Science Technician
Embley
Hampshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 6 June 2022
Job overview
Required for September
We are looking for an energetic and proactive Science Technician who will support the teaching of Science throughout the school, providing assistance and advice in meeting the practical needs of the Science curriculum as well as liaising and coordinating with staff outside the Department. Duties may be in Biology, Chemistry or Physics. The role is permanent and is 37.5 hours per week during term time.
You will have demonstrable technical competence and be able to develop a positive rapport with colleagues, show strong influencing skills and possess excellent writing, analytical and reporting skills. Previous experience of working in a school environment is desirable.
Embley is a friendly and vibrant community where people matter, results count and where a passion for excellence drives everything we do. We offer a breadth of opportunities that go way beyond A* results and enable our pupils to be the best versions of themselves. We are academically ambitious for our pupils and motive them to achieve their best. We encourage an appropriate belief in oneself while being mindful that the world does not end at the tip of one’s nose and that happiness in life is through enriching the lives of those around us.
Embley has approx. 550 pupils aged between 2 and 18. We are a co-educational school with a Pre-Prep, Prep, Senior School and Sixth Form plus a thriving boarding community of 70 pupils.
We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and enhanced DBS clearance.
For further information and an application pack please contact the Headmaster’s Executive Assistant on 01794 512206 or email recruitment.enquiries@embley.org.uk
Closing date for applications is 6th June
Interviews will be held on 13th June
Attached documents
About Embley
Embley is a leading independent selective day and boarding school for over 680 children aged 2 to 18 (boarding from Year 7) on the edge of the New Forest National Park, situated on a stunning 130-acre campus in the beautiful Hampshire countryside.
Embley is a vibrant community where people matter, results count and where a passion for excellence drives everything we do. Our core purpose is to have a positive impact in the world through the success of our students and staff. The world is challenging and changing and our task is to ensure that every young person leaves Embley with the tools to make progress a reality.
There are three core guiding principles to all that we do:
Academic ambition - We have unlimited ambition for every child at Embley, where they are able to achieve their best.
Belief - We believe in the principles that drive our school. We are hungry and humble: humble enough to pause and reflect, hungry enough to act.
Compassion - We are a community that cares. The world needs more compassion and kindness at its heart, and that begins at schools like ours where we help children appreciate that the world does not stop at the end of our own experiences. It is through compassion and kindness that we achieve amazing things.
Embley has recently been positioned in the top 1% of schools nationally for value added and our recognitions include:
- ‘Excellent’ in all areas for student achievement and personal development - ISI Educational Quality with Focused Compliance Inspection – October 2022
- Apple Distinguished School Status – 2021-2024
- TES Senior School of the Year Award 2021 (shortlisted)
- TES Best Use of Technology Award 2020 (shortlisted)
- Independent School of the Year 2021 Award – Development Award for an Outstanding Fundraising Achievement (finalist)
This an exciting time to join the team at Embley. Student numbers have grown in recent years, driving the requirement to expand and develop the teaching and support team. If you share our ambition of providing the very best school experience for students while creating an excellent workplace for staff, and you are seeking an exciting, challenging and rewarding career, we encourage you to apply for this role.
Location
The school is located on the outskirts of Romsey and within easy reach of Southampton, Winchester and Salisbury, and an hour’s drive to London.
We are an equal opportunities employer. All staff and volunteers are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and enhanced DBS clearance.
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