutter.
- Assistance in lessons including demonstrating equipment and techniques.
- Ordering and stock control.
- Maintenance and care of stock and equipment.
Additional specific responsibilities:
- Administrative tasks to support the Technology faculty.
- Assistance with wall displays and photocopying where required.
- Ensuring Health and safety is adhered to especially with regards to heavy lifting, along with the maintenance, repair and use of machinery.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of working in a school or workshop.
- A passion for technology.
- A willing nature and flexible approach.
- A sense of humour.
- Good communication skills.
John Hanson school is a dynamic place in which to work, where the potential of all members of our school community is valued.
What the school offers its staff
John Hanson is a successful, over-subscribed 11-16 Community School, rated as Good by OFSTED. Our students are respectful, friendly and confident, and we strive to ensure that they achieve the success they deserve. We are a “very happy and inclusive school because staff have successfully created a caring and aspirational culture.”
Inspire - Care - Succeed is a key part of the school ethos, with Care being at the forefront for both staff and students.
The school offers:
- An enthusiastic and driven team of teachers and support staff.
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA), Staff Well-Being Action Group (SWAGs) and Mental Health Leads.
- Ongoing professionaldevelopment of the highest standard for all staff.
- A fantastic workingenvironment and membership to the Well-Being Hub for all.
- Groups and systems to support staff at various stages of their life, including with pregnancy and maternity, menopause and with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI).
- A Senior Leadership team that have an open-door policy.
We welcome informal conversations, and encourage you to come and visit our school to meet our staff and students. If you wish to do so, please contact Karen Page (karen.page@jhanson.hants.sch.uk) and Gina Davis (gina.davis@jhanson.hants.sch.uk) to arrange a date and time.
An application form is available from our website:
https://www.jhanson.hants.sch.uk/Latest-Vacancies/
John Hanson Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
The closing date for this vacancy is midday on Wednesday 11th December with interviews taking place on Monday 16th December 2024.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to gina.davis@jhanson.hants.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
About John Hanson Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1004 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- John Hanson Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- gina.davis@jhanson.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01264325637
Thank you for your interest in John Hanson Community School. We will be pleased to receive applications from well-qualified and enthusiastic staff who feel they can contribute to the high standards and ethos of the school. This document does not form part of the terms and conditions, but aims to give you more information about the town, the school, the advertised role, its context and an introduction to the students you could be working with.
Education changes lives and we are privileged to work with young people during the most important time in their lives: their childhood. Education is about opportunity and that is what all young people need, and as a school we pride ourselves in supporting young people build their confidence. We believe that young people have great things to offer and the school aims to give them the opportunity to discover their potential. They benefit from a positive, engaging, supportive environment and we aim to make a difference. Positive role models are vitally important and it falls to the larger school community to provide these. We want to inspire a new generation filled with a generosity of spirit and a determination to make things better for themselves and our community.
Our Vision
John Hanson Community School will inspire all students to rise to the opportunities of the future and achieve their potential, by promoting emotional resilience, social confidence and academic success.
Child Protection
Our first priority is safeguarding children. The school is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any offer of employment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The School
John Hanson is a comprehensive community school for students aged 11 – 16. There are currently 980 students on roll; the teaching establishment is around 55 teachers, 55 support staff and a strong sense of community. The Leadership team are totally committed to the principles of comprehensive education and providing the very best learning experience we can for each individual. It is the school’s role to ensure that all students and staff are supported to reach their full potential.
The school can trace its origins back to 1569 with the foundation of Andover Grammar School. In the 1970s the grammar school became a comprehensive school and was renamed John Hanson School after an original benefactor of the Grammar School. In 2002 the school relocated to a greenfield site towards the outskirts of Andover, very close to the A303.
Arranging a visit to John Hanson Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email gina.davis@jhanson.hants.sch.uk.
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