Design Technology Technician
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY TECHNICIAN
Required ASAP
Salary: Grade 3, SCP 6
FTE Salary: £26,846
Actual Salary - £22,776
Hours: 36 hours per week.
Contract type: Permanent, Full Time, 38 weeks per year
Responsible to: Head of Design Technology
This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably experienced and motivated person to assist in the smooth running of our Design Technology Department.
Design & Technology
Design and Technology is taught in a modern centre with two specialist workshops, each with a wide range of woodworking equipment, a computer suite and a teaching classroom. Along with a sixth form teaching space and a specialist materials preparation area. This subject is taught to all boys in key stage 3 throughout the year. We have a good uptake at GCSE in Design & Technology and we run a successful A-level course.
In recent years we have introduced and developed the use of a wide range of computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacture (CAM) programmes and incorporated them successfully into much of our teaching. While it is a small, close team of teachers, there have been many boys who have gone on to very lucrative and successful careers and apprenticeships with universities and local companies.
Core purposes of this role
The core purposes are:
• To provide technical support for Design Technology including the preparation of teaching aids, displays, information and materials, the setting up and clearing away and the cleaning of equipment and materials, under the guidance of the HOD or any member of the department.
• To clean and maintain routinely any tools, equipment, stock or hardware to be used by teachers or pupils.
• To undertake constructional work including making some ancillary equipment for use as teaching aids.
• Photocopying and recording to be carried out as required.
• In the event of staff absence to ensure that cover staff have the work set by the regular teaching staff in the appropriate place at the appropriate time to ensure that pupils' education is disrupted as little as possible.
• To check and ensure cleanliness of safety equipment i.e. safety goggles to be washed/replaced.
• To manage all storage areas so that all stock is labelled and/or easily found.• To check and maintain all hand tools, hand power tools and basic machine tools (including sharpening and setting).
• To regularly service and maintain a number of machines in the technology building e.g. sanding machines, planer thicknesser, circular saw, dust extraction, laser cutter, CNC router, etc.
• To provide practical classroom support under the direction of the DT staff.
• Preparing materials for use in the classroom.
• To keep a check of stock materials and undertake unloading and storing of materials from outside suppliers (if this is possible).
• To order materials and equipment.
• To ensure operation within the Health and Safety guidelines and codes including maintenance and storage of goods and equipment in accordance with agreed practices.
• The regular inspection and maintenance of workshops and other DT related work areas as directed and, according to the Health and Safety at Work Act.
• A degree of flexibility in arranging timetable commitments in association with HOD
• Such other duties as may be reasonably allocated by the Senior Management Team or Head of Department.
Additional duties outside of the DT Department
• To regularly check and test electrical components with special regard to their safe use (PAT).
•Audio Visual maintenance of electrical components.
•To assist with the Food Technology Department
•To occasionally act as a Cover Supervisor (supervising whole classes in the case of the absence of a member of the teaching staff).
•To occasionally assist in the invigilation of examinations.
Skills and competencies required (Desirable)
• Suitable experience in providing support to a Design Technology Department.
• Working knowledge of the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• Experience of checking and maintaining DT workshop tools and equipment.
• Experience of PAT testing
• Experience of managing stock.
• Willingness to assist in the preparation and development of teaching and learning materials (Essential).
This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the School in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties.
Safeguarding Children
•Please note that Wirral Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
•As part of the selection process, the interview will explore your perspectives on safeguarding young people in terms of a school context.
What we are able to offer
•A high level of support with access to training where required.
•An in-house CPD programme that encourages professional development.
•A well-resourced Department
• Students who are highly motivated and want to achieve
•An ICT rich environment
Application process
The closing date is Tuesday 22nd September 2026 at 9am, with interviews taking place later that week. In your application you should include the following
•The completed Wirral Grammar School application form
•The completed WGSB Recruitment Monitoring Form
•A letter of application (of no more than 1 side of A4) in which you address the following:
o Why you’d like to be an Design Technology Technician at Wirral Grammar School for Boys
o What your priorities would be if successful
Successful shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, however, if you have not heard from us within one week of the closing date, please assume that this particular application has been unsuccessful.
Feedback is always offered to candidates who attend for interview but who are not appointed. We regret that we are unable to give feedback where applicants are not shortlisted to attend for interview; this is due to the large number of applications that we receive.
Applications together with all supporting documentation (as indicated in the application process above) should be emailed to recruitment@wirralgrammarboys.com
https://feeds.jgp.co.uk/public_data/ApplicationForms/0000/1357/Wirral_G…Salary range
- £22,776 per year