DT & Engineering Technician

Location:         St Thomas More Catholic School, Croftdale Road, Blaydon-On-Tyne, NE21 4BQ

Grade:             Grade D SCP 5 – 7 (£25,583 – £26,403 pro rata) plus £500 p.a. First Aid allowance

Hours:             22.5 hours per week, Permanent,Term time only plus 5 INSET days

[Working pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate]

St Thomas More Catholic School is a co-educational Catholic Academy which provides for the education needs of 11-18 year old pupils from the west of Gateshead L.A. We are part of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and have a strong commitment to Catholic Education.

Our school aims to provide a stimulating and encouraging environment within which students can attain the highest standards of which they are capable, and to assist them in taking their place in the world outside school in a useful and fulfilling career, with a firm sense of Christian commitment. We are strongly committed to the education of the whole child and being ‘the principal means of helping parents to fulfil their role in education’ [Canon Law:  796].

We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest Catholic Education Trust in the North East of England, which will have a total of 48 schools.  St Thomas More is a school that places significant value on collaboration and as such is dedicated to working with our partner schools to improve the quality of education for all students in our care.

We have an exciting opportunity for an DT & Engineering Technician to join St Thomas More Catholic School to support the department on a day to day basis, as directed by the Head of Department. The candidate will also act as the school’s first aider.

The successful candidate will assist in providing a safe and efficient technical service for pupils and teaching staff, and work closely with teaching staff to support, develop and further extend the work of the department and the experiences of the pupils.

For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website  https://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.

Closing date: Sunday 1st February 2026, Midnight

Interview date: TBC

The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online check will be conducted for all shortlisted candidates.