Design and Technology Technician (Food and Textiles)

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY TECHNICIAN (FOOD AND TEXTILES)
Permanent Contract
Term Time Only, plus Inset Days (39 weeks per year)
Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 15:30 (32.5 hours per week)
Actual Pro Rata Salary £17,394 per annum (including non-contractual UK living wage supplement) (PCD 3, Grade 3, SCP 3-4)
Full Time Annual Salary £22,737 – £23,114 Hourly rate: £11.79 to £11.98 per hour, pro rata £17,083 - £17,366
Full Time Annual Salary £23,151 (including non-contractual UK living wage supplement - £12.00 per hour)
Required to commence as soon as possible

Ulverston Victoria High School is a happy and thriving 11-18 school and sixth form and is at the heart of the community in the picturesque South Lakeland market town of Ulverston.

Our students and their teachers work hard, seek to achieve the very highest standards in all they do and are respectful of each other and of their community.

We wish to appoint a Design and Technology Technician to provide specific support to our Food and Textiles Department. The role will include purchase, preparation and maintenance of resources and equipment, and supporting of staff and students prior to and during lessons.

Professional, creative and knowledgeable individuals with a background and interest in Food and/or Textiles are invited to apply for this post. Job specific training will be provided, as necessary, for the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will be clearly in tune with our values and our ethos of “children first”. The successful candidate will be committed to supporting the Design and Technology Team, showing the necessary skills to support students, teachers and the curriculum at UVHS.

If you are an enthusiastic and creative team player who is personable, positive and relates well professionally to students and colleagues, we will be delighted to receive your application.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Please see the introduction and applicant guidance notes, view the job description, person specification and department information on our website www.uvhs.uk for further details.

Closing date for applications:    Monday 3rd June at 9am.

Interviews will be held on:     To be confirmed.

Please provide a short covering letter together with a completed UVHS application form to Davinia Pybis at the following email address: recruitment@uvhs.uk
        
Please would applicants email a scanned copy of their passport with the completed application form.

Please note that UVHS does not accept CV applications.

Ulverston Victoria High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, Revised September 2023, and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment.

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of employment vetting checks including an enhanced check through the Disclosure and Barring Service, Online Vetting Check, Teacher Prohibition Checks through the Teacher Regulation Agency, suitable references, Proof of Right to Work in the UK, pre-employment health check and professional qualifications.