D & T Technician
- Employer
- Birmingham City Council
- Location
- Saltley Academy, Belchers Lane, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5RX
- Salary
- £18,562 - £20,493 pro rata
- Closing date
- 18 Jan 2021
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- Sector
- Education
- Job Type
- Schools / Academies - Support staff roles, All non-teaching - support staff jobs, Other - Support staff roles
- Contract Type
- Full time permanent
- Working Pattern
- See advert details
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Hours per week: 36.5, term time only
Contract Type: Permanent
Saltley Academy, Belchers Lane, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5RX
Telephone Number: 0121 803 2914
Email Address: recruitment@whmat.academy
Job Start Date: ASAP
Could you be the ideal candidate?
We are looking to appoint a well organised and highly motivated DT Technician, to join our dynamic and expanding Design & Technology department. In February 2018, we were graded Good by Ofsted.
Here at Saltley Academy, we have a large Design and Technology Department, compromising of 6 different members of staff and high-quality facilities on offer to both our pupils and staff. The Design and Technology has two refurbished Design and Technology workshops with updated equipment including a new laser machine. There is also 1 Graphics
classroom with plenty of CAD/CAM equipment in there and a large 3D printer. Our school also has 2 newly refurbished and modern Food Technology rooms and 1 Textiles and Child Development classroom.
The successful candidate will need to be able to communicate effectively to support students and teaching staff with practical tasks in DT. You will need to have excellent organisational skills and have the ability to work effectively as part of a busy team. All applicants must be numerate and literate and educated to GCSE standard with an A* - C in English.
1.0 Job Purpose
1.1 Provide support to teaching staff and students in all areas of the Design and Technology Department.
1.2 Assist with the display and maintenance of students work around the Design and Technology Department.
1.3 Maintain equipment and teaching areas, in order to ensure a safe working environment in all areas of the DT department.
1.4 Support the practical and technical aspects of the various curriculum areas by preparing, organising and managing the resources required for creative practical activities.
1.5 Maintain the high standards of safety in each of the workshops, as well as support and resource lessons in Design & Technology Department.
1.6 Work with staff and pupils creatively and support good practice, in sustaining the high standards of practical work in the department.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Closing Date: 18/01/2021, 9.00 am
Application Packs are available from our website: www.saltleyacademy.co.uk or on the ETeach website: www.eteach.com
Applications should be returned to recruitment@whmat.academy
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.
Company
Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.
We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion. We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.
Information for applicants with a disability
We are a proud Disability Confident Employer. We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).
If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.
The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
- A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
- An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
- A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
- A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
- A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.
We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.
In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.
Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.
For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies
- Website
- http://birmingham.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 0121 675 7070
- Location
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Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom
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