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pa@chosen-hill.gloucs.sch.uk

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Design Technology Technician

Churchdown

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract: Full Time or Part Time Minimum 30 Hours (08:30 – 15:00 with 30-Minute Lunch.
Thursdays until 16:00), Term Time Only.

Chosen Hill School would like to appoint a Design and Technology Technician to provide technical support to the Design and Technology Faculty. Previous experience of working in a school technology environment would be advantageous but this role would suit someone with an interest in Design and Technology or practical skills such as woodworking or metalwork.

The D&T Technicians play a key role in the success of the Technology Faculty, and you will be supporting the teachers and students in all aspects of the D&T curriculum from KS3 to KS5. The ability to work well in a team as well as be self-motivating is a requirement.

For further information please see the job description or for an informal visit to the school please contact Mrs Wardlaw at the school.

We offer:

Recruitment Checks

The Headteacher and The Governing Body of Chosen Hill School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We require all new employees to complete an enhanced level criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service. It is a condition of employment that the employee should not have been convicted of a criminal offence against children, nor have been dismissed, or resigned from, a previous employer for misconduct of a similar nature.

Having a criminal record is not necessarily a bar to employment; it will depend on the nature, circumstances, and background to the offence.

As part of our due diligence within safer recruitment, school will be conducting online searches to help identify any incidents or issues which may need to be explored at interview. These searches will include, but will not be limited to, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Google.

Design Technology Technician

Post title:  Design Technology Technician
Reporting to: Head of Faculty, DART
Liaising with:

Head of Faculty
DT Teachers
SLT
Staff
Students

Working Time: Full or Part Time (Minimum 30 Hours), Term time Only
Salary/Grade: Grade 4: Point 6-8 (£25,183 - £25,992 FTE)
Disclosure Level: All positions are subject to an enhanced DBS check as standard practice

Main (core) Duties:

The specific duties and responsibilities pertaining to the D&T Technician are to be read in conjunction with the School’s Attendance Policy, Behaviour Management Policy and related Protocols which should be complied with at all times.

Support for Staff:

• To prepare materials (Mostly wood, metal and plastics) and equipment for use by teachers and
students in classroom, including preparation of the workshops for practical lessons and new projects
in line with Scheme of Learning Changes.
• To collaborate with departmental leaders in creating, controlling, managing and processing financial
orders.
• To undertake basic maintenance routines on equipment and tools used in the classrooms.
• To regularly check for faults and report to Head of Faculty and Assistant Head of Faculty.
• To provide support to teachers during lessons in the use of equipment and machines.
• To be aware of, and adhere to, current health and safety codes of practice as advised by the Head of
Faculty and Assistant Head of Faculty.
• To organise logistics of equipment.
• To provide technical support to teachers and learners.
• To assist with the faculty administration.
• Developing technical guides/step-by-steps
• Photographing work
• Updating health and safety/risk assessment guides.

Support for Students:
• To assist with lessons and practical work.

Essential Personal Attributes:

• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative and with resilience.
• Self-motivating with the ability to multi-task.
• Good interpersonal skills, and the ability to enthuse and motivate others.
• Good communication skills and ability to work with people at all levels.

• Flexible and adaptable.
• Ability to work under pressure. (Desirable)
• Holds First aid at work qualification or willingness to undergo first aid training. (Desirable)

Administration:
• To provide clerical administration support to the teaching staff in D&T; including word processing,
emails, dealing with telephone enquiries.
• To undertake stocktaking and replenishment ordering and storage of materials under direction of
Head of Faculty.
• To set up and maintain a system for loaning equipment across the D&T facility.
• To carry out daily/weekly checks in the workshops checking:
➢ Equipment.
➢ Materials.
➢ Safety signs.
• To organise own timetable around teaching staff timetables.

Other Related Duties:
• To advise that all relevant Health and Safety guidelines are observed in D&T areas and in the first
instance report any problems to Head of Faculty.
• To assist with Health and Safety audits.
• To undertake First Aid training to support the DART Faculty.
• Knowledge/experience or working with wood and plastics.
• Good working knowledge of maintenance and best practice of equipment.
• Good knowledge of ICT packages relevant to curriculum.
• Good ICT skills.
• Accurate record keeping and storage.
• First Aid accreditation (Desirable).
• Excellent Health and Safety and risk assessment practice.

Practical Skills:
• Ability to communicate with young people, both individually and in a group setting.
• Able to develop and maintain close links and work effectively with staff both within and beyond the
school.
• Confident basic user of ICT. Must be numerate and well organised.
• Good planning and organisational skills and a flexible approach to the management of work.
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral and the ability to communicate effectively with
staff and students.
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Able to gather information and produce reports
• Confident user of ICT. Must be well organised.
• Good planning and organisational skills and a flexible approach to the management of work.
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral and the ability to communicate effectively with
staff and students.

Staff Development:
• To take part in the school’s staff development programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development.
• To engage actively in the Performance Management Review process.

Employee Responsibility
• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.
• To promote actively the school’s corporate policies.
• To comply with the school’s Health and Safety Policy and associated working procedures, undertaking
risk assessments as appropriate.
• To comply with the School’s Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy and to ensure that it is implemented within the service area of the post.
• To comply with the School’s Data Protection Policy and Code of Practice within the service area of the
post.
• To support the school in meetings its legal requirements for worship.
• To show high expectations of all students and staff; respect for their social, cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and commitment to raising educational achievements.
• Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to all
visitors and telephone callers.
• Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each
individual task undertaken may not be identified.
• Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
• The school will endeavour to make any necessary/reasonable adjustments to the job and the working
environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued
employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

Health and Safety:

To ensure that all health and safety instructions are followed and that all reasonable care is taken not to do anything that might endanger the postholder or others; to report to the line manager, or person in authority any dangerous situations in the workplace or any perceived shortcomings in health and safety arrangements.

Chosen Hill School operates a No Smoking policy. This includes Vapes and E-Cigarettes.

Special Conditions:

This job description sets out the duties of the post at the date when it was drawn up, but following
consultation with you, may be changed by Management to reflect or anticipate changes in the job which are commensurate with the salary and job title.

Some flexibility in the pattern of hours worked is required with a willingness to potentially undertake working outside of the normal daily hours to meet the school needs.

Chosen Hill School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Disability Confident Statement

As a Disability Confident employer Chosen Hill School is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities and guarantees to offer any disabled applicants an interview providing, they meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

To apply, please click on Apply Now or email via details to the right of this advert to request an Application Form.

Please note CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: Friday 2nd May 2025 Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Salary: Grade 4: Point 6-8 (£25,183 - £25,992 FTE)

Hours Per Week: Minimum 30 Hours

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