Create and Design Technician

Job Title:	Create and Design Technician
School:	St Mary's and St John's CE School
Reports to:	Head of Faculty
Salary:	Point 5-7 (£27,030 - £27,855 pro rata) Actual salary £23,121 - £23,826
Location:	Stamford Raffles Campus, Downage, Hendon, NW4 1AB Bennett House Campus, Sunningfields Road, Hendon, NW4 4QR (as required)
Contract:	Permanent/Term Time - 36 hours per week (Part Time or Full Time)

St Mary’s & St John’s CE School is seeking a committed and enthusiastic Create & Design Technician to join our thriving department in September 2024. The successful candidate will be responsible for co-ordinating the provision of support to students in lessons and technical support to teaching staff, ensuring materials are prepared for practical lessons, equipment and resources are properly maintained and all Health & Safety requirements are met. 

This role is suitable for a teacher of Design and Technology or a graduate who is looking for experience within Education, someone transitioning from another sector with hands on experience of product design or a mechanical and/or engineering background. For the right candidate this role could lead into a paid Design and Technology teacher training route.

What we can offer:

• The opportunity to work in a community rooted in Christian values and principles where the dignity of every individual is paramount
• A commitment to improving colleagues’ working experience through a focus on workload and wellbeing
• Nursery wrap around provision for staff members with children at SMSJ
• Staff are allocated a place for their children (in line with The School’s Admissions Policy)
• An openness to flexible working to benefit both the school and home
• A focus on staff wellbeing within a close knit and supportive community.

Who we are: 

St Mary’s and St John’s CE School is an all-through school in Hendon, North London, successfully providing high quality education and academic achievement for children and young people from Nursery to Sixth Form. We are proud to be a diverse, multi-faith, harmonious school, with a distinctive Christian ethos, resolute in the belief that "With God, all things are possible". In a changing world our values; Wisdom, Service and Hope, define us, strengthen relationships with our parents and children, and provide guiding principles that enable us to deliver academic excellence and promote self-discipline and resilience. 

Application forms and supporting statements to be sent to recruitment@smsj.london and templates can be downloaded from our website.

Please contact Miss Needham, Personnel Officer (recruitment@smsj.london) for further information or a confidential discussion.

Closing Date for applications: Friday 3rd May 2024

We reserve the right to close the application process early if suitable candidates apply.

St Mary’s and St John’s CE School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts which will be subject to enhanced checks. The school embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We wish to further develop a diverse community and encourage applications from all sections of society.