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Design Technology Technician - Part-time

St Simon Stock Catholic School, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-5432-132S
  • Posted:10/11/2023
  • Pay:KR4
  • Start Date:January 2024
  • App Close Date:11/12/2023 at 09:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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Design Technology Technician - 20 hours, Term Time only (38 weeks)

KR4 (£21,389 - £22,493 FTE) Pro rata (approximately £9,776 - £10,280)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a knowledgeable and enthusiastic individual to join our school as a technician in our Design and Technology department.  We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and hardworking person to join our small but busy department.  The Design & Technology departments comprises of the teaching of Design & Technology to A-Level and Food Preparation and Nutrition to GSCE.  The role of a technician is to support the department in functioning within all aspects of Health & Safety, preparation of materials, working with small groups of students and maintenance of equipment.  

Ideally, the candidate would have experience in some or all areas of D&T but full on the job training will be provided.  You will need to be organised and be able to take your own initiative, you will need to be able to follow instructions and work flexibly across all the areas of the department.  For full details of the role, please see the Application pack available to download.

Benefits of working at St Simon Stock Catholic School:

  • Conduct of students is excellent and they are keen to learn and succeed
  • A supportive and caring working environment for staff and students and a school wide focus on wellbeing.
  • Working within our St Josephine Bakhita Support Hub, which is at the heart of the school.
  • Dedicated and bespoke CPD time for all staff and personal development opportunities
  • Access to Kent Rewards Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling, financial guidance, legal enquiries with access to online health and wellbeing resources
  • Generous Pension Scheme

Our Offer:

We create an environment where our staff can thrive and enjoy the work that they do which enables our young people to flourish, gain confidence, achieve and be happy. We have a reputation for fostering a very caring environment and a great record for investing in staff training and development.

You are welcome to contact HR at HR@ssscs.co.uk if you would like to visit the school before submitting an application. 

For ease of applying, we are happy to accept applications directly from Kent Teach:  APPLY NOW link

Should you be shortlisted for interview, additional information may be requested at that time.

Closing date for applications: 11th December 2023 at 09:00

Start date:  January 2024

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.  This vacancy may close on or before the specified closing date depending on the volume of suitable applicants. If you are unsuccessful, we will contact you accordingly.

Information about the school

St Simon Stock Catholic School is a Catholic secondary school located in Maidstone, Kent and part of the Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership (KCSP). This multi-academy trust (MAT), established by the Archdiocese of Southwark for Catholic education across Kent, currently comprises of 28 academies (23 primary and five secondary schools).

St Simon Stock is an over-subscribed, co-educational, high achieving school with a long tradition of academic success. We have over 1100 students on roll, including over 200 in Sixth Form and a staff of almost 100.

We value all our students equally and welcome the wide variety of cultures and experiences they bring to our school.

By modelling exemplary behaviour towards each other, carrying out service to others in school, at home and in the wider community, students develop a strong work ethic and sense of personal achievement helping them to take their place in the wider world.

We are rated by Ofsted as a Good Provider and in our last denominational inspection we were graded as Outstanding.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Deanne Perry - HR Hub
  • Address:Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JP
  • Telephone: 01622 754551
  • Email: hr@ssscs.co.uk

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.