Science Technician

Pimlico Academy is one of London’s most improving and innovative schools. It provides an immensely exciting educational environment and we are looking for people of outstanding imagination, intellect and passion to join us as we aim to develop excellence in our own pupils and forge new directions in education.

THE ROLE

Under the overall control of the Senior Technician, you will coordinate the use of practical resources and facilities and provide assistance and advice in meeting the practical needs of the science curriculum, including liaising with teaching staff and support staff outside the department.

You will ensure the maintenance of a healthy & safe working environment through: 

• Actively contributing to the assessment, monitoring and review of both health & safety procedures and information resources. 
• Keeping up-to-date with current procedures and practices through continuing professional development. 
• Providing technical advice and support on health & safety issues to teaching and trainee technical staff. 
• Safe treatment and disposal of used materials including hazardous substances and responding to actual or potential hazards. 
• The healthy & safe storage and accessibility of equipment and materials.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As the successful applicant, you will: 

• Assist the senior technician with the day-to-day organisation and development of trainee staff to ensure that essential performance standards are achieved. 
• Contribute to the design, development and maintenance of specialist resources and/or long-term projects. 
• Support the senior technician in ensuring the availability of suitable materials and equipment, helping to compile orders and liaising or negotiating with suppliers and finance departments. This will include sourcing, costing and suggesting economic alternative to maintain stock levels. Keeping up-to-date stock records. 
• Ensure that both routine and non-routine checking, cleaning, maintenance, calibration, testing and repairing of equipment are carried out to the required standard.

WHO WE ARE

Pimlico Academy is a state-funded secondary academy based in the heart of Westminster, rated Outstanding by Ofsted and Future Academies’ flagship secondary.

Future Academies is a Multi-Academy Trust which includes three primary schools and six secondary schools in and around London and Hertfordshire. We are motivated by a mission of social change and reducing educational inequality. Our school and Trust are unique in our approach to a knowledge-rich curriculum; our school motto is Libertas per cultum (Freedom through education), and in our strong emphasis on raising young people’s aspirations and outcomes through the teaching of classical and traditional subjects. Our children and young people study a bespoke curriculum developed by researchers at our Curriculum Centre, which places a focus on developing their cultural literacy and their awareness of the forces, words and events that have shaped our society today.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in applying for the post of Science Technician at Pimlico Academy, please click on the Apply button to complete an online application form.

Closing date: 29th November 2021.

We look forward to receiving your application. 

SAFEGUARDING

As an educational trust, Future Academies is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of all children and young people. Therefore, the trust expects all members of staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. To this end, both an ‘Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service’ check and a ‘Barred List’ check will be required for this role.