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Science and Design Technician

Job details
Posting date: 17 January 2026
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 02 February 2026
Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0HT
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 11061311-8cf5-43f9-acae-0cb93e309f9d

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you organised, practical, and passionate about supporting learning? Join our Science and Design Technology teams as a technician, helping to prepare resources, maintain equipment, and ensure a safe, engaging environment. If you enjoy hands-on work, problem-solving, and making a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!

What the school offers its staff

About Our School:

The Ellis Guilford School is a growing and thriving, larger than average, Secondary School with a clear mission ‘to ensure that the children attending our school have a better chance of success than if they attended any other school’. We deliver a broad curriculum, including emphasis on the creative subjects, to support our children to become confident, independent and balanced individuals, allowing them to excel.

Graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2023, Ellis Guilford School is at an extremely exciting point in its development journey. We strive for ‘EGScellence’ in all that we do!

About the Teams:

Our Science and Design Technology teams play a vital role in delivering practical, hands-on learning experiences. Technicians are essential in preparing resources, maintaining equipment, and ensuring health and safety standards are met. By supporting experiments, projects, and creative design work, you’ll help create an engaging and safe environment where students can thrive. This role is perfect for someone organised, proactive, and passionate about making a real impact in STEM and design education.

Ready to Join Us?

Submit your application directly through our website.

Application closing date: Monday 2nd February 2026, 9am.

We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, If you'd like to arrange this, or a confidential conversation with our Principal, please contact the Principal's PA on principal@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk

Recruitment Event

We warmly invite you to attend our upcoming Recruitment Event on Tuesday 27th January 2026 from 5.30pm-6.30pm.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. We will hold interviews as soon as we have received enough applications from suitably qualified applicants. If a successful appointment is not made, then we will repeat the process.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Principal’s PA onprincipal@ellisguilfordschool.org.ukif you would like an update on your application and details of a potential interview date.

Discover More About Our Trust:

We encourage you to learn more about our trust's culture, the continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities we offer, and the benefits available to our colleagues. Visit our Trust website to explore these aspects in detail and see how we support our staff in their professional journey.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility. All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Creative Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks in line with Government Safer Recruitment guidelines.

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