Job Description

The Basildon Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to DBS and health checks.

We wish to appoint a General Technician to support our Creative Arts and Design Technology departments.

Salary Range: Band 3 FTE£28,351 - £30,681. Actual starting salary £24,316​​​with performance based yearly increments

Working Weeks: 39 weeks (Term Time) and Parent/Open evening as required

Working Hours: 37 hours per week (08:00 -16:00 Mon/Thurs and 08:00-15:30 Fri)

Working in a team of technicians, this role will be to primarily support Design, Art & Technology but will provide support to other departments when required.

We are looking for a practical and organised technician who is able to work positively within a team providing support for both our students and staff.

The tasks include, but are not exclusive to:

Providing and preparing ingredients, materials and rooms for lessons and projects, including the stocking of classrooms with consumables
Assisting teachers and students during lessons, taking charge of a group of students to carry out the practical lesson as directed by staff
Preparing display materials and equipment for parents' evenings and clearing away.Assisting with preparation for whole school events
Keeping worktops clean, keeping stockrooms and equipment clean, tidy and in good order. Maintaining all materials used in a clean and serviceable condition.
We are an aspirational academy operating across two sites. The Lower Academy specialises in the teaching of our Key Stage 3 students, whilst the Upper Academy specialises in teaching Key Stage 4 and 5. We pride ourselves on being a truly inclusive academy and this is actively underpinned by our motto 'Aspire Believe Achieve'. This position is based at our Lower Academy.

The academy prides itself on providing staff with the most appropriate and effective support to ensure that their professional development needs are fully met and that there is a high level of challenge in the opportunities they are offered. We have an excellent track record of providing promotion and responsibility opportunities to staff.

Closing date: Wednesday 1st July 2026

Start date: September 2026

To apply for this role, please download and complete ourapplication form and return it to our Recruitment & Cover Coordinator, Olivia Faustino-recruitment@basildonacademies.org.uk

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.

Information about the School

The Basildon Academies is focused upon developing the whole child; our curriculum has been developed to enable our students to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills so that they will become lifelong learners. This includes opportunities for linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technical, human, social, physical and artistic learning so that students make progress in a wide range of subjects.

We set high expectations of all our students and this, in turn, ensures we create a positive climate for learning in which every student can reach their full potential. Our Academy is a calm, orderly and purposeful environment where students enjoy their learning, make good progress and feel safe.

Our Sixth Form is a major part of the academy with the structure modelling itself on developing independent learning skills like those seen in universities which allows students to continue their studies in their specialist subject areas. Students are very much encouraged to become mature adults being engaged in many aspects of the life of the academy which further develops those much needed skills to go on into university or the world of work.