School Technician - ANG05777

Angus Council; Forfar; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization is seeking a proactive individual to support the science and technical departments at a school in Forfar. Responsibilities include enforcing safety procedures, managing equipment maintenance, assisting with departmental activities, and maintaining compliance with safety policies. The ideal candidate will have a focus on health and safety and experience in managing electrical and AV equipment.

Qualifications

• Ability to enforce safety procedures and perform visual inspections.
• Experience in maintaining and repairing electrical equipment.
• Ability to manage AV/TV/IT equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in enforcing safety procedures and maintaining equipment logs.
• Support testing and inventory management of electrical equipment.
• Coordinate repairs and assist with departmental activities.

Job description

Overview

Based at Forfar Academy, Forfar Community Campus, Kirriemuir Road, Forfar.

This job is workstyle 1 - Fixed.

Responsibilities

The outlined duties cover a broad range of responsibilities centred around supporting the effective functioning of a school's science and technical departments. In terms of health and safety, the role involves assisting in the enforcement of safety procedures, conducting regular visual inspections of equipment such as Bunsen burners, pressure vessels, autoclaves, and electrical devices, and maintaining logs of these checks. The individual also supports the testing and inventory management of electrical equipment, ensuring compliance with safety policies and assisting technicians with portable appliance testing.

The role further involves equipment maintenance, including first-line repairs of audio-visual, electrical, and departmental resources, and coordinating repairs for more complex issues. Supporting departmental activities, the individual helps with stocktaking, chemical requisitions, and preparing materials for experiments and projects. Additionally, the duties extend to managing AV/TV/IT equipment. This includes setting up, operating, and troubleshooting.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme. Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job: Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.