EDUC 1072 Central Team Technician - Uddingston Grammar School

Permanent Post.

Hours: 28 hours per week.

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday.

Salary: £17.04 - £17.51 per hour.

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Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded.  If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.  

Support Services provide a quality service to pupils and teaching staff throughout South Lanarkshire. There are 17 Learning Communities each of which comprises a secondary school, its associated primary schools and schools for children with additional support needs (ASN). In total, there are 17 secondary schools, 126 primary schools and 8 ASN schools.

We require a Central Team Technician (Science) to be based at Uddingston Grammar School.

As a member of the Learning Community Technician Team you will report to the Technician Team Leader. You will be required to provide curricular support to schools within the Learning Community which may include Secondary/ASN and Primary schools. Knowledge of the Technical curriculum and experience of working in a school or similar environment would be desirable. 

Tasks include servicing of workshops, wood/metal preparation, inspection, maintenance and repair of equipment, preparation of materials, construction of apparatus, set up of ICT/AV systems, cyclical maintenance of equipment, electrical safety testing, providing professional advice in your specific field and any other duties as directed by the Technician Team Leader.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days) 
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.