Technician

Education Partnership

Lancashire

On-site

GBP 17,000 - 21,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare cash back

Employee Assistance Programme

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Access to government pension schemes

Free parking

Training & progression

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Job summary

Pleckgate High School is seeking a General Technician to support lessons and pupils. The post covers 37 hours per week, term-time plus one additional week, working under Heads of Department to ensure equipment is ready and maintained.

You will manage resources, assist with budgets and ensure health and safety standards are met across practical lessons, while maintaining teaching aids and equipment.

Qualifications

5 GCSEs or equivalent.
Confident communicator at all levels; strong written & verbal skills.
Knowledge of COSHH regulations.
General technician experience.
Ability to self-manage, organise and prioritise tasks.
Qualification in H&S and fire prevention.
ICT applications and email experience.
Good literacy and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

Support teachers and pupils during lessons under the direction of the Heads of Department.
Collect, set up and check equipment for practical lessons.
Ensure rooms and resources meet health and safety rules.
Put away equipment after lessons.
Manage equipment, supplies and working to keep within the department budget for resources.
Repair, maintain and modify equipment and teaching aids as required.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

COSHH knowledge

Self-management

Organisational skills

ICT literacy

Health & Safety

Education

5 GCSEs or equivalent

Job description

The Job:

Pleckgate High School is looking to recruit a General technician on 37 hours per week Term time plus 1 week contract.

What does this job do?

Support teachers and pupils during lessons under the direction of the Heads of Department

Collect, set up and check equipment for practical lessons

Make sure rooms and resources meet health and safety rules

Put away equipment after lessons

Manage equipment, supplies and working to keep within the department budget for resources

Repair, maintain and modify equipment and teaching aids as required

What are the job requirements?

5 GCSE’s or equivalent

A confident communicator at all levels, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Knowledge of COSHH regulations

General technician experience

Ability to self-manage, organise, and prioritise tasks and work under pressure during troubleshooting and problem-solving

Qualification in H&S and fire prevention

ICT applications and email experience

Good literacy and numeracy skills

About Pleckgate High School:

We are a large secondary school, part of the Education Partnership Trust (EPT), situated on the northern outskirts of Blackburn. Our school community is made up of 1350 students and 180 staff with excellent facilities to benefit both the school and local community. Pleckgate High School is a thriving multicultural community that places the best interests of young people at the heart of everything we do.

We are an ambitious school with high expectations for ourselves and our pupils. We are committed to providing excellent teaching and learning and we want all our pupils to be safe, happy and successful. In our Ofsted report in June 2024, our school was described as offering a "harmonious and supportive environment. Pupils learn the importance of being kind and respectful towards others". Every pupil at Pleckgate is encouraged to have ambitious goals and to work hard. A copy of our full report is available from the school website.

We are proud of our achievements – our ambitious curriculum, our examination success, opportunities for pupils' personal development, our charity work and our community involvement. We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate.

We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate. We are proud of how staff support pupils in achieving success both academically and through sport.

As a staff member of Pleckgate High School, you will be able to take advantage of the staff benefits, available through the EPT, which includes access to both the Simply Health and Discount for Teachers schemes. We also have an Associate member of our Senior Leadership Team whose role is to work with our staff on staff wellbeing, working to ensure you have a balanced home and work life-style.

If you have any questions about our school, or the role itself, please don't hesitate to get in touch and please visit our school website http://www.pleckgate.com to get a flavour of what we have to offer.

About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):

EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.

Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.