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Design & Engineering Technician (Term time plus 5 additional weeks during the school year)

Design & Engineering Technician (Term time plus 5 additional weeks during the school year)

Merchant Taylors' School

Hertfordshire

  • £19,210 - £22,190 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
31/08/2022
Apply by:
6 June 2022

Job overview

The School:

Merchant Taylors’ School is a large Independent Boys’ School, situated in 286 acres of parkland in Northwood, Middlesex.  The School was founded in 1561, is owned by the Merchant Taylors’ Educational Trust and moved to its present site in 1933. There are four distinct boys’ day schools on campus. The Nursery, the Pre-Prep & the Prep cater for 340 boys, while the Senior School has some 930 pupils. The School employs over 140 teachers and 160 Support staff across Merchant Taylors’ School.

Summary of role:

The role would suit a range of practical skillsets, though experience in working in a design or practical engineering environment would be beneficial.  As a member of the non-teaching staff, the Technician’s day to day activities will be set and supervised by the Head of Department. With around 500 students studying D&T, the technician will sometimes be required to work on a small group or ‘one-to one’ basis with students, demonstrating / supervising the safe use of specialist equipment.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Support to Teaching Staff

• Preparing Workshops for the day/activity as required, including performing safety checks and shutdowns at either end of the working day.

• Daily assistance to staff as required – as far as possible this should be scheduled & agreed

• Assist boys with technical assistance where appropriate/possible (eg: Photocopying)

• Preparation of materials for lessons

• Management of supplies

• Supporting teaching staff through small group and one-to-one work with students.

• To assist in the organization and preparation of displays for Open Mornings and other events that take place outside of regular school hours.

Resource Management

• Referral of ITC, electrical, mechanical breakdown etc., to the appropriate Dept. agreed with the Head of Department.

• Maintenance of the machines in the department.

• Readying equipment and materials for lessons as required by staff

Display

• Preparation of displays

• Assisting with department exhibitions

Workshop Management

• Tidying and sorting at appropriate times. Clearing of surfaces after/before lessons or as required.

Stock Control

• Monitoring use of all stock items

• Ensuring storage areas are well managed, with HOD

• Creating orders using standard system

• Requesting COSHH information from suppliers

• Unpacking and sorting deliveries

• Checking invoices

• Replenishing stocks with HOD

• Replenish paper towels & soap in each studio

• Monitoring of paper stocks in all Studios & the ITC suite & Photocopier

Cleaning & Tidying, Health and Safety

• Help to maintain a clean, tidy and safe environment

• Organizing for removal of any hazardous materials (eg: broken glass)

• Maintaining proper measures of control for COSHH items

• Monitoring and ensuring hardware/equipment is in good safe working order

• Regularly awaiting/reviewing H&S issues with the Head of Department.



About Merchant Taylors' School

Merchant Taylors' is an independent day school of more than 850 students. Taylors' is well-known for the high academic and sporting standards our boys achieve, but also for its warm, friendly atmosphere and our boys' support for each other and commitment to their community. 

At MTS we believe in the virtues of an all-round education that emphasises a rich sporting and cultural programme. MTS has always valued itself as an unpressured school where boys are free to grow and discover their own character through diverse sources of personal fulfilment. The Good School Guide notes: "The school’s philosophy... is about achievement without pressure: it’s a place to breathe and experience a childhood." 

The boys enjoy superb facilities and a fantastic campus: 286 acres of lakes and countryside where Middlesex, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire meet, with over 55 acres devoted to sport. Boys travel in from Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Middlesex, yet the school is just 25 minutes from central London on the Metropolitan line and 10 minutes from both the M1 and M25.
 

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