About the role
Technician– Design and Technology
37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Grade 4 Point 7-12
£26,403 to £28,598 pro rata (£22,709 to £24,597 actual)
Required ASAP
We have a vacancy for a versatile, skilful and dedicated
Design and Technology Technician to provide high-quality support to a large,
dynamic and successful team of teachers.
The successful candidate will have:
- a strong creative
background in Design Technology
- computer
literate and experience of using excel and word
- strong
organisation, quality assurance and quality control skills
- excellent time
management
- good
communication skills to deal with students, staff and suppliers
- a wide range of
excellent practical skills
- strong
organisational ability with the ablilty to assist with monitoring budgeting
- a genuine
interest in education and young people
The Design and
Technology Technician provides support to students and teaching staff with
reference to the use of a range of machinery, equipment and processes familiar
in Design Technology Departments such as laser cutters, 3D printers, lathes,
sewing machines. They should have knowledge of resistant materials including
the use of wood, metal and plastic alongside the use of electronic testing
equipment. Duties including the setting up, use and maintenance of equipment
and machinery. The technician will be able to provide materials for lessons,
assist with technical demonstrations, have excellent ICT and CAD/CAM knowledge
and be skilled at managing resources within the budget and have oversight of
health and safety procedures within the department.
We are
committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and
young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful
candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service
declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants
are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating
Self-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply for
an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity with
children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included
on the children’s barred list held by the DBS.
Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 &
2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”.
These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into
account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and
convictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide
details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior
to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about
your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is
successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against
information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment in
confirmed.
Please
note: Only applications on the standard Sheffield LA application form will be accepted.
CVs will not be considered
For further details please contact Mr T Hall – HR
& Cover Manager at recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk
or visit www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk/recruitment
Closing
date: Monday 5 October 2026 – 9am
Job tags
- Other Support
- Education
- FULL TIME
- Full Time
Vacancy source
Listed from DfE Teaching Vacancies — OGL v3.0 · Last checked 21 Sept 2026.
Official public source · Department for Education.
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