Design Technology and Art Technician

Graham School

Start date: ASAP

Reporting to: Faculty Leader of Technologies

Salary: Grade E pro rata; 37 hours per week Term Time Only, Actual Salary (£16,221 - £16,876)

‘Serving others, growing together and living life to the full’

Hope Learning Trust’s vision

Our Opportunity

Graham School is an 11-16 community situated in in Scarborough, which has just under 1000 students on roll. Scarborough is easily accessible and whilst many of our current staff are local, many also travel from York, Hull, Driffield and the surrounding areas. 

Our staff are our greatest resource. Many staff have relocated or who have entered teaching through all routes have stayed with us whilst our support staff have successfully applied for internal promotions and careers in teaching – and for us that is a sign of a school on the up!

On the 1 March 2019 we officially joined the Hope Learning Trust family of schools along with our fellow coastal partner George Pindar School. This is a positive step in our school improvement journey which sees us working collaboratively sharing best practice, developing our staff, developing advancements on teaching and learning and ensuring strong outcomes for our students.

We follow good educational practice and tested school improvement strategies which will over the next three years see Graham School begin to take its rightful place as a leading school in the area.

Our opportunity

Our Design Technology and Art spaces for our students are vibrant, inspiring and provide the tools needed within the Design Technology and Art specialisms for our students to thrive. 

We are looking to appoint a Technician who has the workshop skills and ideally some working knowledge of workshop equipment and CAD/CAM to be the final piece in our department. By supporting our teachers with the smooth running of DT and Art lessons with your skills around preparation, ordering, and cleaning you will enable our students to thrive and learn in subjects that are of huge importance here at Graham.

We are happy to welcome interest from potential colleagues who have a strong background in both design technology and art in industry or university, as well as colleagues with a school background.

What we are looking for in our successful Technician:

• An academic qualification, at least to A Level but preferably to Degree level, within Design Technology and the Art remit

• If not an academic qualification, then experience working within a Technology or art related role would certainly be sufficient

• Practical experience within CAD/CAM and workshop equipment/skills within a school environment would be advantageous

• Good organisation and communication skills

• The ability to work well as part of a team as well as independently

Overview and career development recruitment incentives:

• An opportunity to join the Technology and Art Faculty at Graham School

• Friendly and caring schools where all stakeholders work together for the benefit of the children

• A high level of support from staff and colleagues with the Hope Learning Trust

• Motivated, dedicated staff and a committed, active and supportive Senior Leadership Team

• Improving schools which support pupils to aspire to the very best, with a broad and balanced curriculum offer, collaborative learning and a wide range of extra-curricular activities

• A commitment to professional development and advancement opportunities within a growing MAT

The date of commencement for this post will be as soon as possible and the closing date for all applications is Monday 1st November.

Application process

For an informal and confidential conversation about the role please contact our Recruitment Partner James Annetts at james.annetts@northyorks.gov.uk (01609 534939 or 07966261249)

Application forms can be downloaded from the school website: www.grahamschool.org by clicking on the vacancies tab.

Applications should be submitted by email to james.annetts@northyorks.gov.uk

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and satisfactory references.