Design and Technology Technician

About the role

The Hemel Hempstead School

Technician - Design and Technology

Salary: H4 pro rata - £23608

Hours: 37 hours per week

Start date: ASAP

Contract: Fixed term to cover sickness

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to support our friendly Design and Technology Team as a Technician.

The successful candidate will have experience of working within a workshop environment, maintaining and servicing machinery. Experience of working within an educational context would be advantageous but training will be given.

Applications are welcome from candidates with previous experience or alternatively, someone who is practical, organised and has the ability to work with minimum supervision once directed.

In your application you must give examples of situations where you have used the skills and competencies outlined in the job description.

The Hemel Hempstead School is a very popular and oversubscribed school on a beautiful site in the Boxmoor Village area of the town, close to local and national rail, bus and road links to London. Our GOOD Ofsted inspection in 2022 praised the school, saying, “Pupils at The Hemel Hempstead School get a high-quality education. They develop the knowledge they need to achieve well in all subjects. This is the same for all pupils. Pupils are keen to learn. As a result, they concentrate in lessons. Pupils say that they behave well because they understand what they are learning.’

The School is part of Scholars’ Education Trust (SET), an established, cross phase, multi-academy trust formed in 2012.

Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the Trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

For any questions, please contact HR at [email protected]. To apply, please fill in the application form on My New Term - CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 9am, 17 November 2026

Interview: TBC

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed, you will be required to have an up-to-date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.