School Technician Roles - Secondary Schools | Newham
Keep the school running, keep learning moving.
Not every school hero stands at the front of a classroom.
Some are setting up science experiments before first period. Some are helping students bring creative projects to life. Others are making sure equipment is ready, resources are organised, and every lesson has what it needs to succeed.
If you're practical, organised, and enjoy working in a busy school environment, we've got technician roles across secondary schools in Newham that could be right up your street.
Current Opportunities
Science Technician
Support exciting practical lessons across Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Prepare equipment, maintain laboratory resources, and help create a safe environment where students can explore, experiment and discover.
Art Technician
Love creativity? Help bring the art department to life by preparing materials, maintaining equipment, organising displays, and supporting students and teachers with practical projects.
ICT Technician
Keep technology running smoothly across the school. From troubleshooting devices to supporting classroom technology and network systems, you'll play a key role in modern learning.
Drama and Performing Arts Technician
Support productions, performances and rehearsals. Manage lighting, sound equipment, staging and resources that help students shine on and off the stage.
Design Technology Technician
Work with specialist equipment and materials across workshops and DT classrooms. Support practical lessons in woodwork, engineering, product design and more.
What We're Looking For
You don't necessarily need school experience. Many schools welcome candidates with transferable skills from laboratories, workshops, creative industries, IT support, manufacturing, retail, or customer-facing roles.
You'll be:
✔ Organised and reliable
✔ Comfortable working as part of a team
✔ Proactive and hands-on
✔ Confident following health and safety procedures
✔ Passionate about supporting young people's education
Why Work Through Protocol Education?
We know that support staff are the people who keep schools ticking. That's why we make finding the right role straightforward.
You'll get:
✅ Weekly PAYE pay, no umbrella companies
✅ FREE access to our online CPD Academy
✅ Personalised support from a dedicated consultant
✅ Opportunities in mainstream, SEND and alternative settings
✅ Streamlined registration and local bookings
✅ Referral scheme rewards for recommending friends
Location
Secondary Schools across Newham and East London
Ready for Your Next Role?
Whether you're an experienced school technician or looking to bring your skills into education for the first time, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and let's find a role that makes Mondays feel a little less Monday-ish.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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