Education ​/ Teaching Technician, Teacher Assistant​/ Paraprofessional

Position: Technician 1
Location: Belfast City District

Job Reference: )Primary Location :
Antrim-Belfast-Grosvenor Grammar School Contract Type :
Permanent Duration of Contract/Contract End Date : N/AStatus :
Part-Time Contract Options :
Flexible working arrangements available during school holidays (E.g. Option 1, 2,
3)
Hours per Week : 12 hpw Working Pattern :
Monday to Friday Grade/Scale :
Technician 1 | NJC Pts 5 - 8 | £13.6288 - £14.2897 per hour Additional Allowance(s) :
Not Applicable Anticipated Interview Date(s) :
October 2026

Additional Information: N/AJOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:

Technician 1

REPORTS TO:

School Principal through designated line manager JOB PURPOSETo provide technical support and assistance to teaching staff in the implementation of the school’s/department's educational programme.

Main Duties and Responsibilities Under the direction of the designated line manager the post holder will be responsible for the following in accordance with appropriate regulations:

Provision and Maintenance of Facilities and Practical Resources Prepare, organise and basic construction of resources for teacher demonstrations and practical examinations.

Set out equipment and materials for class use and remove same when class is complete.

Collect, clean and store equipment and materials in designated storage areas. Ensure items are maintained in a state of 'ready for use'.Dispose of used materials in a safe and approved manner.

Ensure that mandatory and/or statutory checks of materials and equipment are carried out by qualified personnel.

Inform designated line manager of materials and equipment found to be in an unsatisfactory/unsafe condition and arrange for repair and disposal of such items.

Ensure no unauthorised person has unsupervised access to equipment and materials when not in use.

Advise on health and safety issues in relation to the use of equipment.

Administration Operation of manual and/or computerised systems in relation to administrative tasks associated with the area of work.

Maintain an inventory/records of departmental resources.

Assistance in the ordering/purchasing, receiving, checking, storing and distribution of resources.

General Support all staff in ensuring the general safety of pupils.

Assist with evacuation in emergencies.

Undertake photocopying as required.

Technical staff may be required to undertake any of the following duties:

Handling cash in relation to the purchase of practical materials.

Assisting with hospitality at meetings and school functions.

Carrying out minor maintenance repairs throughout the school within the competence of the employee.

This job description will be subject to review in light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to  accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.

PERSON SPECIFICATION NOTES TO JOB APPLICANTS You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how, and to what extent you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria, where relevant.

You must demonstrate how you meet the criteria by the closing date for applications, unless the criteria state otherwise.

The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is outlined in the table below.

Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application…