Design Technology Technician

Design Technology Technician
 
Key Details

• Start Date: November 2025
• Contract: Full-time, sickness cover
• Specialism: Design Technology – Food, Art, Textiles
• Key Stages: KS3 & KS4
• Location: Wolverhampton
• Ofsted Rating: Good
• Status: H&S and Food Hygiene Certification required

 
The Role
We’re looking for an organised and proactive Design Technology Technician to support a Good-rated secondary school in Wolverhampton from November 2025. This full-time sickness cover role involves providing technical assistance across Food Technology, Art, and Textiles, ensuring that practical lessons run smoothly and safely.
You’ll prepare materials, set up and maintain equipment, and assist teaching staff during practical sessions. A good understanding of classroom safety procedures and a hands-on, solution-focused approach will be essential.
 
The Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a reliable and skilled technician with a background in Design Technology or a related field. You should be:

• Experienced in supporting DT, Food, or Art lessons at KS3–KS4 level
• Knowledgeable about H&S and Food Hygiene procedures (certified)
• Practical, organised, and detail-oriented
• Confident working independently and as part of a team
• Committed to maintaining a safe and creative learning environment

 
The School
This Ofsted-rated ‘Good’ secondary school in Wolverhampton offers a supportive and well-resourced Design Technology department with modern facilities and a collaborative staff culture. The school places a strong emphasis on practical, creative learning, giving students opportunities to develop a broad range of skills.
 
If you’re a proactive Design Technology Technician ready to take on a varied and rewarding support role this November, we’d love to hear from you.
 
Due to the number of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.


The Education Network Offer:

Our specialist team have a combined experience of over 25 years and have unrivalled reputation within the education market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.

The opportunity to work in friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere where every child matters. Highly supportive, committed and hard working Consultants who will endeavor to find assignments suited to your needs.
An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay.

The Education Network is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments will be subject to our stringent vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references.-
The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance+ standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer. The Education Network is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.
Due to the expected high-volume of applications we receive only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 days.