PE Technician

PE Technician Start date: as soon as possible Salary: Single Status Grade 4, currently between £25,185-£25,583 per annum, full time equivalent. Actual salary - £22,121 Contract: Fixed term contract until 17th July 2026 to cover the absence of a permanent member of staff. Full time, term time only, 37 hours per week Monday to Friday We are seeking applications from dedicated and hardworking professionals with a desire to work in a successful, thriving and supportive 11-18 Academy making a positive contribution to our Physical Education department as a Physical Education Technician. You will be required to work alongside the Physical Education team to help set-up equipment, support lessons and carry out any administrative tasks required. The post will suit someone with a natural ability to engage with young people. This role is a superb opportunity for anyone wishing to gain experience in a school environment, possibly as part of their career development and provides many other opportunities such as: potential involvement in extracurricular activities progression pathways skill development Benefits of working at Beacon Academy Flexible working approach Staff recognition initiatives Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher’s Pension Scheme Generous annual leave entitlement (support staff) Access to Wellbeing Support through our Employee Assistance Programme, this includes free confidential telephone and face to face counselling Opportunities to share your views through staff surveys and forums Eligibility to access Blue Light Card and discounts Discounted use of Gym & Exercise Classes at Uplands Academy Free parking available onsite or within close proximity to all our schools Beacon Academy is a split site, semi-rural, mixed 11-18 non-selective converter academy with approximately 1600 students, including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. We are situated centrally in Crowborough on the outskirts of the Ashdown Forest, an area of outstanding natural beauty. We are close to Tunbridge Wells and the south coast. The vast majority of our staff travel to Beacon from a variety of locations within the southeast, including Brighton, Eastbourne, Lewes and Tunbridge Wells. In September 2022, Beacon Academy, together with Uplands Academy in Wadhurst, became a member of the MARK Education Trust (formally Beacon Community College Academy Trust). The acronym, MARK, was selected because staff who work in the Trust are motivated, ambitious, resourceful, and knowledgeable. We were pleased to expand our Trust further in September 2025 with the addition of Hailsham Academy. This continued growth reflects our shared commitment to educational excellence, collaboration and supporting the success of all students across our Academies. We work meticulously to secure a culture of unapologetically high expectations that are underpinned by our collective, un