School Technician

Teaching Vacancies; Shipston-on-Stour; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Shipston-on-Stour is seeking a Workshop Support Assistant to provide efficient support services within the faculty. The role involves preparing equipment, assisting with workshops, and ensuring compliance with Health & Safety standards. Ideal candidates will possess practical skills, excellent ICT literacy, and an interest in working with young people. This position offers an opportunity to be part of a supportive educational environment.

Qualifications

• Practical technical experience in educational or commercial sectors.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students and staff.
• Basic report writing skills and literacy.

Responsibilities

• Support students and staff in workshops and projects.
• Ensure a safe working environment and compliance with Health & Safety.
• Prepare and maintain teaching equipment and materials.

Skills

Knowledge of hand tools

Excellent ICT Skills

Communication skills

Cash handling skills

Education

GCSE English and Maths grade 4 or equivalent

Tools

3D printers

Audio-visual equipment

Workshop machines

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing an efficient, effective and timely support service across the faculty.
• Support students and staff across the school in workshops with practical work and projects.
• To assist as a technician across the school in other faculties as required.
• Jointly responsible for awareness of appropriate Health & Safety legislation. Utilising CLEAPPS and updating Risk assessments and other legislative paperwork up to date as appropriate. Where necessary implementing changes and ensuring that all faculty staff (teaching and support) are adequately trained.
• Joint responsibility for ensuring students and staff follow good working practices at all times.
• Responsible for inspection, maintenance, replacement and correct use and storage of all equipment across the faculty.
• Responsible for ensuring curriculum areas meet current Health & Safety standards and that tools and equipment are fit for purpose prior to use by staff and students.
• Liaise with Head of faculty regarding stock levels, to include responsibility for ordering new stock and ensuring value for money is achieved.
• Responsible for day-to-day preparation and cleanliness of the faculty areas. To include regular and effective inspections of work stations, benches, hand tools, machinery and ancillary equipment.
• Responsible for identifying and repairing minor problems with machinery and hand tools. To include replacement of defective parts. Reporting major defects to appropriate external repair.
• Ensuring the safe storage of tools, equipment and materials including where necessary the manufacturing of racks and other equipment.
• Responsible for the construction and preparation of equipment used in lessons and demonstrations by teaching staff.
• Responsible for the mounting and displaying of students work including the use of reprographics and audio-visual equipment where appropriate.
• Safe storage of hazardous materials according to COSHH regulations, including provision and use of appropriate PPE including, when necessary, the correct disposal of such materials.
• Implementation and maintenance of an efficient and effective system of stock control ensuring the safe distribution of stock within the technology department; ensure the accuracy and safe keeping of all records of alcohols, poisons, inflammable liquids, lifting equipment and the like used within the department.
• Preparing, retrieving and cleaning of equipment and materials for lessons, activities and examinations in curriculum areas.
• Assist staff with demonstrations and the supervision of students where necessary including the practical oversight of small student groups carrying out project work under the direction of a member of staff.
• Undertake training and development commensurate with the post.
• Assist Site Manager with general site duties as required.
• Any other duties within the spirit and scope of the grading as requested or required.

Knowledge

• Ideally some knowledge of equipment used in technology areas, including some hand tools, power tools, workshop tools, 3D printers, audio visual and textiles machinery.
• Usage of the above (training will be given).
• Health & Safety Aspects of the above.
• Excellent ICT Skills.

Skills and Abilities

• To liaise and communicate effectively with line manager and other staff in respect of duties to be undertaken and deadlines to be met.
• Preparation of equipment and the practical use of materials such as wood, metals, plastics and computer software.
• The use and maintenance of workshop machines, hand and power tools.
• The numeric and literacy skills to write basic reports, check stock levels and deal with ordering and delivery of goods.
• Cash handling skills to undertake shopping for materials.
• To communicate effectively with other users and students in order to give and receive information and instruction.
• Assist with and give demonstrations of equipment and experiments to students.
• Systematically process queries / enquiries / resolve difficulties and cope with interruptions.
• Maintain stock control of materials, initiating re-ordering procedures, raise orders, process deliveries and associated paperwork.
• Meet deadlines in respect of setting up equipment / materials for classes and projects.
• Undertake inspection and minor repairs and servicing of equipment and tools.
• Show awareness and understanding of safety issues.
• DIY Skills.

Experience

• To have practical / technical experience ideally in a commercial / industrial / pupil sector / educational background.

Personal Attributes

• A genuine interest in working with young people.
• Willingness to work with teaching staff and groups of students.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths grade 4 or equivalent.

What the school offers its staff

Shipston High School is a high-achieving 11-16 school in attractive rural surroundings. We are recruiting the following vacancy to start as soon as possible. For more information please check the school’s website or contact school office.

Commitment to safeguarding

Shipston High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.