Senior Design & Technology Technician

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior DT Technician with the passion and commitment to join this high achieving, happy and successful staff team. Ricards Lodge High School is an outstanding, successful and vibrant multi-cultural comprehensive school for girls with a co-educational Sixth Form. We have high expectations of all our students and provide a dynamic and stimulating environment in which they can learn and develop as individuals.

The roles includes:

• Be responsible for supervising the technical support team to assist staff and students in the preparation, management, and maintenance of D&T Department resources and equipment.
• Monitor and evaluate technicians’ roles to support staff and students in practical lessons.
•  Supervise and motivate the Design and Technology Technicians Team (DTTT).
• Maintain and order necessary materials, tools, equipment, machinery
• Maintain an orderly, catalogued storage system 
• Keep a stock of tools, spare items, and components to enable rapid repair and replacement of apparatus.

As a valued member of staff we want to ensure that you have access to all the benefits available to you.

Benefits include the following:

• Well being weeks and social events
• A laptop for all teaching staff
• Car parking on site
• Social staff area and work area for staff
• Access to Merton’s Employee Assistance Programme including new wellbeing app with instant access to free support for up to six weeks
• Collaborative approach to teaching and learning
• Merton Employee VDU users – possible to claim a fee towards glasses/eye test
• Annual season ticket travel loans are available
• Car parking on site

The staff are very supportive towards each other with a great camaraderie existing throughout the school with a number of social events that are open to all and well attended.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, confirmation of qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.

Ricards Lodge High School welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

Closing date: Friday 3rd July 2026 at 9am

If you are interested in joining our team, we would be keen to hear from you.

We reserve the right to interview as applications are received.