Technician

Salary:          N4 £24,294 - £25,119 per annum (Actual pro rata £11,233 - £11,615 per annum)

Hours:          Part Time (18.5 hours per week /days to be agreed with candidate), Term Time plus 10 additional days

Contract:     Permanent

Start date:   ASAP

Location:     Callerton Academy

You will be employed by the Gosforth Group and may need to work across all locations within the Multi Academy Trust as required.

 About the Trust

Gosforth Group are a dynamic and diverse Multi Academy Trust – this means we have a clear energy and purpose and all students are valued equally, regardless of their background or ability. We are a growing multi-academy trust currently comprising of 6 academies, two of which opened in September 2021. The Trust currently has approx. 6000 students and 650 staff. ‘Create your future’ encapsulates our purpose as a Multi Academy Trust: to educate, support and nurture all of our students so they can achieve their potential and fulfil their ambitious aspirations.  

About the Academy

‘Pupils at this school are polite, friendly and respectful’ -Ofsted, 2024

‘Staff enjoy working at the school. The school ensures that staff workload is manageable. It gives high priority to staff well-being.’ - Ofsted, 2024

Callerton Academy is an exciting and thriving new secondary school where staff are highly valued and invested in to be able to become exceptional practitioners. Inspected in January 2024, the school was awarded a ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted citing that our students are well behaved and that our curriculum is highly ambitious and inclusive. We strongly recommend you read our report, which can be found here.

As a school we are committed to providing the very best education for pupils from Year 7 to Year 11. Based in our excellent temporary site, formerly a school building which has been reconfigured in Newcastle’s Graingertown, we have access to a range of brilliant facilities. We will move to our brand-new site which will have capacity for 1200 students in September 2025; this is located to the northwest of the city – close to Westerhope, Kingston Park and Newcastle International Airport. We are one of two new schools within Gosforth Group Multi Academy Trust and we have welcomed our fourth cohort of students this academic year, meaning that we have Years 7, 8, 9 and 10.

About the role

We are seeking a Technician be a member of the support staff team at Callerton Academy. You will be a creative, ‘hands on’ colleague and work across several departments including Science, Design Technology and Art to support with all practical lessons including preparing teaching aids and resources in accordance with health and safety. You may have experience as a Technician in a school already in one of these subject areas or you may have worked in another field and now wish to work in a school. The school has one full time Technician, and you will work alongside them.

 What we are looking for

·        Someone comfortable and/or with experience of working in a school environment

·        An enthusiastic person who will support a multitude of departments; the Art, Science and DT departments

·        Excellent oral and written communication skills

·        Excellent organisational

·        A flexible and effective team player

·        A problem solver with a high level of initiative

What we can offer you

·        An opportunity to work with highly skilled professionals

·        Enthusiastic and motivated students who ‘have positive attitudes to their learning and behave well.’ (Ofsted, 2024)

·        An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development

·        A school with its community at heart

·        An exciting programme of staff well-being activities

This is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference within a positive and exciting environment. If you share our community’s ethos of progression, diversity and dynamism then we would be delighted to hear from you.

A full information pack which includes the job description and person specification is on the Gosforth Group’s website, click here.

We hope you’ll visit our website to find out more about us. 

https://www.callertonacademy.org.uk/  

https://www.gosforthroup.org.uk 

If you would require more information about the role, please contact Mrs Mitchison, PA to the Principal, on bev.mitichison@callertonacademy.org.uk.  

To apply

Please complete an application form and email to hr@ga.newcastle.sch.uk

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.

Closing date: 9am, Friday 20th September 2024

Interviews will be held the following week

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide and you can view our Policy on the Employment of Ex-offenders here. 

Gosforth Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will normally be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks, including an online check.

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview, will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation.