Biology Technician
South Hampstead High School
Camden
- Expired
- Salary:
- £29,000 - £32,000 per annum FTE, pro-rata £24,299 - £26,812
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- February or March 2022
- Apply by:
- 24 January 2022
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role supporting a lively, enthusiastic and forward-looking department.
The role of the Biology Technician is critical in supporting the safe delivery of experiments and practical activities within Biology lessons in order to optimise teaching and learning. The role involves working closely with the Head of Biology and the Senior Technician.
The job primarily involves preparing, setting out and clearing away equipment and materials as well as managing resources. You will keep up to date with health and safety protocols in the department and ensure that the latest advice is adhered to within the department.
You will be responsible for ordering stock and the maintenance of the department inventory. You will also help to oversee the budget alongside the Head of Biology.
You will need to be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, demonstrate practical knowledge and problem-solving skills. You will have a passion for education and science and be committed to supporting young people in their studies and their personal development. Additionally, we encourage members of the department to share their interests with the students through co-curricular clubs and team teaching.
About the School:
Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Pupils are intelligent and inquisitive, energetic and engaging. We offer competitive salaries, generous employee benefits and a warm, supportive environment. There is a strong emphasis on Continuous Professional Development and on supporting teachers to engage with leading education research.
The School is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For more information and to apply please click the apply button.
The closing date for applications is Monday 24th January 2022 at 9am.
Interviews will take place on Monday 31st January 2022 or Tuesday 1st February 2022.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
About South Hampstead High School
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South Hampstead is a forward-looking school, empowering girls to prepare for life and work in a rapidly changing world. Pupils are intelligent, inquisitive, energetic and engaging, making this an exciting and rewarding place to work. South Hampstead offers competitive salaries, generous employee benefits, and outstanding opportunities for professional development in a warm, supportive environment.
Excellent academic results place South Hampstead comfortably amongst the country’s top schools, but there is also great emphasis on bringing in the outside world, engaging with the local community, and fostering a culture of kindness and curiosity. Pupils benefit from a huge range of academic enrichment opportunities – lectures, competitions, social action initiatives, expeditions – that combine to ignite a genuine joy in learning and enabling pupils to thrive, both intellectually and personally.
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