Design Technology Technician

Wirral Council

Wirral

On-site

GBP 23,000 - 27,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Wirral Grammar School for Boys in Wirral seeks a Design Technology Technician to support the DT department and maintain workshops. The role involves preparing teaching materials, setting up equipment, and assisting teachers in lessons.

You will help maintain tools and stock, carry out PAT testing, and ensure compliance with Health & Safety guidelines, working under the Head of Design Technology. Permanent, full-time post with 36 hours per week.

Qualifications

Experience providing support to a Design Technology Department.
Experience in PAT testing.
Experience managing stock of materials and tools.
Experience checking and maintaining DT workshop tools and equipment.
Knowledge of Health and Safety at Work Act.
Willingness to assist in preparing and developing teaching and learning materials.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for Design Technology and prepare teaching aids, displays, information and materials, under the guidance of the HOD or any member of the department.
Set up and clear away equipment and keep areas clean and orderly for lessons.
Check and maintain hand tools, hand power tools and basic machine tools.
Order materials and equipment and manage stock.
Ensure compliance with Health and Safety guidelines in workshops and storage areas.
Provide practical classroom support under the direction of the DT staff.

Skills

Design Technology support

PAT testing

Stock management

Workshop tools maintenance

Health & Safety knowledge

Materials preparation

Tools

PAT testing

Job description

Location: Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time/Term Time
Hours: 36.00 hours per week. 38 Weeks per Year.
Closing Date: 22/09/2026 at 09:00
Reference: SCH/26/344190

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY TECHNICIAN

Required ASAP
Salary: Grade 3, SCP 6
FTE Salary: £26,846
Actual Salary - £22,776
Hours: 36 hours per week.
Contract type: Permanent, Full Time, 38 weeks per year
Responsible to: Head of Design Technology

This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably experienced and motivated person to assist in the smooth running of our Design Technology Department.

Design & Technology

Design and Technology is taught in a modern centre with two specialist workshops, each with a wide range of woodworking equipment, a computer suite and a teaching classroom. Along with a sixth form teaching space and a specialist materials preparation area. This subject is taught to all boys in key stage 3 throughout the year. We have a good uptake at GCSE in Design & Technology and we run a successful A-level course.

In recent years we have introduced and developed the use of a wide range of computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacture (CAM) programmes and incorporated them successfully into much of our teaching. While it is a small, close team of teachers, there have been many boys who have gone on to very lucrative and successful careers and apprenticeships with universities and local companies.

Core purposes of this role

The core purposes are:

To provide technical support for Design Technology including the preparation of teaching aids, displays, information and materials, the setting up and clearing away and the cleaning of equipment and materials, under the guidance of the HOD or any member of the department.
To clean and maintain routinely any tools, equipment, stock or hardware to be used by teachers or pupils.
To undertake constructional work including making some ancillary equipment for use as teaching aids.
Photocopying and recording to be carried out as required.
In the event of staff absence to ensure that cover staff have the work set by the regular teaching staff in the appropriate place at the appropriate time to ensure that pupils' education is disrupted as little as possible.
To check and ensure cleanliness of safety equipment i.e. safety goggles to be washed/replaced.
To manage all storage areas so that all stock is labelled and/or easily found.
To check and maintain all hand tools, hand power tools and basic machine tools (including sharpening and setting).
To regularly service and maintain a number of machines in the technology building e.g. sanding machines, planer thicknesser, circular saw, dust extraction, laser cutter, CNC router, etc.
To provide practical classroom support under the direction of the DT staff.
Preparing materials for use in the classroom.
To keep a check of stock materials and undertake unloading and storing of materials from outside suppliers (if this is possible).
To order materials and equipment.
To ensure operation within the Health and Safety guidelines and codes including maintenance and storage of goods and equipment in accordance with agreed practices.
The regular inspection and maintenance of workshops and other DT related work areas as directed and, according to the Health and Safety at Work Act.
A degree of flexibility in arranging timetable commitments in association with HOD
Such other duties as may be reasonably allocated by the Senior Management Team or Head of Department.

Additional duties outside of the DT Department

To regularly check and test electrical components with special regard to their safe use (PAT).
Audio Visual maintenance of electrical components.
To assist with the Food Technology Department
To occasionally act as a Cover Supervisor (supervising whole classes in the case of the absence of a member of the teaching staff).
To occasionally assist in the invigilation of examinations.

Skills and competencies required (Desirable)

Suitable experience in providing support to a Design Technology Department.
Working knowledge of the Health & Safety at Work Act.
Experience of checking and maintaining DT workshop tools and equipment.
Experience of PAT testing
Experience of managing stock.
Willingness to assist in the preparation and development of teaching and learning materials (Essential).

This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the School in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties.

Safeguarding Children

Please note that Wirral Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As part of the selection process, the interview will explore your perspectives on safeguarding young people in terms of a school context.

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