Education Phase: Secondary
Working Pattern: Part-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: Sunday, 2nd March 2025
About us
About Northern Star Academies Trust
Northern Star Academies Trust seeks to recruit the very best people to work across our Trust Partnership. At Harrogate High School, we firmly believe that it is our moral imperative to work hard to give our children and young people the best possible education and the very best start in life. Our shared goal across the Trust is to transform the lives of our students, staff, and community and to inspire each other to keep on developing, improving, and simply being curious about all aspects of education. Our motto of Learning First, which is underpinned by our CARES values, helps us deliver the best for our students.
About Harrogate High School
Harrogate High School is a thriving 11-16 state-maintained independent academy to the North East of Harrogate with approximately 700 students.
We are a friendly, inclusive school small enough to give every student our personal care and attention, but large enough to provide a good breadth and quality of education. We place learning first for all our students, providing good quality teaching and a flexible curriculum within a culture of mutual respect and responsibility. We strongly believe that this is the key to raising the achievement of all our young people.
We are proud of our:
* Sustained academic improvements and creative curriculum.
* Superb new facilities enabling all students to enjoy excellent learning environments.
* Flexible curriculum and innovative teaching.
* Personalised approach to personal development and well-being.
* Shaping our future programme including outstanding careers advice and guidance.
* Excellent transition programmes at every key stage and beyond.
* Collective responsibility towards our own and wider community.
* Our School CARES Values - Courage; Aspiration; Respect; Equality and Self Control.
Job Description
We are looking for a flexible, dynamic, and knowledgeable technician to support learning within all areas of Design & Technology, including Resistant Materials, Textiles, and Food Technology at Harrogate High School. You will work 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, from 8.15am until 1.15pm (working times may change based on timetable needs).
Your main tasks will consist of:
1. Preparing lesson resources to aid teachers in lesson delivery.
2. Maintaining levels of tidiness and hygiene across the 3 specialist classrooms (Kitchen, Workshop, and Textiles).
3. Assisting in the maintenance and organisation of stock and equipment.
4. Providing support/demonstrations within practical lessons.
5. Following the maintenance schedule for equipment and carrying out basic repairs where possible.
You will be independent and organised with the ability to take initiative to best support teachers and students within the Design Technology department. You will have relevant experience or an interest in an element of the subject (Product Design, Hospitality & Catering, or Textiles). You will be willing to complete training within school to attain DATA training certificates for workshop machinery and other relevant safety certificates. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to relate well to students and staff of all levels.
The successful candidate will have an awareness of safeguarding procedures within the school and have had experience appropriate to working with children.
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