Technology and Engineering Technician

Are you seeking a new opportunity to join a highly successful comprehensive school committed to providing an outstanding education of excellence for all? Are you someone who is a passionate Technology & Engineering Technician? Would you thrive when working with other committed and innovative practitioners? Leigh Academy Halley is now recruiting for a Technology & Engineering Technician to join us in October 2024.

This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate Technology & Engineering Technician to become part of a well-established, highly collaborative, and successful Technology & Engineering team that works hard to ensure that students enjoy a challenging, dynamic, and rewarding curriculum. Students study Technology Years 7-9 as part of our International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, and the department offers a comprehensive range of subjects at GCSE in Key Stage 4, and as part of our Key Stage 5 provision. Our curriculum is enriched through our state-of-the-art Engineering and Design Centre opened in June 2022 which not only supports the development of our thriving STEM specialism but also gives students access to world-class learning facilities.

If this sounds like an environment within which you would like to work, apply to join our team. The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, flexible, well organised and able to work as part of a team, as well as having the ability to work alone when required. 

We deem this to be a great position on the basis that;

• We offer a vibrant and committed Technology department passionate about technology, design & engineering and dedicated to supporting students throughout their learning experience and securing the best possible outcomes. 
• We offer pupils the very best in learning opportunities by delivering high-quality teaching via our bespoke curriculum, alongside inspiring extracurricular opportunities. 
• We believe in developing staff into outstanding practitioners through our excellent CPD programmes. 
• This is further supported through our membership of the Leigh Academies Trust which provides regular teach-meets and co-operative training sessions within the trust to facilitate staff and student growth.

Key responsibilities, as outlined in the job description, include;

• Set high expectations that inspire, motivate, and challenge students
• Promote good progress and outcomes by students
• To prepare materials and equipment for practical lessons 
• To maintain and monitor consumables and equipment in Technology, Design and Engineering to ensure all pupils can access a wide range of materials and processes as part of the curriculum
• To maintain and monitor stock control 
• To assist the Director of Learning and staff members in in the ordering of materials and equipment 
• To carry out weekly material and equipment checks across all Technology rooms 
• To assist staff in the production and updating of displays 
• To provide technical support to staff during lesson time as required 
• To support small-group intervention for key exam groups across the curriculum
• To work alongside the department in preparing standardisation materials for exam moderation  
• Carry out weekly Health and Safety checks on all equipment and report directly to the Director of Learning
• To undertake any Health and Safety training as required by the DOL. 

This is a permanent position working 35 hours per week, term time + 1 week inset and offering an actual salary of £24,392 per annum (£27,984 full-time equivalent).

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 14 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is nearly 50% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.