DT & Art Technician Full or Part Time
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Kent Scheme Salaries 4: equating to £18,517-£19,625pa pro rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- December 2021/January 2022
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2021
Job overview
Design Technology & Art Technician
Required from December 2021/January 2022
Full or Part-Time Term Time plus 1 negotiated week
Monday to Friday 8.15am-3.45pm (minimum of 2 days per week)
Kent Scheme Salaries 4: equating to £18,517 - £19,625 pa pro rata
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to support our Design Technology and Art departments as a Technician. The post would be equally suitable for an experienced technician or for an individual with an interest in Design Technology and/or Art. The ability to work and communicate with a range of people at all levels, including young people, will be essential. The successful applicant will be flexible, pro-active in adapting to change and creative and practical. Knowledge of IT packages and to undertake a range of tasks is desirable.
General duties which apply to all subject areas:
Provide support in lessons and occasionally lunchtimes across all key stages and subject areas
To assist with and attend various departmental or school events eg open evenings, art & design technology exhibition
To prepare stock orders and maintain stock levels across all subject areas
To assist with the maintenance of displays and visual resources
To prepare, photocopy and laminate resources
To work with, and communicate effectively with, students in years 7-13 as well as working
collaboratively with members of staff in the departments
To be able to show a proactive, flexible and creative approach to tasks
The postholder is required to work for 39 weeks per year. The postholder will receive a payment in respect of their pro rata entitlement to Annual Leave appropriate to their grade, Bank Holidays and the KCC concessionary day which is included in the salary above.
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1200 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 320. Since July 2019 we have been appointed by the Department for Education as a Computer Hub in recognition of the expertise the school has evidenced in Computing Education and will take a lead in training teachers across the south east in the delivery of Computing. The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development and healthcare scheme.
“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted)
Full details and an application pack are available from the school’s website www.mggs.org Applicants should complete our application form and email, along with covering letter, to the Headteacher’s PA. If you require any additional information please contact Ms Starns, PA to the Headteacher via email: mstarns@mggs.org
Applications welcomed immediately
Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Closing Date: 8am on 6th December 2021
Interviews: 9th December 2021
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
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About Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
At Maidstone Grammar School for Girls we place a very high value on creating a caring community in which everyone feels confident and valued. This is a priority for us as we know that students flourish and succeed when they feel happy and secure. Relationships between staff and students are based on trust and mutual respect, and students show respect for each other and for the process of learning.
Academic excellence is very important to us too. We want everyone to feel engaged and excited by learning and to experience the pleasure of achieving personal goals. Our students are keen to learn and we are able to respond positively to differing needs and strengths with the right balance of support and challenge. Our specialist science status, Thinking Schools and Investors in Careers awards indicate the breadth of expertise across the curriculum.
We also value the development of creativity, responsibility, physical and personal skills. Students are encouraged to participate in the full MGGS experience, with its strong emphasis on community and charity work, dramatic, musical and sports events. When they leave the school, students are mature and well-qualified young people with the confidence to benefit from the opportunities ahead of them and to make a positive contribution to the wider world.
We are proud of the school’s long and distinguished history in Maidstone, and are committed to preparing our students for the technologies, work patterns and necessary skills required to meet the demands of the twenty-first century. Every student who attends the school has talents: our job is to find these, and foster them and develop in everyone a love of learning for its own sake and a pride in striving for and achieving excellence.
As an employer we offer the opportunity to work with high ability students in a supportive, friendly and forward-thinking environment and support for professional development is strong. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,229 students with a mixed sixth form of 381.
“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school”
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