Role: Technology Technician – Mossley Hollins High School
Pay Scale: Grade D, Point 7-10, starting at Point 7
Actual Annual Salary: Currently £22,709.50 - £23,819.91
Hours: 36 hours per week, term time only
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 7 September 2026 (8:00 am)
Start Date: As soon as possible
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly ambitious and oversubscribed school with a strong reputation for academic excellence, staff development and wellbeing.
We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic individual to provide technical, administrative and practical support across our Technology Faculty, comprising Food and Nutrition, Design and Technology, Art, Computer Science and Business Studies.
The successful candidate will support the preparation of resources and equipment for lessons, maintain stock and equipment, assist with practical activities and help ensure that learning environments are safe, organised and well resourced.
This role would suit a candidate who can demonstrate:
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
- Good practical and administrative skills.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to prioritise workload and work effectively as part of a team.
- Confidence using IT systems and maintaining accurate records.
- A commitment to maintaining high standards of health, safety and hygiene.
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Alignment with the school's values of Manners, Hard Work and Honesty.
Full training and support will be provided.
Interested applicants should read the job description available at www.tret.org.uk/vacancies/mossley-hollins-vacancies and complete an Application Form and Equal Opportunities Application Form.
Completed applications should be returned to: [email protected] or Human Resources Department, Mossley Hollins High School, Huddersfield Road, Mossley, via Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, OL5 9DP.
The Trust
The Tame River Educational Trust was founded in January 2022. You can find more information about the Trust at: https://www.tret.org.uk/ Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage by hosting a family of great community-based schools in which to learn, teach and belong. Our Trust promotes learning, develops character, values diversity and builds cultural capital. By the age of 16 we want every student to progress to suitably challenging post-16 studies or apprenticeships.
The School
Mossley Hollins High School is an 11-16 Co-Educational Academy in Tameside, Greater Manchester. The school is currently rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and serves over 900 students. The school is heavily over-subscribed and has an impressive modern building. We are a happy, academically ambitious and inclusive school and we are passionate about learning. At the heart of everything we do are our deeply held values of manners, hard work and honesty.
Tame River Educational Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies. It is an offence to apply for this role if you have been barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
We are an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to employ the best qualified personnel and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in recruitment and employment to all individuals who meet our criteria for the role advertised. We will consider candidates without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation and identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. This list is not exhaustive, and candidates will also be considered without discrimination based on socioeconomic, marital, parental or caregiving status, or any of the previously listed characteristics or statuses.
We value the diversity of our staff and do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or victimisation. We achieve this by creating and maintaining a work environment and culture where people from different backgrounds, and with varying lifestyles, interests, opinions, and responsibilities, treat each other with dignity and respect. Our working environment is such that our staff feel safe and are inspired and motivated to be their best.
The Trust and its schools are dedicated to sustaining and promoting diversity with respect to recruitment, promotion, training, and general treatment during employment. We are actively seeking to extend the diversity of our staff.
Pay: £22,709.50-£23,819.91 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
