Science Technician

Employment Status:  Permanent

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Grade: KSC (£25,252 - £26,262 FTE per annum)

Salary: Actual salary for 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (plus INSET & Open Events): £22,010.69 - £22,891.05 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Thursday 08:00 – 16:30 and 08:00 – 16:00 on Friday) with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break

Term-Time/All Year Round:  Term Time Only

Start Date: ASAP

Support-staff in schools make a strong contribution to pupils’ learning and achievement. Technicians provide support to Teachers and schools allowing qualified Teachers to make even more effective use of their time, professional knowledge, skills and understanding.  Technicians contribute to pupils’ learning and will have a significant impact on their achievement, by enable the delivery of quality lessons within a safe environment.

• To provide practical preparation support within a curriculum area to benefit students learning and teacher efficiency.

• To keep abreast of developments in key areas, to think creatively and constructively to ensure that the job is done in the most effective and time efficient way.

• To review and develop own professional practice to further develop the work of the department in the preparation of practical lessons.

The Science team is constantly seeking ways to improve and to equip our students with the skills and opportunities for success to allow them to take the next step with confidence.  Much development has gone into enhancing the facilities in the whole area and the department continues to prioritise expanding the quality and provision of practical instrumentation and resources.

The science department currently has 18 teachers, some of whom work part-time and 4 Science Technicians.  Staffing includes a Director of Faculty (who is also Head of Biology), Head of Chemistry, Head of Physics and a Key Stage Three Co-ordinator.  Further line management and partnership for quality improvement of the subject area is provided by the SLT link.

The successful candidate will join the Science team at a time when our key aim is to ensure that students’ experience of Science is as real-life, active and as practical as possible. Our teachers are engaged with educational research so as to constantly review their methods of delivery of the science curriculum to make it engaging and exciting as well as equipping the students for their next steps.

Operational Responsibilities

• Contributing to the operational direction of the curriculum support service.

• Finding efficient solutions to your area of curriculum support through investigation, analysis and problem-solving.

• Proactive development of your area of curriculum support to provide a cost effective service.

Accountabilities

• Providing a professional efficient and cost effective support service, with a ‘right first time mentality’ and minimal errors.

• Bring about, monitor and evaluate a support culture that will bring positive benefits to student learning.

• Be responsible for your own professional development and accountable through the school’s performance management system.

• Create, maintain and facilitate effective relationships.

• Undertake training and other learning activities and attend relevant meetings (within contracted hours) as required to ensure own continuing professional development.

• Assist in the preparation and delivery of practicals at all levels.

• Researching, constructing, maintaining and modifying apparatus to provide innovative practical experiences for the students.

• To work as a member of the Science team and provide support for the Science team, communicating effective with teachers and other support staff.

• To prepare materials and resources as requested by subject teachers to enable the delivery of the school curriculum.

• To maintain the Science rooms and equipment to enable the delivery of the curriculum in clean and safe working conditions.

• To attend staff meetings as directed by the subject leader.

• To use ICT to record/administrate work.

• To work with other members of the support team to maintain and monitor stock levels.

• Carry out routine tasks as directed by the subject leader to ensure the effective delivery of the Science curriculum.

• To have a commitment to developing personal skills to ensure professional development is ongoing and meets the aims of the Science department, the students and the school.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 11th March 2026, 9am

Shortlist Interview Date: Thursday 19th March 2026

Early applications are advised as the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the application process. 

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. 

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. As this role involves 'regulated activity' with children the successful applicant will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure application.  Employment will be conditional upon the College being satisfied with the result of the Enhanced DBS check and the outcome of all other checks.  

The School will also carry out a check of the Children's Barred List on the successful applicant. Applicants should be aware that it is unlawful for the School to employ anyone to work with children if they are barred from doing so, and it is a criminal offence for a person to apply to work with children if they are barred from doing so. 

This role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask shortlisted applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.