School Technician

Job purpose:

To ensure that all students are able to achieve their potential whilst accessing the practical subject curriculums, by providing specialist technical support within the faculty and across the wider school as required. To prepare resources and support the teaching of all existing and new option choices as required. To liaise with and assist other school technicians if required. To support and assist teaching staff in ensuring that any relevant legislation is adhered to, additionally to specifically bring any Health & Safety matters to the attention of the Subject Leader. This responsibility is a joint responsibility and shared with faculty teaching staff and all other school staff.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing an efficient, effective and timely support service across the faculty.
• Support students and staff across the school in workshops with practical work and projects
• To assist as a technician across the school in other faculties if required
• Jointly responsible for awareness of appropriate Health & Safety legislation. Updating Risk assessments and other legislative paperwork up to date as appropriate (Training will be given).
• Responsible for inspection, maintenance, replacement and correct use and storage of all equipment across the faculty.
• Responsible for ensuring curriculum areas meet current Health and Safety standards and that tools and equipment are fit for purpose prior to use by staff and students.
• Liaise with Head of faculty regarding stock levels, to include responsibility for ordering new stock and ensuring value for money is achieved.
• Responsible for day-to-day preparation and cleanliness of the faculty areas. To include regular and effective inspections of work stations, benches, hand tools, machinery and ancillary equipment.
• Responsible for identifying and repairing minor problems with machinery and hand tools. To include replacement of defective parts. Reporting major defects to appropriate external repair.
• Ensuring the safe storage of tools, equipment and materials including where necessary the manufacturing of racks and other equipment.
• Responsible for the construction and preparation of materials used in lessons and demonstrations by teaching staff.
• Responsible for the mounting and displaying of students work including the use of reprographics and audio-visual equipment where appropriate.
• Safe storage of hazardous materials according to COSHH regulations, including provision and use of appropriate PPE including, when necessary, the correct disposal of such materials (Training will be given).
• ensure the accuracy and safe keeping of all records of alcohols, poisons, inflammable liquids, lifting equipment and the like used within the department.
• Preparing, retrieving and cleaning of equipment and materials for lessons, activities and examinations in curriculum areas.
• Assist staff with demonstrations
• To act as a first aider across the Depts.
• Undertake training and development commensurate with the post.
• Any other duties within the spirit and scope of the grading as requested or required.

Responsible for: Self & Joint Responsibility for pupil safety and welfare within the D & T faculty in particular and across the wider school as a member of school staff.

Responsible to: DT Teacher, Head of Faculty

School Business Manager

Date of Issue: Sept 2026