Design Technician

37 per week, 41 weeks per year (term time plus 2 weeks)

Thank you for your interest in working here at Admiral Lord Nelson School. 98% of staff would recommend working at Admiral Lord Nelson School to a colleague looking for a new position. (February 2023 survey).

Please find details of the post together with information about our school! 

Salterns Academy Trust is a learning community where every member of staff understands the difference they can make to our students’ outcomes, both academically and to their personal development. Our commitment to being a UNICEF Rights Respecting School is at the heart of our inclusive ethos and curriculum, with mutually respectful relationships forming the foundation of our happy, successful school. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who wishes to work within the Design department within a school. Training will be given for all aspects of the role, however, experience in one or more of the Design areas would be favourable. This role is varied and will suit someone who likes a challenge where no two days are the same.

This role is for someone who has excellent interpersonal skills, is courteous and well-mannered and an articulate team player. You should have the ability to communicate professionally to all both orally and in writing. You should have good organisational, planning and follow through skills and have strong computer skills. You must have the ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentially.

All applicants must be qualified to GCSE A*-C or equivalent in at least English and Maths.

Salterns Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.  All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks. **Please note an online search will be conducted at the shortlisting stage**

If you are interested in joining our amazing team of staff, we’d love to hear from you! Informal visits from those who are interested in finding out more about the role are welcomed. We look forward to discussing what unique skills you could bring to the role and how we could help support you in the next steps of your career. Please contact our Director of Design, Louise Clooney: lclooney@alns.co.uk to arrange an informal visit.

Admiral Lord Nelson School Employee Benefits:

• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
• Employer contribution to the Local Government or Teacher Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to sign up to the bike2work scheme
• Free parking

Alternatively, candidates can apply for this post by returning a completed application form, found on the school website www.alns.co.uk, together with a letter of application (maximum 2 sides of A4) by Midday, Friday 7 June 2024.  

Candidates should send their completed application to recruitment@alns.co.uk

All applications will be acknowledged, and unsuccessful candidates will be notified by email.

Some forms of employment, occupations and professions are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

Working within a School is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

You are applying for a role that is eligible for an enhanced DBS check and access to the barred list and if shortlisted for interview you will be required to complete the relevant self-declaration and disclosure form and taking into account the offences that are protected or filtered declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).   
• If you have been barred from working with Children and/or Adults at risk.

The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings, and any other information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate.

The successful candidate will then be asked to complete an application for the relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check or if subscribed to the update service provide the necessary details to allow a check to be made.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The filtering rules were updated on 28 November 2020 as follows:

• Warnings, reprimands and youth cautions will no longer be automatically disclosed on a DBS certificate
• The multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than all being automatically disclosed