Technology Technician

Teaching Vacancies; Bedworth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Nicholas Chamberlaine School in England is seeking a Technology Technician to support the Technology Department. The role runs during term time plus 5 inset days, with duties including preparing materials, setting up machinery, stocking and maintaining tools, and assisting with lessons and safety compliance.

The successful candidate will help ensure a safe, well-equipped workshop, maintain inventory, liaise with suppliers and staff, and contribute to department displays and demonstrations.

Responsibilities

• Preparing materials, production of jigs and fixtures, setting up machinery and operating routine technical processes
• Sourcing, costing and suggesting economic alternatives to maintain stock levels for all Technology subjects
• Routine servicing of machines and hand tools for all disciplines within Technology
• The preparation and construction of demonstration models for all areas
• Updating the department inventory, notifying staff of material and tool losses in all areas
• Sharpening and renovation of tools and removal of broken items
• Assist in lesson preparation and support students in both practical and theory lessons
• Keeping material stock rooms tidy, monitor stock and waste bays
• Emptying dust extraction units weekly throughout the Department
• Preparation and maintenance of displays in all areas
• Ensuring routine checks, cleaning, maintenance, calibration, testing and repairing of equipment
• Assisting with the compilation of orders and liaising with suppliers and the finance department

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Nicholas Chamberlaine School is a vibrant, exciting, innovative and mixed 11-18 school with 1200 students. Students are keen to do well, parents are very supportive and the staff are highly committed to the further success of the school. The school has been a proud member of the Griffin Schools Trust since September 2013.

The school is looking to appoint a Technology Technician. The above post is available immediately, term time only plus 5 inset days.

Key responsibilities:

Supporting the Head of Technology in ensuring the co-ordination of the use of practical resources and facilities and provide assistance and advice in meeting the practical needs of the technology curriculum, including liaising with Teaching staff and Support staff outside the department. This is likely to involve:

• Preparing materials, production of jigs and fixtures, setting up machinery and operating routine technical processes.
• Sourcing, costing and suggesting economic alternatives to maintain stock levels for all Technology subjects
• Routine servicing of machines and hand tools for all disciplines within Technology
• The preparation and construction of demonstration models for all areas.
• Updating the department inventory, notifying staff of material and tool losses in all areas.
• Sharpening and renovation of tools and removal of broken items.
• Assist in lesson preparation and support students in both practical and theory lessons.
• Keeping material stock rooms tidy, particularly shavings and sawdust, monitor wood and metal stock and sort short ends into storage and waste bays.
• Emptying dust extraction units weekly throughout the Department.
• Preparation and maintenance of displays in all areas.
• Ensuring the routine and non-routine checking, cleaning, maintenance, calibration, testing and repairing of equipment to the required standard.
• Assisting with the compilation of orders and liaising or negotiating with suppliers and the finance department.

To ensure the maintenance of a healthy and safe working environment through:

• The implementation of the school and departmental Health and Safety Policy.
• Actively contributing to the assessment, monitoring and review of both health and safety procedures, risk assessments and information resources.
• Ensuring that safety wear is kept in good working order.
• The healthy and safe storage and accessibility of equipment and materials.
• The routine checking of equipment is undertaken.
• The provision of technical advice and support on health and safety issues to Teaching and Trainee Technical Staff.
• The safe treatment and disposal of used materials including hazardous substances and responding to actual or potential hazards;
• Reporting any defects and recording all damage to the Head of Department.
• Conducting official safety machine checks every morning.

Any other duties commensurate with the grading of the post.

This is a vital, busy and demanding role within the Technology Department. However, whilst relevant experience is desirable, training is available for the right candidate.

What the school offers its staff

Nicholas Chamberlaine School is committed to challenging educational and social disadvantage and aims to instil in students the ability to think critically and creatively.

The experience of working for Nicholas Chamberlaine School, and The Griffin Schools Trust, is unique. You will receive challenge and support to become expert in your field, develop the highest-level leadership skills and benefit from the wisdom of an extended family of supportive colleagues. There are excellent opportunities to work with peers and senior Trust staff on elements of our secondary strategy, to engage in leadership training as well as join a research-based Masters Programme.

We engage in a wide variety of Proud Traditions and experiences, including The Griffin Sports Festival, Arts Festival and Science Symposium, which give our community an exceptional breadth of experience.

• We never use all of 1265
• We have reduced data drops to allow for more teaching and learning.
• We do not roll over the timetable in the summer term, instead we give staff time to work on core priorities and provide staff with essential CPD.
• We have disaggregated 2 teacher training days so that staff can take part in the Effective Formative Assessment programme twilight sessions.
• Curriculum planning is centralised within departments, allowing teachers to focus on adapting from base lessons, rather than having to create from scratch.
• We offer excellent professional development opportunities including NPQs and Trust funded Masters programmes, providing time in school to support.
• We encourage and support teachers to become exam markers.
• Departments are given at least 3 meeting per half term to share practice and subject knowledge.
• We minimise emails by having one Staff Comms per week and one MLT comms per week.
• All detentions are centralised to allow teachers more time to prep.
• We support staff to balance the needs of family life with part time and flexible contracts and paid/unpaid time off.
• All colleagues have free access to a modern gym on site.
• All colleagues can take advantage of the bike to work scheme.
• Weekly staff breakfasts on a Friday.
• Sharing good practice work with other departments.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.