Design and Technology Technician

Job Title

Longdean School – D & T Technician

Term‑Time + inset, 30 hours per week

H4 plus fringe – from £18,530 actual salary

ASAP

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to support our friendly Design and Technology Team as a Technician. This is a great opportunity for those wishing to embark upon a Technician career within a school where D&T is the heart of STEM. The successful candidate will have experience of working within a workshop environment, understand Health and Safety importance, maintain and service machinery, and have CAD/CAM (Laser Cutter and 3D printer) skills, where necessary training will be given.

Experience of working within an educational context would be advantageous but training will be given.

• Support the Design and Technology Team
• Maintain and service workshop machinery
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards
• Operate CAD/CAM equipment (Laser Cutter, 3D printer)

• Experience working in a workshop environment
• Practical, organised and able to work with minimum supervision
• Competence in CAD/CAM tools; training available
• Preferably experience in an educational setting

Additionally, a well-rounded school experience as part of the Scholars’ Education Trust, an established, cross‑phase, multi‑academy trust with a range of educational stages.

Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We aim to attract and retain the very best staff and have a staff body that reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You will be provided with a criminal self‑declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

If you are appointed you will be required to have an up‑to‑date Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may.

9am, 16 June 2026

TBC