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Science Technician (Chemistry)

Science Technician (Chemistry)

Wallington County Grammar School

Wallington, Surrey

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
5 September 2018

Job overview

Salary: £23,577 - £27,342 FTE - £20,168 - £23,288 Actual salary (depending on skills and experience)

36 Hours per week; Term Time Only (Times are flexible to fit within the work of the Chemistry Department). 

Immediate Start 

We are looking to appoint a highly organised and motivated person to join our successful and supportive Chemistry Department, based in one of the top achieving grammar schools in the country.   Duties will include organising equipment and materials for lessons; ordering and maintaining stock; providing support for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) educational activities across the School.

This is your opportunity to work within an "Outstanding" school where students are supported in fulfilling their potential.

Experience of working in a school setting and a science related qualification is desirable. 

Application packs are available from the School website at https://wcgsacademytrust.fluencycms.co.uk/Science-Techniic or by emailing personnel@wcgs.org.uk. Please return your completed Application Form electronically to personnel@wcgs.org.uk as soon as you are ready but no later than the closing date. Please be aware that part of the application form requires a statement which will act as a letter of application to the Head of School. Please note CVs will not be considered.

Visits to the School are warmly welcomed prior to application. Please contact Mrs Jo Johnson at personnel@wcgs.org.uk to arrange an appointment.  Initial enquiries can be answered by Miss J Gallagher, Subject Leader of Chemistry at jgallagher20@suttonmail.org.

Closing Date: Friday 14th September 2018 (09:00) 

We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date should there be a suitable candidate so applications should be submitted as soon as possible.

 The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The recruitment process will include an Enhanced DBS check, medical screening, confirmation of right to work in the UK and all other pre-employments checks in line with safer recruitment requirements. 

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About Wallington County Grammar School

Welcome

Wallington County Grammar School is one of the most successful schools in the country. Our motto is Per Ardua ad Summa, Through Difficulties to the Heights, which our exceptional students exemplify each and every day. Their success and that of our staff has been recognised by Ofsted, grading the school ‘outstanding’ in all areas, and more recently by the Secretary of State for Education who presented the school with the 2019 Evening Standard Award for School Achievement. This success is born from a strong set of values centred around compassion for one another, commitment to all we do, courage in facing life’s many challenges and creativity to succeed in a global 21st century society.

We are a highly selective school, admitting 150 young men from across London and the South East into Year 7 and admitting young women into the Sixth Form. We have a well balanced, academic curriculum centred around developing scholarship and creativity which, when combined with innovative and forward thinking pedagogy, makes Wallington County Grammar School an extremely stimulating place to work.

Advantages of joining our exceptional team of staff include:

  • working with highly intelligent and committed young men and women;
  • the ability to teach your subject to the highest possible levels in secondary education, preparing students for undergraduate study at the best universities in the world;
  • opportunities for rapid promotion both within the school and the wider Folio Trust;
  • a firm commitment to staff wellbeing and work life balance;
  • amenities and benefits including priority entry for children of staff; onsite parking; Ride to Work Scheme; Employee Assistance Programme and a School gym;
  • a leafy setting on the edge of the beautiful Beddington Park with outer London pay and easy access to both central London and the Surrey countryside;
  • the highly advantageous teacher pension scheme based on average earnings rather than a money purchase model;
  • access to a Charter Marked CPD programme (Silver Status) that includes nine INSET days a year and a commitment to subject specific professional learning;
  • a superb graduate programme through Teacher Apprenticeship and Schools Direct routes;
  • a commitment to teacher training by leading the Borough’s Science School Centred Teacher Training.

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Applications closed