Technology Technician

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a dedicated and hard-working Design and Technology Technician with a main focus on Food Technology to complement our existing department.

We have a large and well-equipped Design Technology Department and we are seeking to recruit a technician to support the friendly teaching team in the preparation of materials, and the maintenance of equipment and uphold health and safety standards.

Monday to Friday; 8.00am to 4.00pm; Term Time including insets plus 1 week

The successful candidate will:

• Be confident in their ability to support the teachers during practical lessons and demonstrations
• Be able to communicate appropriately and effectively with young people.
• Be able to comply and maintain safety standards and documentation.
• Be organised and proactive with ordering equipment, and maintaining machinery ensuring  
• Promote healthy eating.
• Support the department in emergency first aid.

What we can offer you:

• An Academy making rapid, sustained improvement year on year.
• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Access to an outstanding professional development programme including in-house MA.
• A chance to become part of one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
• Caring, dedicated and friendly students who want to learn and fulfil their potential.
• Colleagues who are supportive, friendly and who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• Opportunities to be creative and to inspire your students.
• Fully funded first aid training should you not already hold this qualification.

United Learning

Sheffield Springs Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

For more information

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Sianne Wilson, PA, 0114 2392631, Sianne.wilson@sheffieldsprings.org

To Apply

Please apply online by clicking on the following link https://unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/1440087?cid=1567&rsid=0&js=0&LinkType=1&FromSearch=False

Where support is better shared

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