Science Technician

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* Science Technician

NEWFast Apply# Science Technician Employer Location :
Taunton, Somerset Contract Type:
Permanent

Hours:

Full Time, Term Time Salary:
£25,185 - £25,989

Posted:
2nd March 2026

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible Expires:
16th March 2026 09:00 AM Contract Type:
Permanent

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible Job :
1536688

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible
* Contract Type  :

Permanent
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** Science Technician
** 37 hours per week8:00am – 4:00pm Monday to Thursday, 8:30am – 4:00pm on Friday (includes an unpaid 30-minute daily lunch break)39 weeks per year (Term time plus INSET days)
Grade 14 NJC points 4-6 – FTE £25,185 - £25,989 (Pay Award pending)
Actual starting salary - £21,566

The Castle School is looking to appoint a Science Technician within our busy Science Department.

The Science Technician has a valuable role to play in enabling the child in the classroom to succeed through providing a complete laboratory technical resource to the school. The successful candidate should be able to start work before school to enable the preparation of lessons for the day, however some flexibility regarding the hours is possible for the right candidate.

The Science Department is the largest in the school with nine full-time teaching staff and a well-qualified and experienced Senior Science Technician. Lessons take place in fully equipped laboratories, five of which have been newly refurbished.

Students are pushed to be curious about the world around them and test their own hypotheses through practical investigation throughout their time  Science Department works extremely collaboratively, and you will benefit greatly from the use of richly resourced schemes of learning as well as the experience and support of the whole team.

Applicants should be enthusiastic, patient and flexible, demonstrate initiative, have excellent communication and organisation skills and be a team player. Previous experience in a similar role or an interest in science is desirable however the successful candidate will be given suitable on the job training.

We can offer you:
An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.
** Disclosure Level: Enhanced

Start date:

as soon as possible
**** CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full**### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website  Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
** References:
** References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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