Job overview

Rugby Free Secondary School (RFSS) is an 11-19 free school which opened in September 2016. The school is growing at an exponential rate and has already proved very popular with parents. RFSS benefits from the backing of a highly supportive local authority and the local MP who both also supported the establishment of our sister school, Rugby Free Primary School, which opened successfully in September 2015.

The role

This appointment is a technical position supporting the Director of Learning with the smooth running of the department. The successful appointee will be required to work closely with Art, Design and Technology staff, supporting with preparing resources and helping to maintain high standards of teaching and learning across the department.

Key duties and responsibilities

To maintain equipment and materials in the Art and Design and Technology.
To manage the storage of materials, equipment and student work.
To prepare specialist materials and equipment for use in lessons.
To assist with reprographics and IT administration.
To be responsible for Art and Design and Technology departmental displays and the preparation, mounting and installation of student work around the School.
To be responsible for all ordering under the guidance of the Director of Learning.
To complete documentation and maintain computerised/manual records associated with equipment and training within the Art and Design and Technology department.
To check incoming deliveries, to unpack and distribute as necessary.
To review the inventories of resources.
To carry out regular safety checks of all Design and Technology, and Art based equipment, recording faults and action taken in liaison with Health and Safety advisor.
To keep up to date with Health and Safety regulations and with developments in practical Art and Design and Technology.

Qualifications and skills

Art, Design and Technology based training would be beneficial but not essential
Skills in practical multi-tasking and practical problem solving
Woodworking skills would be an advantage (making picture frames, hanging pictures etc)
Excellent communication skills and ability to build effective working relationships with staff and management at all levels
A driving licence and the ability to drive a minibus an advantage (but not essential)
Basic computer skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint will be expected

Health & Safety

Ensure that statutory safety regulations and safe practice is complied with
Follow all H&S policies and procedures to ensure relevant regulations such as COSHH are adhered to and observed
Undertake all risk assessments ensuring they are signed off and up to date
Replenish First Aid kits and eye wash bottle/tubing in every lab
Maintenance and security of the chemical stores & radioactive sources including the appropriate storage and handling of all materials
Disposal of waste products in accordance with the relevant regulations, guidelines and school procedures
To undertake any other duties deemed appropriate for this, or similar pay grade. The nature of the duties and responsibilities may change from time to time

Professional Development

To take responsibility for personal continuing professional development.
To take part, as appropriate, in the Trust professional development programme.
To engage actively in the Performance Management Review process.
To evaluate own personal performance through self-evaluation and learn from the effective practice of others and from evidence.

Safeguarding

To ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn, reporting any concern about the environment to a member of the site team or if appropriate to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders.
To be aware of systems which support safeguarding and following the procedures as highlighted in the Safeguarding Policy
To identify children who may benefit from early help as soon as possible and discuss this with one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders
To consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child
To protect children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
To take action to enable all children to have the best outcomes

General responsibilities of all Rugby Free Secondary School Staff:

To support the Trust’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for the personal and academic growth of students.
Individuals have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people they are responsible for or come into contact with. Part of this responsibility involves the checking of visitor identification at the point of school entry and the issuing of relevant safeguarding information
To ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety
To remain confidential at all times
To adhere to the ethos of the school
To promote the agreed vision and aims of the school
To set an example of personal integrity and professional conduct

Rugby Free Secondary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

If you feel that you could bring further impetus to our drive to improve the provision for our students and have the necessary energy, enthusiasm and sense of humour to take us forward in this exciting curriculum area then please get in touch.

To arrange a visit to school or an informal discussion with the Director of Learning for Art, Design & Technology, please call Mrs Baljit Mander, the Headteacher’s PA on 01788 222060 or email baljit.mander@rugbyfreesecondary.co.uk

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time.

Closing date for applications: Friday 17th January 2020

Interview date: w/c 20th January 2020

Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow (LT2) is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. LT2 is always happy to receive speculative applications from excellent teachers and support staff.

This job description is current at the date shown but in consultation with the post holder may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title. 

About Rugby Free Secondary School

Rugby Free Secondary School
Anderson Avenue, Rugby
Warwickshire
CV22 5PE
United Kingdom

+44 1788 222060

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Welcome to Rugby Free Secondary School

‘Pupils benefit from a school community that includes pupils from a wide range of different backgrounds and cultures. There is a culture in which pupils see these differences as a positive thing. Uniqueness is valued and celebrated. Pupils feel confident ‘to be themselves’ at Rugby Free Secondary School. (Ofsted ‘Good’: July 2021)’

At Rugby Free Secondary School, we aim to foster kindness and pride, whilst maximising our academic and personal potential. We believe that all of our students should be happy and safe, whilst demonstrating the limitless endeavour and resilience required to succeed by striving for excellence. To achieve these goals, our school ethos is underpinned by the foundations of mutual respect, positive relationships and genuine curiosity. This is encompassed in our educational philosophy of creating more articulate, organised and progressive learners, and the desire to create both independent and collaborative learners who are proud to be educated at Rugby Free Secondary School. Alongside this, we focus on broadening our students’ core subject knowledge and understanding of the wider world. As a consequence, quality-first Teaching and Learning is at the centre of our school’s ethos, and is the key priority for all staff. Our aim is for teachers to deliver high-quality lessons to all year groups, whilst also being supported to develop through pertinent and purposeful internal and external CPD that is bespoke. Learning is integral to everything we do at RFSS. We ensure that all of our students, regardless of gender, ethnicity or ability, receive the best possible learning experiences, to enable them to achieve and maximise their potential. Here at RFSS, we continually support students to develop a love of learning to help them become learners for life, in order to equip them with the knowledge and skills that they will need in the real-world. This is also the case with our teaching staff, who continuously develop and update their own pedagogical practices, through Action Research projects and other bespoke professional development sessions.

Please find below link to our website with the latest Ofsted report when we were graded as ‘Good’.

https://www.rugbyfreesecondary.co.uk/ofsted

Our Values are:

Kindness – The quality of friendliness, generosity, consideration, honesty
Collaboration – The belief that working and learning with others will lead to greater success
Curiosity – A strong desire to know and to learn
Resilience - The ability to recover quickly and learn from the difficulties we face
Respect - To appreciate the importance of understanding and admiration for others and self
Endeavour - The belief that hard work is needed to achieve something we can be proud of.

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