Science Laboratory Technician
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Birkenhead
- Expired
- Salary:
- £8,981 to £9,519 p.a. pro rata (£17,100 to £18,125 p.a.)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2018
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join an outstanding provider of sixth form education where Science is a growing and successful part of our ambitious College.
As a Science Laboratory Technician, you will be an integral part of this dynamic team and will contribute to the high quality educational experience of learners. Your duties will include preparing and setting up equipment for classes and providing technical advice and support to students and staff. Outside of class, you will undertake periodic checking, repair and maintenance of equipment.
You will be joining a busy and industrious department with over 400 learners currently enrolled upon Science courses. The Department is well resourced with 7 fully equipped laboratories (3 new and 2 newly refurbished) and a team of 5 technicians. The Department has the benefit of a large, purpose built Science preparation room with separate chemical storage and dedicated microbiological, chemical and dry work areas.
Birkenhead Sixth Form College is an outstanding provider of sixth form education, (Ofsted 2017), currently The Times Educational Supplement (TES) Sixth Form college of the year winner (2018). The college is also the best provider for A levels in Wirral (Gov.uk, February, 2018).
If you are qualified to at least A Level standard in a Science related subject and can work accurately and precisely in making up chemical solutions we would be delighted to hear from you.
In return, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
· Membership of the contributory pension scheme (Local Government or Teachers Pension Scheme)
· Childcare voucher scheme
· Professional standards payment (PSP)
· Flexible working arrangements
· Cycle scheme
· Free evening classes
· Physiotherapy sessions
· Eye tests
· Annual health screening
· Access to facilities, including multi gym, sports hall, beauty salon and 8SQ refectory
For the full job description and how to apply, please click the apply button.
Closing Date: Monday 21st May 2018.
All posts are subject to Enhanced Disclosure Clearance through the Disclosure & Barring Service. The College is an Equal Opportunities employer and all members of the College have a personal responsibility to implement the policy, to carry out their responsibilities in accordance with it and to maintain an equality of opportunity for all.
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About Birkenhead Sixth Form College
- Birkenhead Sixth Form College
- Park Road West, Claughton, Wirral
- Merseyside
- CH43 8SQ
- United Kingdom
Birkenhead Sixth Form College is an award-winning specialist in 16-18 education based in Wirral, Merseyside.
The only dedicated provider of A Level and BTEC education in the area, record-breaking results in 2023 cemented the College’s place as a national leader in the sector and the most successful sixth form in the region.
The College takes students from over 60 different high schools each year, including those from the wealth of local grammar schools, and that cohort of students perform considerably better at the College than their grammar alternative.
Students’ success at Birkenhead Sixth Form College is underpinned by the College’s belief in social mobility and the core values of Positivity, Ambition, Resilience and Thoughtfulness, ensuring that every individual student is given the chance to fulfil their potential.
The College looks for the same core values in its staff, who are committed to excellence and valued as individuals in the same way as the students. Rather than being concerned solely on outcomes, the College focuses on purposeful hard work and the culmination of meaningful interactions on a day-to-day basis ensures that results look after themselves.
Unique and ambitious extra-curricular programmes devised by staff put the College at the forefront of educational innovation and help students to complete their A Levels as successful and exceptionally well-rounded young people.
If you are ambitious and determined to make a meaningful difference in one of the country’s leading sixth form colleges then we would be thrilled to have you join our team.
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