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Design & Technology Technician

Design & Technology Technician

Harris Academy Purley

CR2 6DT, South Croydon

Salary:
Outer London Band 3 (£19,935-£20,472 FTE)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018
Apply by:
24 June 2018

Job overview

We are seeking an energetic and experienced Design & Technology Technician to assist the Director of Learning (Design & Technology) in preparing practical learning areas, to assist in administration and health & safety requirements.

You will be responsible for using DT machinery effectively and safely, providing an effective support service to staff and pupils in the workshops. You will prepare materials, machinery, equipment, components, resources, tools and fixtures for focussed demonstrations, and ensure that all hand tools are available and in good, safe condition.

What we are looking for:

  • An understanding of the Schemes of Work & syllabi of Design Technology in order to prepare for practical lessons 
  • Excellent, relevant technical skills, and experience of working with a range of DT equipment and resources
  • The ability to encourage and inspire young people to achieve, and an understanding of the importance of students achieving their full potential

Candidates should have the ability to work with initiative and commitment, under general guidance of line manager and must have relevant and current health and safety training and qualifications.  A background in construction, engineering, applied science, electronics and/or “design & make” would be an advantage. Knowledge and experience of the range of machinery usually found in school workshops would be preferable.

As an employee with the Harris Federation, you will receive a generous benefits package, including performance and loyalty bonus, pension scheme (LGPS), Harris wellbeing cash plan and additional Harris benefits.

About Harris Academy Purley

Harris Academy Purley is an oversubscribed 11-19 co-educational academy with currently 1050 students on roll, situated on the Croydon/Surrey border. Open since September 2009, we are judged Outstanding by Ofsted, and moved into a state-of-the-art new building in September 2012. 

We are a happy, hard-working and highly ambitious community in which students and staff treat on another with care and respect, combining traditional values of discipline and good manners with contemporary best practice in teaching and technology. The academy’s leadership team and staff share an expectation that each and every student who joins Harris Academy Purley achieves his or her “personal best”. With an emphasis on Enterprise, the academy strives each and every day to create a culture and ethos which promotes curiosity, initiative and leadership in all our young people.

Why work at Harris Academy Purley?

  • “This is an outstanding academy. High quality teaching promotes learning and enjoyment for all students.” – Ofsted 
  • The opportunity to be part of an oversubscribed, 'Outstanding'-rated academy
  • A superb, modern working environment with state-of-the-art facilities
  • A happy, hard-working and highly ambitious community in which students and staff treat one another with care and respect
  • Generous Harris benefits and rewards package

Harris Academy Purley is part of the Harris Federation, a network of 44 academies, which offers exceptional opportunities for personal and professional development and promotion.

For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact the academy on 020 8681 1141.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE NOW.

Harris academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement.

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About Harris Academy Purley

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+44 20 86811141

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Harris Academy Purley is a co-educational 11-18 Academy for 1,100 students which opened in September 2009, with a £20 million new building opening in September 2012. Harris Purley offers specialisms in Enterprise and Sport using its extensive playing fields. The academy was judged to be Outstanding by Ofsted in December 2011 and student progress is in the top 10% nationally.

The Academy is a happy, hard-working and highly ambitious community in which students and staff treat one another with care and respect. It combines traditional values of discipline and good-manners with contemporary best practice in teaching and technology.

Academy Ethos

Harris Academy Purley is a school where students are given the opportunity and encouragement to achieve their personal best. By the time they leave the academy, we want our young people to be happy and educated with the desire and drive to succeed. This means:

• Each student gets the individual care and attention they need to thrive and achieve their personal best.

• Teachers bring learning alive and class sizes are kept as small as possible.

• Students participate in a broad range of after-school activities.

• All students contribute to Academy life by taking on positions of responsibility. This may, for example, be through directing an Academy play, captaining a sports team or playing in a band.

• Everyone works together to maintain a happy, safe and orderly environment. We instil mutual respect between students and staff and have zero tolerance of bullying in any form.

• We promote high expectations and set standards of excellence. Staying on for Sixth Form is encouraged so that it becomes the norm, not the exception. Our Sixth Form is being run in conjunction with the Harris Sixth Form.

Academy Specialisms

Enterprise and Sport

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