Part-time Science Technician
St George's School
Ascot, Berkshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- A competitive salary will be offered to the successful candidate, dependent on experience.
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 17 May 2021
Job overview
St George’s is an independent boarding and day school with approximately 270 pupils aged from 11-18 years about 45% of whom are boarders (both full and tailored) and with a Sixth Form of approximately 80 pupils. The school operates as an Educational Trust administered by a Board of Governors, is a member of the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA), Boarding Schools Association (BSA), and is ISC accredited.
We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community and visitors often comment on the perceptible supportive and cheerful atmosphere. We believe that a happy and successful school is one where all pupils have the opportunities to develop their strengths. The richness of opportunities within and outside the classroom are fundamental elements of the St George’s experience and this allows the girls to foster the confidence, independence and academic curiosity that lead to success. Our academic results are impressive, with the ‘value-added’ in public examinations a real strength. We understand how girls learn effectively and we regularly add at least one grade higher at GCSE and A Level than baseline testing would suggest.
Over the past two years at GCSE, St George’s has been placed in the top 5 to 10% of schools nationally for value added.
The objective of the Science Department is to create an atmosphere in which both pupils and staff can achieve their own maximum potential in such a way that encourages learning, stimulates a love for Science, achieves success in examinations and fosters a lasting interest in the subject.
The Science department comprises three full-time and three part-time specialist members of staff and three part-time Science Technicians who are responsible for helping with the organization and day‐to‐day running of the School laboratories and two preparation rooms.
We are seeking a candidate with relevant experience, preferably in an educational environment; formal qualifications are not essential, but would be an advantage.
Letters of application together with the completed application form and confidential application coversheet must reach the School by midday on Monday 17 May 2021.
Applications should be addressed to Mrs Liz Hewer, Headmistress and emailed to recruitment@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk
Any queries about this post may be made in the first instance to Mrs Verity Allan, Head of Science (vallan@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk)
It is intended that interviews will be held online on Wednesday 19 or Thursday 20 May, with final round interviews taking place at the School during the week commencing 24 May 2021. Candidates will be asked to undertake a short ‘in-tray’ test to demonstrate the required skills.
Further details of this vacancy can be found on the School’s website www.stgeorges-ascot.org.uk
The School reserves the right to interview/appoint at any time during the recruitment process.
St George’s School is an equal opportunities employer under the Equality Act 2010, and is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the School. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check; a prohibition from teaching check, where applicable; and appropriate references from your current and previous employer, which may be corroborated by personal phone calls made to each referee.
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About St George's School
St George’s is a girls’ independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 years. We are located approximately 25 miles west of central London on a beautiful, leafy 30 acre site, within walking distance of Ascot High Street. We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community and visitors often comment on the perceptible supportive and cheerful atmosphere.
Most girls join St George's in Year 7; there are around 35 girls in each of the first two years and we keep class sizes deliberately small so that each girl is individually known. An additional class is added at Year 9 with girls joining from 13+ prep schools and girls may also join in the Sixth Form, and occasionally in Year 8 and Year 10.
We believe that a happy and successful school is one where all pupils have the opportunities to develop their strengths. The richness of opportunities within and outside the classroom are fundamental elements of the St George's experience. This allows the girls to foster the confidence, independence and academic curiosity that lead to success.
Our academic results are impressive, with the 'value-added' in public examinations a real strength. We understand how girls learn effectively and we regularly add at least one grade higher at GCSE and A Level than baseline testing would suggest. As the girls progress through the school, bespoke advice on subject options, universities and careers as part of a thorough academic tracking process, gives each girl and her parents a sense of where her strengths lie and where she should be heading.
We also offer an extensive range of opportunities, clubs and activities with a significant focus on the arts, music and sport. The girls work hard and play hard, they value each other's abilities and there is a positive an supportive pastoral and boarding ethos.
St George's is a place where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically and morally , a place where risks can be taken, lessons are learnt and challenges are welcomed. We strive for the very best for our girls and by developing their love of learning, their academic potential and their individual talents, we are able to nurture them to become happy, responsible, well balanced and resilient young women in the twenty-first century.
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