Accountable to: Subject Leader of Design and Technology
Contract Type: 18.5 hours per week – Permanent.
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: Actual £10,990 - £11,342 (FTE £12,792 - £13,202)
We are seeking an inspirational and proactive DT Technician, with a particular focus on Food and Textiles, to join our growing Design and Technology Department. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a school with some of the strongest student outcomes in Somerset – both in terms of academic achievement and progression onto meaningful post-16 education and training. In September 2025, our outcomes placed Preston among the top three schools in Somerset for Attainment 8, this role helps ensure that our students with SEND can attain just as well.
Preston School has a clear and ambitious vision: To Achieve Excellence, by Inspiring Ambition – For Every Student, Every Day. We are committed to delivering outstanding education and wider opportunities for our students, and we seek a Teaching Assistant who wholeheartedly shares this vision.
Based in the heart of Somerset, the successful applicant will benefit from beautiful surroundings, a strong commitment to continued professional development and join a welcoming and supportive staff community.
We encourage early applications for this role as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
What We Are Looking For:
An inspirational and proactive DT Technician
The ability to support students in the Food and Textiles areas of Design and Technology
An understanding, or a willingness to learn, the statutory health, safety and hygiene requirements of the Food curriculum
What We Offer:
A school ranked in the top 3 in Somerset for academic attainment in the last academic year
Clear and consistent behaviour management routines, with centralised detentions
A focus on workload and wellbeing, with strong centralised curriculum planning
Strong links within the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership which support strong continued professional development and further career opportunities for our staff
A Cycle to Work scheme and free eye tests, along with access to an employee benefits platform
Safeguarding Statement:
Preston School and the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Preston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
