Science Technician

Overview

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

37 hours per week; 8:00am – 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. Actual starting salary - £21,566.

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 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.

The department works closely and collaboratively, and you will benefit from richly resourced schemes of learning and the support of the team.

• Provide a complete laboratory technical resource to support learning across the Science Department.
• Be able to start work before school to enable the preparation of lessons for the day, with some flexibility regarding hours for the right candidate.
• Support the department in maintaining safe, well-equipped laboratories for practical work.

• 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, on-the-job training will be provided.

• 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 and 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.