Design Technology Technician

Midsomer Norton Primary; Bath; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school in Bath seeks a creative and organised technician to support Design Technology teachers. The role involves preparing classrooms, providing technical assistance, and maintaining equipment, ensuring a safe and effective learning environment for students. Generous benefits and a supportive work culture await.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to local government pension scheme

Sick pay scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Free eye tests

Employee assistance helpline

Employee benefits platform

Qualifications

• Confident in the use of technical and practical equipment.
• Interest in supporting creativity and student success.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing classrooms and maintaining a safe environment.
• Provide technical assistance and support to teaching staff and students.
• In-class support working with small groups of students.

Skills

Technical support

Organisational skills

Creativity

Job description

Hours: Term Time Only plus 5 Inset Days
37 hours per week, Monday - Thursday 8am - 4pm and Friday 8am - 3.30pm

Following the growth within this popular curriculum area, we are looking to appoint a creative and organised technician who can offer technical and administrative support to the Design Technology teachers. The successful candidate should be confident in the use of technical and practical equipment and with an interest in supportive creativity and students to be successful. The key areas you would be supporting are the textiles and catering teachers and would work alongside a part time technician who focuses on the product design aspects of DT.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To assist in preparing classrooms for use by staff and students ensuring a safe working, tidy and healthy environment is provided at all times.
• To assist in preparing, supplying and collecting teaching materials, displays, apparatus and equipment, providing technical assistance and support to teaching staff and students on the safe and economic use of equipment and materials (including electrical equipment).
• To assist in maintaining and repairing equipment and apparatus or organising maintenance and repair, seeking specialist assistance when necessary, in order to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• To ensure that classrooms and all equipment used are kept clean, tidy and in a safe condition.
• In class support/ working with small groups of students within Design Technology

About Somervale School:

Somervale School is a very popular, high-achieving, 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school situated in Midsomer Norton, on the outskirts of Bath and on the edge of Somerset. The school occupies a large, attractively landscaped site with an excellent range of specialist accommodation and facilities. We are part of the Midsomer Norton School Partnership, a large highly successful multi-academy trust.

We place our students at the heart of everything we do. We believe in working hard, being kind, and enjoying learning. The school received its third judgement of Good by Ofsted in June 2022, and its high-quality academic curriculum and excellent student engagement and pastoral care were noted.

Why Join Us?

There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests and employee assistance helpline. You also have access to an employee benefits platform which offers savings on everyday essentials to special offers on travel, dining, and entertainment.

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Closing date for Vacancy: 9am, Friday 6th June

Provisional date for Interview: Week Commencing, 9th May 2025

Somervale Secondary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.