Creative Technology (DT and Art) Technician

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job overview

Full Time, Permanent, 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, Term Time

Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, The Brittons Academy wish to appoint an enthusiastic Creative Technology Technician to work across the Design and Technology and Art departments. The successful candidate will work as part of a professional team, supporting safe and secure learning through technical assistance and delivery of practical activities. They will be responsible for the preparation and maintenance of equipment and teaching areas.

The successful candidate will have:

• Ability to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team of professionals.
• Ability to organise workload, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• Communication skills to interact with young people and adults
• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
• An understanding of specific technical health, safety and security issues in schools
• Ability to support Design Technology & Art teachers in the setting up and clearing up of DT & Art rooms
• GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Maths

What the school offers its staff

In return, we offer:

• Enthusiastic, well-motivated pupils who are eager to learn.
• Supportive and friendly staff.
• State-of-the-art facilities and classrooms.
• High quality professional development
• Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

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.