Job title: Technology Technician Food & Textiles
Salary: CSET 11, £12.18 per hour
Hours: 15 hours per week
Working days: Thursday and Friday, 8am-4pm
Contract Type: Fixed term until 31/08/2025
Downend School is excited to be recruiting for a DT Food & Textiles Technician to join our thriving faculty from September 2024. Although this is a part time, fixed term contract initially, there is the opportunity to build on experience and become a full time, permanent member of the team over the next couple of years.
About the role
You will provide technical and administrative support to teaching staff, including in-class support and preparing lesson resources for Food & Textiles. You will be helping our students to receive a full experience of Food & Textiles in engaging lessons. You’ll work closely with all members of the Technology Department and the wider school to support our students in reaching their potential.
About you
You would need experience in working with a range of different materials and equipment, however, you do not need to have specific education experience as we can provide on-the-job training. If you are interested in considering a career move into a role which combines practical food and textile skills, and working to support students to develop these, this position could be for you. If you are practically minded with good organisational skills we want to hear from you.
About us
Downend School is an exciting and vibrant learning community where every student is supported to achieve their absolute best and every member of teaching and support staff play their part in creating this ethos. We are proud of the exciting curriculum, outstanding pastoral care and excellent opportunities for enrichment that Downend School provides.
Downend School is situated in leafy South Gloucestershire, but is less than 25 minutes away from the heart of the cosmopolitan vibrancy of Bristol City Centre. We offer the benefits not only of working in an exciting and supportive school, but also from being part of Castle School Education Trust.
We can offer you:
- Commitment to CPD and development of all staff
- A commitment to inclusivity and fostering of diversity
- Values and vision that are lived not laminated
- An open and honest culture
- A commitment to the health and wellbeing of our staff
- Local Government pension with up to 19% Employer contributions
- Up to 30% discount with Microsoft & Dell
- Discounted gym membership
- Life Assurance - 3 x Death in Service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Dedicated counselling service
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 17th May, 9am. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.
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