ADT Technician at Shirebrook Academy

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/SA/31844

Location

Common Lane, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 8QF

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

£22,896.00 - £23,010.00 Annually (Actual)
NJC Band D plus living wage enhancement (FTE £26,340 - £26,472)

Hours Per Week

Weeks Per Year

38 weeks of term time plus 2 inset days per year

Closing Date

8:00am, Thu 11th Jun, 2026

Start Date

September 2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

tbc

Interview Date(s) tbc

About this Role

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE POST

Under the direction of the Head of Faculty, to contribute to the provision of an efficient and effective technical service to the Design and Technology and Arts Faculties, supporting staff and students of all abilities, across Key Stages 3 and 4, in the classroom. To maintain good working relationships with teaching and support staff and to liaise with other departments / staff in matters related to the technician service.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintaining the classrooms within the department, ensuring that they are fully equipped, tidy, safe and organised.
Safe disposal of waste materials in accordance with established guidelines, including chemicals.
Assist with the ordering, delivering and appropriate storage of resources, including maintaining adequate stock levels and regular stock checks.
Participation in the development of practical activities including constructing demonstration models, trialling practical work and providing feedback.
Make purchases for the department and keeping appropriate petty cash records.
Ensure resources and equipment for specific lessons are prepared in a timely manner.
Maintain departmental inventory.
To prioritise daily/weekly/monthly tasks and ensure accurate and timely completion.
To use reprographic equipment to produce copies of various sizes and quantities and use other office equipment.
To work as part of a team of technicians, as well as the wider academy team.
To use computer equipment/software for recording and retrieving purposes as required.
To undergo appropriate training as available.
To be familiar and comply with all relevant Health and Safety, Operational, Personnel, Data Protection and Financial Regulations, policies and procedure. Ensuring that Health and Safety requirements are adhered to; safe working practices are adopted and the appropriate regulations, e.g. C.O.S.H.H. and CLEAPS are followed.
To test and maintain all equipment that goes out for student use. Disposing of any items that are deemed unsafe. Ensuring that all equipment is kept clean and tidy, ready to be used at all times. Keep classrooms tidy, along with store areas and work places.
To work across all preparation rooms, primarily Design Technology and Art, preparing practical activities.
To maintain regular checks of storage areas within the department. To ensure equipment is correctly stored and maintained. To conducted annual, monthly and weekly checks for workshops/storerooms including Health and Safety checks according to CLEAPSS L248a and its associated documents.
Assisting with any administrative duties relating to the department
Carry out any stack and health and safety checks as required.

Working across multiple workshops and classrooms, to undertake tasks in support of staff and students as part of the routine organisation of a lesson. Preparing equipment, materials and resources and setting up/checking/issuing equipment and apparatus for use in teaching. Setting up and on occasions, carrying out demonstrations. Retrieving and clearing away equipment etc. Maintaining standards of safety at all times.

General Duties and Responsibilities

- Comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting concerns to an appropriate person.

- Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.

- To deliver equipment and resources to workshops or classrooms as requested, carrying out risk assessments and advising of health and safety issues.

- To operate an efficient system for ordering, storing and distributing items used in the ADT Faculty, including any associated record keeping.

- To operate all relevant information and recording systems including cataloguing, filing and inventories, and legal records as they relate the Health and safety and equipment/appliance testing.

- To attend relevant Faculty and other meetings.

- To receive and check deliveries and associated invoices.

- To recommend the purchase of specific items of equipment in consultation with Faculty lead.

- To design/construct and/or modify equipment and resources for use and display.
Other
All ACET staff are expected to:
- Appropriately maintain the confidentiality of the working environment;
- Promote and support the aims, ethos and vision of the academy/trust;
- To comply with all ACET policies and procedures;
- To comply with all statutory guidance as relevant for their role, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974;
- Work in a flexible manner, undertaking any reasonable duties commensurate with the salary and grade of the post.
- Work in other ACET academies, as required (with travel payment if appropriate).
  Safeguarding
  ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
  All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.
  It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
  Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.
  Equality
  ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.
  We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.
  The purpose of this job profile is to provide an overview of the duties and responsibilities involved in this role, however it is not intended to be exhaustive. In consultation with the post holder, this profile may be reviewed and could be subject to change during the course of employment.