PE Technician

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a mixed Academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, with a large sixth form of nearly 400 students.

The Academy has three consecutive Outstanding judgments by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection in 2014 finding the Academy to be Outstanding in every aspect.  We are a consistently high performing school.  Our motto, ‘All Can Achieve’ encapsulates our vision that all members of the Academy community are supported and encouraged to achieve their absolute potential. We believe that a well-supported and valued staff body is the key to our success.

We are the ‘Teaching School Hub’ for Croydon and Sutton, and we are able to offer all teachers an extensive programme of first-class professional development.  Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is part of the Harris Federation, and this enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and training and development opportunities to support your career development including Masters and other qualifications.

We welcome applicants at any point in their career and are open to full consideration of part time and job share requests.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparation of equipment for sporting fixtures, including the washing and drying of team kit
• Ensuring equipment and materials prepared for lessons are to teachers' specifications
• Creating and updating information display boards around school
• Helping with the organisation and running of events such as sports presentation evening, sports days, inter-school competitions and open evenings
• Participating in departmental meetings and taking minutes
• Preparing letters/emails to parents, other schools and outside agencies
• Photocopying/laminating
• Undertaking safety checks and risk assessments and complying with the requirements of Health and Safety and other relevant legislation and policies
• Answering telephone and relaying messages
• Arranging/confirming fixtures and producing fixture lists
• Contributing to the school’s programme of extra-curricular activities, including clubs and fixtures
• Maintaining all sports equipment and ensure that storage rooms are kept clean and tidy and that equipment is stored in a safe and orderly fashion
• Ensuring understanding of the various Physical Education and Sport syllabus and schemes of work in order to prepare for practical lessons adequately

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Qualifications to A Level or equivalent in Physical Education or Sport (Vocational)
• Basic knowledge of Health and Safety regulations
• Good understanding of a range of sporting activities
• Experience or solid understanding of working as a technician in a school or educational establishment, undertaking a range of practical tasks

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

If you would like to discuss the opportunity further, or if you have any questions, please contact us via email to arrange a conversation.

Before applying please ensure you download the job pack from our careers website, this will help with completing your application. Please note that we only accept applications submitted online before the closing date.

When applying, you will have the option to import your CV or use a LinkedIn profile which will auto populate the online application. 

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