Apprentice School Lab Technician

 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Firth Park Academy is proud to be featured on CBBC’s series Our School 3, which highlights the successful transition students make into Year 7 at our school and shows the positive characteristics of our wonderful, exciting community. Our school is:

• Rated a ‘Good’ school in every area by Ofsted (June 2015)
• Proud to have exceeded the National and Sheffield average for Progress 8 achievement
• Winners of more Sheffield Children’s University Awards for extra-curricular learning than any other school in our city
• A richly diverse community with students speaking more than 30 home languages

Students are at the heart of all we do here at Firth Park Academy. We value our students above all else; challenging them to build strength of character through respect, resilience and aspiration. We are proud of our richly diverse school population and their ambitions to succeed in an environment where staff, students and parents all work in partnership to achieve the very best outcomes. We are a school who put learning ahead of all in order to ensure we continue to make our best better.

If you have a passion for education, are able to help support opportunities for learning and progress whether inside or out come rain, hail or shine and love working as part of a team, you could be the person we are looking for!

As a Science Laboratory Technician you will be assisting the Senior technician setting up Science classrooms, controlling stocks, and supporting Science teachers and students, in order that students achieve their full potential in school. You will gain experience in an Education setting, both in Health and Safety and supporting pupils.

The entry requirements for this role are a minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent A to C Grades) including Maths, English and Dual Science. You will complete a Laboratory Technician Level 3 qualification. You will attend Sheffield College 1 day per week, and spend the other four in school, working under an experienced senior technician.

This is an exciting opportunity to be in a real job, with real variety, from day one, whilst working towards a qualification.

The successful candidate will have excellent people and communication skills and will be flexible to adapt to changing situations. You will need to relate well both to young people and to other staff members.

To be eligible for the Apprenticeship, applicants must have resided in the UK or EEA for 3 years prior to the start of the Apprenticeship and must not hold a level 4 (or equivalent) qualification or above. Please note: applicants must not be a graduate or have already completed an apprenticeship.

This will be a fixed term position and the duration of the apprenticeship will be determined by the job role and current skills. The minimum length of the apprenticeship will be one year and one week.

This position is required to commence in September 2018.

Closing date: Wednesday 13 August 2018

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s. For further information on this position and to make an application please visit www.sheffcol.ac.uk/apprenticeship/vacancies/

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.