Overview
The Mercian Trust, DT Technician. Closing date: 28/09/2025. Grade 5 SCP 9-17.
At Shire Oak Academy, we will invest in you and support you to reach your potential. As a school we are only as good as the people we work with and to ensure that we get the best from our young people, we need to make sure that we also get the best from our staff. Relationships matter and this is at the heart of what we do every day in our school and as one of 12 schools within the Mercian Trust. Shire Oak Academy is a community secondary school in Walsall Wood, proud of our inclusivity. Our ethos is built upon #BeIncredible and we support young people to learn from mistakes and develop their potential through positive interactions and guidance. We offer a knowledge-rich curriculum with a broad enrichment and extra-curricular programme, including drama, sport, trips and cultural opportunities. The building features a large campus with facilities for sport, technology and photography, and we welcome visits to understand what Shire Oak Academy has to offer.
Come and see what Shire Oak Academy has to offer; you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Key Duties And Responsibilities
* Safe usage, inspection, operation, cleaning and minor repairs maintenance of Design and Technology workshop equipment, associated tooling and hand tools. Replace serviceable items, construct and develop benching aids, jobs and fixtures and undertake planned maintenance programmes.
* Prepare a range of materials and set up machinery and equipment including special operations, for design and technology lessons, practical work, experiments, demonstrations, and project coursework as part of GCSE and A-Level Design and Technology.
* Set out and clear away materials and equipment, prepare audio/visual aids as required by school teaching staff, and assist in the production of resource materials and teaching aids such as worksheets, plans and drawings for classroom project work.
* Provide practical support and guidance to school staff in the use of materials, workshop techniques, practices and processes and recommend solutions to technical problems encountered.
* Demonstrate and provide hands on practical pupil instruction in correct usage and application of workshop machinery and tools and work with pupils on project work in a supporting role.
* Ensure the security of equipment at the end of class activities, breaks etc. including machine “lock off” and power shutdown. Carry out formal risk assessment of Design and Technology machinery and electrical equipment and ensure that all Health and Safety Regulations are met.
* Liaise with contractors, suppliers and County staff, check and sign off contractor’s completion of rectification, refurbishment and maintenance work.
* Control stock of materials and equipment, maintain an inventory and provide guidance and recommendation for the identification, specification and purchase of school design and technology materials and equipment.
* During school holiday periods and as workload permits, to assist across a broader spectrum of duties, including, but not exclusively, site, administration, maintenance and supporting Reception.
* Administer first aid.
* Any other duties deemed necessary by senior leaders which may include technician support in Food/Catering and Visual Arts.
The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* Human Resources Services
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