Department Technician (DT)

We are seeking to appoint a Department Technician (DT). The right candidate will be a highly valued member of our DT Team within Team Beckfoot Thornton. We are a local trust with a national outward focus, determined to make a difference to the community that we are so privileged to serve. We would urge you to take the opportunity to visit us or speak to us to find out more.

Working Pattern - 29 hours per week, term time only

We understand that choosing an employer and changing roles is a big decision. We will always invest time in talking to anyone who is seeking more details about any role.

 Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind.

·         Established in 2013, we are a well-respected local school trust, completely committed to our inclusive and ambitious mission.

·         We are different to many trusts in that we are diverse in composition; 10 schools: primary, secondary, and special and this gives us a unique feel as we learn so much from one another.

·         We want our students to love learning and be well placed to do something great with their lives, our values of enjoy, learn, succeed reflect this.

·         We are ambitious for all our children, and we are determined that all can succeed

·         We value our teams and are committed to the professional development of all.

·         We are proud of the clarity that we have as expressed in our principles of alignment and the value that we place on individual and school diversity.

·         This Trust is determined that everyone has the power to lead and that we serve our local community in action as well as words.

·         All our leaders are committed to being supported and challenged to be better tomorrow than they are today and are genuinely excited about the next phase in our journey to remarkable.

·         We are Team Beckfoot Trust and Team School

·         Please see the candidate pack for more details about our Trust

Why Choose Beckfoot Thornton   

·         We are a large 11-16 community secondary school, judged as Good in all areas by Ofsted in September 2023

·         Supported by our trust central team, we have been on a rapid journey to remarkable and we are very proud of what we have achieved so far.

·         Visitors always comment on how calm and purposeful our school is, this is a place where teachers can teach, and learners can learn

·         We keep things simple to reduce cognitive load.

·         We are committed to being a People First organisation – our recognition and value of staff reflects this.

·         We are currently exploring ways of being even more flexible to benefit our employees and as a result our students   

·         We have an active People First Staff Voice Group and a reverse mentoring scheme for senior leaders. 

·         Our school sentence (underpinned by our values of enjoy, learn, succeed) sums up what we are striving for; Beckfoot Thornton students acquire the knowledge, build the cultural capital, and develop the character to live their best lives.