Technology Technician Portchester Community School

Portsmouth - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Technology Technician

Permanent Part Time - 30.25 hours per week

Term time only plus one week (40 weeks)

Grade C

Actual Salary: 18064 to 18823 p.a.
Full Time Equivalent salary: 25186 to 26244 p.a.

Closing date: Tuesday 24 March 2026

We seek an individual with excellent communication skills and a flexible approach to provide technician support to Technology and Food Technology.

Key aspects of the role include:

Organising resources maintaining records and ensuring appropriate standards of hygiene and food organisation are adhered to in Food Technology
Stock control and managing resources
Workshop organisation including overseeing the maintenance and safe storage of equipment and supplies
General office duties
Maintaining a safe clean and tidy environment for pupils
Leading groups of students/demonstrating to groups of pupils
Line management will be overseen by a Senior Technician and supported by the Subject Leader of Technology

The successful candidate will be capable of working directly with pupils in a classroom environment.

There will be a requirement to complete an online Food Hygiene course as well as machine tools. Training will be provided for the right candidate.

GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in English and mathematics is essential.

Portchester Community School is a strong 11-16 Local Authority school of approximately 700 pupils with a resourced provision for physically disabled pupils. The school was last inspected by Ofsted on 3031 January 2024 with the final report published on 7 March 2024. A full copy is available from the school website.

The school was judged:

Good overall
Good: Quality of Education
Good: Behaviour and Attitudes
Outstanding: Personal Development
Good: Leadership and Management

Key Themes from the 2024 Ofsted Report:

The curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced and teachers provide strong subject expertise.
Behaviour is good pupils feel safe and pastoral support is strong.
Reading is central to school culture.
The school is described as highly inclusive with wellunderstood and well-supported SEND student needs.
Pupils benefit from rich extracurricular opportunities including arts and sports programmes.
Some subjects require improvement in how new learning is introduced; staff training is underway to address this.

Within the school we also have a resourced provision for physically disabled students who are integrated fully into the life of the school which brings a richness and variety to the curriculum and adds to our extensive after school provision. As a community school we also run a local nursery and a pre-school.

Visits to the school to help inform applications are welcome and encouraged. If you would like to find out more about the school then please email Mr Nick Cousins Deputy Headteacher ()

To apply:

An application pack is available from the school website: under the About Us menu or email:

Please email your completed application to.or send toPortchester Community School White Hart Lane Portchester Fareham Hampshire PO16 9BD marked for the attention of Mrs Y Boxall Personnel Services return the equalities monitoring form in line with the details shown on the form.

Please be aware that a Hampshire County Council application form must be completed as CVs are not accepted.

Closing Date: Noon on Tuesday 24th March 2026. Possible interview date: Thursday 26th March 2026

Portchester Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Online searches will form part of the pre-employment checks on shortlisted candidates.

We are committed to creating a diverse workforce and applications are encouraged regardless of sex race religion belief sexual orientation gender reassignment pregnancy maternityage disability marriage or civil partnership.

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people. If shortlisted for interview you are therefore required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are spent. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are considered protected. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers and if they are disclosed employers cannot take them into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.

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DescriptionTechnology TechnicianPermanent Part Time - 30.25 hours per weekTerm time only plus one week (40 weeks)Grade CActual Salary: 18064 to 18823 p.a.Full Time Equivalent salary: 25186 to 26244 p.a.Closing date: Tuesday 24 March 2026We seek an individual with excellent communication skills and a...