Design, Technology and Engineering (DTE) Technician
- Organisation: Kimbolton School
- Location: Cambridgeshire
- Tenure: Part-time
- Closing Date: Monday 20 April 2026
Kimbolton School is seeking to appoint an experienced, hands-on crafts person to join our DTE team, who will assist with the provision of high-quality teaching and learning. The appointee will need to be an experienced, “hands-on” crafts person, ideally with an industrial, technical background.
Kimbolton School is seeking to appoint an experienced, hands-on crafts person to join our DTE team, who will assist with the provision of high-quality teaching and learning. The appointee will need to be an experienced, “hands-on” crafts person, ideally with an industrial, technical background. The working environment is disciplined and friendly, but very busy and the appointee would need to be a team player, flexible and committed to the cause.
The main duties of the role include, but are not limited to, preparing materials for pupils’ work, maintaining machinery and equipment and keeping up to date records. The successful candidate should have an education up to A-Level or equivalent, with practical workshop experience being essential. A crafts related qualification or a background in craftsmanship are desirable, but not essential.
Further details on this position and a full job description can be found in the attached application pack.
The safeguarding responsibilities of this role are clearly outlined in the application pack, and candidates are requested to make themselves aware of these requirements if considering an application.
Please note: we reserve the right to appoint to the post, prior to the closing date
We welcome direct applications from candidates. Recruitment agencies are kindly asked not to contact us.
Kimbolton School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection relevant evidence about candidates prior to interview. All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK. All applicants are requested to read the Safeguarding Policy document. Please note that Kimbolton School does not have a sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are expected to be able to work in the UK.
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Kimbolton School is seeking to appoint an experienced, hands-on crafts person to join our DTE team, who will assist with the provision of high-quality teaching and learning. The appointee will need to be an experienced, “hands-on” crafts person, ideally with an industrial, technical background.
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Kimbolton School is seeking to appoint an experienced, hands-on crafts person to join our DTE team, who will assist with the provision of high-quality teaching and learning. The appointee will need to be an experienced, “hands-on” crafts person, ideally with an industrial, technical background. The working environment is disciplined and friendly, but very busy and the appointee would need to be a team player, flexible and committed to the cause.
The main duties of the role include, but are not limited to, preparing materials for pupils’ work, maintaining machinery and equipment and keeping up to date records. The successful candidate should have an education up to A-Level or equivalent, with practical workshop experience being essential. A crafts related qualification or a background in craftsmanship are desirable, but not essential.
Further details on this position and a full job description can be found in the attached application pack.
The safeguarding responsibilities of this role are clearly outlined in the application pack, and candidates are requested to make themselves aware of these requirements if considering an application.
Please note: we reserve the right to appoint to the post, prior to the closing date
We welcome direct applications from candidates. Recruitment agencies are kindly asked not to contact us.
Kimbolton School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection relevant evidence about candidates prior to interview. All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK. All applicants are requested to read the Safeguarding Policy document. Please note that Kimbolton School does not have a sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are expected to be able to work in the UK.
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