School Design Technology Technician

Daily Preparation

• Maintaining the teaching areas, stockroom and preparation areas to ensure a clean, safe and orderly environment.
• Checking the safety of machinery and other equipment (checking that it is functioning correctly and replacing broken blades, checking guards, speed of drills and lathes etc.).
• Checking that all ICT, CAD & CAM equipment are working appropriately - Laser Cutter, 3D Printer etc.
• Generally correcting and reporting on any shortfall in cleaning or maintenance issue.
Lesson Preparation
• Referring to the timetable, scheme of work or liaising with teachers as appropriate.
• Preparing rooms and materials for lessons, demonstrations, displays, exhibitions, examinations and moderator visits.
• Designing and constructing models, teaching aids and apparatus.
• Preparing and placing the relevant materials, tools and equipment (e.g. battery drills, hot glue guns, soldering irons, power supplies, test equipment etc.).
• If indicated in the scheme of work, pressurising the compressor and checking outlets for leaks.
• General administrative support including photocopying of resources.
• Transfer students' work to digital media as required;
During Lessons
• During lessons assist the teachers as appropriate with the general instruction, care, and supervision of the pupils.
• Advising pupils on economic and effective use of materials and safe practice on machinery.
• When machinery is in use, the Technician's prime focus is to supervise the use of machinery and advise pupils on safe and effective techniques while the teacher is conducting the lesson. Machines will need adjustment and repair during use in lessons and most require constant supervision (e.g. chuck keys left in, soldering irons not replaced in stands, etc.)
Educational Visits & After School Activities
• Assisting in the supervision of pupils on external visits.
• Assisting in the STEM Club and Makers Space (Practical Focus After school club)
Maintenance & Improvements
• Ensuring regular cleaning, checks and maintenance is carried out for all machinery and tools.
• Being responsible for liaison with the relevant departments regarding storage facilities, day to day repairs and the ordering of cleaning materials.
• Assisting with proposals for the maintenance and development of the department, suggesting improved practices and procedures for the workshop.
Budget, Ordering & Expenditure
• Regularly carrying our stock control audits. Typically, once per term as part of stock and equipment control.
• Ordering equipment and materials as directed by the Head of Department.
• Organising storage and dispensing of materials to pupils.
• Checking invoices and passing to Finance Department for payment.
• Maintaining records of suppliers and expenditure and assisting in the preparation of estimates for the annual budget.
Health & Safety
• Machine Maintenance Log, which entails keeping a set of records which are used to record daily, weekly, termly and annual checks of equipment and machines.
• Maintain and update including Risk Assessments. Typically, during daily and weekly checks.
• Ensuring a safe working environment for pupils and staff. Daily Visual Checks (as above).
• Keeping up to date with safety legislation and carrying out weekly safety checks, evidenced by sign-off sheets. To liaise with HOD or 2IC, to also sign off termly.
• Exercising vigilance towards pupils especially in matters of Health and Safety.
• Alerting the Head of Department to any issues of safety within the department.
• The Technician must be familiar with and adhere to the safety rules of the workshop and the School as outlined in BS4163 and the risk assessments for the department and must be willing to attend safety training courses as deemed necessary by the Head of Department.
• Accreditation of Design and Technology Health and Safety Training standards or willing to be trained in these standards.
• with all school policies, in particular Safeguarding procedures and to promote the welfare of children
  
  Blenheim High School became Surrey's most improved school for public examination outcomes in 2018, was categorised by Ofsted as 'Good' in all areas in May 2019, has been oversubscribed since 2020 and achieved its best public examinations results in summer 2023. In March 2023, despite the consistently large increase in student recruitment, Blenheim secured the biggest increase in first preference Year 7 applications across Surrey.