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Art / Design Technology Technician - Part-time

Leigh Academy Tonbridge, Tonbridge

  • Ref:KCC886-5455-472S
  • Posted:14/05/2024
  • Pay:Actual salary £10,194 - £10,602 per annum
  • Start Date:September 2024
  • App Close Date:03/06/2024 at 22:00
  • Interviews:TBC

Advert

Leigh Academy Tonbridge are seeking to appoint an Art/ Design Technology Technician, joining us from September 2024. The role involves supporting teaching and learning within the Art, Design Technology and Food curriculum areas under the direction of the Director of Learning. The successful candidate will provide an essential, comprehensive technical service to the curriculum areas, liaising with teaching staff and preparing materials before lessons. They will also be responsible for cleaning and maintenance of workshop equipment and machinery, keeping stock inventories, supporting students within practical lessons and doing small group demonstrations in the use of equipment and machinery, ensuring Health and Safety procedures are up to date and relevant risk assessments are carried out.

We are looking for a candidate that:

  • Is reliable and able to complete tasks effectively without direct supervision;

  • Has good organisational skills;

  • Is flexible and is prepared to take on a range of tasks;

  • Is able to communicate appropriately with young people and adults;

  • Is able to work as part of a team, contributing to the work of the Art, Design Technology and Food curriculum areas;

  • Is prepared to undergo further training if required.

What we can offer in return:

  • An excellent opportunity for those strongly considering a career in teaching as training routes may be made available in the future

  • The opportunity to work within a department where our teaching staff are incredibly passionate about their subject area

  • Fantastic opportunities for training and development

The working basis of the role is 18 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week inset.

Information about the school

Core values of integrity, courage and imagination underpin all that we do. We are unrelenting in our mission to teach those that we have the privilege to care for to do the right thing, to make courageous choices and to ignite their curiosity and imagination. Our students will leave the academy with the qualifications and skills to access the very best universities, apprenticeships and careers to which they aspire.

As a local resident and parent, I am personally invested in ensuring Leigh Academy Tonbridge plays an instrumental role in shaping the lives of our young people and the local community. As educators, we are driven by a united purpose: to maximise the future opportunities of every young person that passes through our door. The wellbeing and success of every individual is at the heart of everything we do.

Building on the strengths of our legacy school, Hayesbrook Academy, Leigh Academy Tonbridge will always be an institution that values and nurtures every young person in our care. Our small school model means that every child will be known, cared for and challenged to succeed. As has always been the case at Hayesbrook, we will continue to value the partnerships with our families recognising the critical value of the home-school partnership in ensuring the success of every child.

Leigh Academy Tonbridge is an inspirational community, with high-standards of discipline creating disruption free classrooms and a broad, innovative digital curriculum, underpinned by the principles of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. Our curriculum is knowledge rich, promotes diversity of thought and creates a framework within which students explore, understand and appreciate the power and application of knowledge in real global contexts. Through the implementation of our curriculum students mature into reflective and resilient learners who can work both independently and collaboratively to overcome challenges, are confident critical thinkers and master lifelong learning. We provide all of our students with a Chromebook to develop their digital skills and to enrich their learning in their classrooms and to support their independent study.

Our students flourish, becoming curious, caring and culturally astute young people as they move on to higher education or employment. They leave with a broad skill set and the versatility to embrace the future challenges of the modern world.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Talent Team
  • Address:Brook Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2PH
  • Telephone: 01634 412200
  • Email: office@latrust.org.uk

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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.