Design and Technology Technician

St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy; Menston; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

On-site parking and canteen

Generous pension contribution

Wellbeing and professional development

Job summary

St. Mary’s Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, is seeking a Design & Technology Technician to coordinate practical resources and equipment to support DT teaching from KS3 to KS5. The role includes providing technical support, maintaining a safe environment and ensuring equipment is ready to use.

You will need a technical background, be able to multi-task, problem solve and monitor Health & Safety checks; good literacy and numeracy are essential and you must work well with young people.

Qualifications

• Have a technical background with experience in multi-tasking, problem solving and implementing/monitoring Health & Safety checks.
• Good knowledge of health and safety regulations and working practices.
• Willingness and ability to work with young people.
• Effective organisational skills; able to work in a team and use initiative.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate use of practical resources and equipment to support Design Technology from KS3 to KS5.
• Provide technical support and maintain a safe working environment; ensure workroom equipment is functional and ready to use.

Skills

Health & Safety regulations

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Team player

IT skills

Literacy & numeracy

Education

Maths & English at high standard

GCSEs in Maths & English

Job description

• Required as soon as possible
• Permanent, 26 hours per week over 4 days, Term Time Only
• Salary NJC Grade B3, Scale Points 7-11, £27,274 - £29,070 per annum
• Actual Salary £16,081 - £17,140 per annum

The Academy Council of this high achieving and oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy is looking to appoint a Design & Technology Technician to co-ordinate the use of practical resources and equipment to support the teaching and curriculum development of a range of Design Technology subjects from Key stage 3 to 5. The role will involve providing technical support, ensuring and maintaining a safe working environment and that the workroom equipment is functioning properly and is ready to use. Applicants need to have a technical background and experience of multi-tasking, problem solving and implementing and monitoring Health and Safety checks.

You will have good knowledge of health and safety regulations and working practices with the willingness and ability to work with young people. You will have effective and efficient organisational skills, be able to work as part of a team and use your own initiative. Good literacy and numeracy skills are essential.

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have:

• The ability to build a rapport with students and a passion for education and learning
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations
• Excellent communication and IT skills
• The ability to work as part of a team
• A high standard of education including Maths and English

What can we offer you?

• Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
• On-site parking and access to canteen.
• Generous pension contribution managed by the West Yorkshire Pension Fund.
• A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.

St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North-West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools. The June 2019 Section 48 judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school and the February 2025 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s to be outstanding in all areas.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed; please contact Jo-Anne Hughes, PA to the Senior Leadership Team on 01943 883000 to make an appointment.

• Closing date: Monday 5 October 2026, 12 noon
• Interview date: It is anticipated that interviews will take place shortly afterwards.

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.

St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with KCSiE 2026, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

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