Technician

TES FE News; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution seeks a Technician to support the Design and Technology department. The role requires assistance in setup for practical classes, maintaining equipment, and ensuring a safe learning environment. Ideal candidates will be collaborative and committed to fostering a nurturing educational atmosphere.

Benefits

Personalized professional development program

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Fully equipped gym

Qualifications

• Support in Technology resource setup and equipment maintenance.
• Assist teachers in practical classes and upkeep of facilities.
• Adhere to Health & Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist with setting up materials for technology subjects.
• Maintain cleanliness of classrooms and prepare settings for lessons.
• Support teachers during classes and extracurricular activities.

Job description

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Job Overview

Role: Technician

Required: September 2025

Contract/Duration: Permanent Term Time only, (39 Weeks)

Hours: 36 hours per week

Salary: Scale 3, Point 7 Spinal £28,678– £29,879 per annum (Prorated £25,080 – £25,256)

Location: London Borough of Lewisham, London

Main Purpose

Thank you for your interest in applying for the role of Technician at St Matthew Academy. You can find our April 2025 Outstanding Ofsted Report here - https://www.stmatthewacademy.co.uk/

At St Matthew Academy, pupils develop a rich body of knowledge and achieve very highly. As a result, pupils are extremely well prepared for the next stage of their education. Pupils are committed to their learning and take pride in their work. Pupils have highly positive attitudes and behave well in lessons.

Are you a passionate, exceptional practitioner looking for a new challenge? Do you want to join an academy with exemplary behaviour, allowing you to focus on celebrating the success of the whole school? Do you want to be part of a dynamic team in exceptional all through academy that is dedicated to providing an exemplary educational experience to all its pupils? If so, then we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Our School

Pupils receive an exceptional education. This starts in early years, where strong foundations are built, and continues through to the primary and secondary phases. The school takes a nurturing and caring approach, which leads to pupils feeling and being safe and secure.

Pupils benefit from an exceptional enrichment offer. The school provides numerous, varied opportunities to nurture, develop, and stretch pupil’s talents and interests. The school places a high priority on making sure pupils develop a love of reading.

Staff have consistently high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and conduct. Pupils behave very well in all phases of their education. Staff benefit from high quality professional development, which enables them to continually improve their teaching. Leadership and management are exceptional.

We are heavily oversubscribed all through Academy, with 1072 pupils and we are on our way to becoming a leading educational establishment as we continue to flourish within the St Benedict Catholic Academy Trust. We have been operating to an exemplary level and are committed to providing our pupils with the best possible education. The academy virtues of: Integrity, Courage and Service are the heartbeat of our school, which enables all of our staff and pupils to thrive.

The main purpose of the job will be as follows:

The Design and Technology Technician is required to take on a varied support role including supporting across the full range of subjects offered.

Personal Duties

• To assist with the setting up of Technology resources across the Department (Resistant Materials, Textiles, Food Technology and Art), as required.
• Preparing apparatus, materials and solutions and setting up equipment and apparatus for use in practical classes and / or examinations / assessments across the department.
• To support teachers across the Department during classes and clubs, both during and after the school day.
• To ensure all rooms after lessons are clean and tidy and ready for the next lesson.
• To assist the Head of Department with maintaining material stocks for the department, ensuring forthcoming pupil needs are met.
• To assist with the update of the equipment stock list register, and ensure that all equipment is maintained and serviced on a timely basis
• To continuously develop your own practice, taking responsibility for identifying and addressing your own training and development needs.
• In carrying out the tasks in this job description you have a duty (under Health & Safety legislation) to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and that of others. This implies taking positive steps to monitor and maintain a safe and secure working environment. It is expected that whilst maintaining an effective and efficient working environment you comply with safety rules and procedures and to ensure that nothing you do, or fail to do, puts yourself or others at risk. This includes contributing to a safe and secure environment for pupils.
  
  

Other Duties

• To support staff in other areas to ensure the work load across all technicians and all times is evenly distributed.
• To undertake other duties consistent with the scope of the post and within the competence of the post holder as required.
  
  

St Matthew Academy is a diverse, vibrant Catholic all-through academy for girls and boys aged 4 to 16, where there are high expectations for everyone in our community.

At St Matthew Academy our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day at the academy by encouraging, promoting and celebrating success with all of our pupils in everything that they do. Our academy is situated between Blackheath and Lewisham in South East London, benefiting from excellent public transport and road links to all parts of London and Kent. Our magnificent buildings offer state of the art resources and the latest technology. Our primary and secondary phases are situated on one site allowing a truly unique all through setting with opportunities for transition, collegiate working and subject development.

We Offer

• Fantastic pupils with enormous potential.
• Staff who are supportive to each other and enjoy working collaboratively.
• Personalised programme of professional development and coaching for all staff.
• A modern building, in a delightful setting and excellent resources.
• Excellent public transport and road links across London and Kent.
• Fully equipped gym and fitness suite, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle-to-work scheme, Tech Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme.
• A strong commitment to staff well-being.
  
  

We value the importance of diversity in our community and the significance of having staff that are representative of the children we teach. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are currently under represented within the Academy.

Our Academy culture is driven by our virtues: Courage, Integrity and Service, as we believe these behaviours are at the core of delivering an exceptional educational experience for the young people who attend SMA.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Book and Periodical Publishing

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