Art, Design and Technology

• 25 hours per week, term-time only plus 10 days
• Permanent contract
• GSAL point 13: £25,581 (FTE)
• Actual salary TTO 25 hours: £14,084 per annum

Are you someone who loves practical, hands-on work and gets real satisfaction from helping lessons come to life?

We're looking for a proactive, reliable and creative ADT Technician to join our friendly Art, Design and Technology team. This is a 25-hour per week, term-time only plus 10 days role, supporting our colleagues and students across Art, Design, Technology and particularly within Food Technology.

You don't need to have experience as a technician, but if you enjoy variety, like being organised and want to be part of a collaborative and welcoming department, this could be a brilliant opportunity for you

Why work at GSAL?

If you're looking for a role where you feel valued, supported and part of a genuinely friendly community, GSAL is a fantastic place to be. Colleagues describe us as warm, down-to-earth and committed to wellbeing.

We're proud to be:

• North Independent School of the Year 2024
• Independent School of the Decade 2021

But what really makes GSAL special is the people, colleagues who care about their work, support each other and enjoy being part of something meaningful.

What you'll enjoy

We offer a generous package because we want people to thrive at work:

• Enhanced school holidays (approximately 16 weeks)
• Significant discount on school fees
• Subsidised childcare provided for colleagues' children during school INSET days (from the age of 3 up to age 11)
• Personal pension plan with Aviva up to 5% employee contribution and 10% employer (with the facility to pay higher or lower employee contributions)
• Training and CPD available including inset days
• Colleague lunches: three courses for £2.40 available during school lunchtimes plus free tea, coffee and hot chocolate
• Access to our 24/7 private GP provider, Health hero
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme well-being app, Vivup, offering telephone counselling, financial and legal advice plus 6-8 face-to-face counselling sessions
• Colleague discounts through multiple providers, including Vivup, discounts for teachers and Extras
• Beautiful lunch time walking routes around our 120 acre site
• Onsite gym and swimming pool available for staff use within set times as well as colleague classes such as Pilates, meditation, kettlebells, spinning and bootcamps
• Salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work
• Free car parking available on site
• Use of the school's extensive library facility
• Generous leave of absence scheme and family leave to support our employees when they need it
  Opportunity to be involved in extracurricular activities such as the staff pantomime, well-being committee or volunteer for community events

The role

In this varied and rewarding role, you'll help prepare materials and equipment for lessons, maintain our specialist rooms and stores, and support colleagues and students in practical sessions, particularly within Food Technology. You'll play a key part in ensuring lessons run smoothly, safely and creatively, helping to bring ideas to life in a dynamic and inspiring environment.

You don't need to have worked as a technician before, what matters most is attitude. We're looking for someone who is:

• Practical, organised and enjoys staying on top of things
• Creative and keen to support hands-on learning
• A good communicator who works well with colleagues and students
• Proactive, adaptable and willing to learn
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Detail-focused with pride in keeping spaces tidy and well-run
• Skills in photography would be an advantage

Above all, we're looking for someone with enthusiasm and a genuine "can-do" approach. You'll be joining a collaborative and welcoming department.

How to apply

If this role sounds like a great fit for you, we'd love to hear from you.

Please complete the online GSAL application form on our website, we're unable to accept CVs. For enquiries, contact

More information about the role and responsibilities can be found in the job description and person specification in the 'documents' section of the advert.

Closing date: 09:00, Monday 12 January

Interview date: TBC