Havering Schools Jobs
DT & Art Technician
- Employer: Emerson Park Academy
- Reference: SCH/26/337517
DT & Art Technician
5 days per week (35 hours per week) x 40 weeks per year
Grade: GLWC Scale 4 Point 7 – 10 £30,288 - £31,611 per annum
Pro rata salary: £26,074 - £27,218 per annum
Required: September 2026 1 Year Fixed Term
We are looking to appoint a reliable and proactive DT & Art Technician to join our successful and friendly DT Team. In this role you will support both the Art & Design Technology Faculty, ensuring lessons run smoothly and safely. Your responsibilities will include preparing materials and equipment for practical lessons, maintaining tools and machinery, and ensuring all health & safety procedures are followed at all times. You will also support students and staff in lessons with the safe use of equipment, including workshop machinery and specialist tools.
The role will involve stock control, ordering materials, and keeping workspaces organised and fully equipped. You may also assist in setting up displays of student work and supporting creative projects across the department. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, organised, and safety-conscious, with a strong willingness to support both staff and students. Previous experience in a workshop, DT/Art setting, or technical role is desirable.
With a collaborative staff team, strong leadership, and a positive learning atmosphere, the school offers an excellent opportunity for a DT & Art Technician looking to contribute to a dynamic and engaging environment. The most important qualities required are a friendly disposition, strong organisational and communication skills, together with the ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.
A full and comprehensive induction programme is followed for all new staff.
Emerson Park is a successful and oversubscribed 11-16 Secondary school in the London Borough of Havering. We are set in pleasant surroundings on the edge of the green belt with close proximity to both countryside and central London. We are fortunate to benefit from talented and hard-working staff, supportive parents and committed Governors and enthusiastic students. The academy has a traditional ethos and enjoys a good reputation in the area.
Applications can be submitted online by visiting https://ats-haveringschools.jgp.co.uk/vacancies/337189 and locating this vacancy. If you wish to discuss the position or arrange a visit to the school please contact the Head’s PA, Miss Buchanan.
Closing date for applications is Friday 5th June 2026
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
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