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Science Technician

Science Technician

Surbiton High Senior School

Kingston upon Thames, London

  • Expired
Salary:
Competitive
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018
Apply by:
28 June 2018

Job overview

Science Technician

Location: Surbiton High Senior School, Kingston upon Thames, London

Salary: Competitive

Tenure: Permanent, full-time hours; 39 weeks of the year (8:00am – 4:00pm, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week)

Closing date: 8:00am, Friday 29 June 2018 

Interviews to be held week commencing: 2 July 2018 


Surbiton High School’s dynamic outstanding Science Department seeks a Science Technician, to provide general support to the Science Department, with a specialism or interest in Physics.

Surbiton High School is a friendly and vibrant community where people matter, results count and where a passion for excellence drives everything we do. Our inspirational Educational Support Staff are the backbone of the School, and are dedicated to supporting our aim of creating an intellectually rigorous and challenging academic environment - a place where a passion and energy abound, a school with a real heart and soul, and where every pupil and staff member can flourish. 


Key Responsibilities:


  • Preparing materials for Science teachers
  • Maintaining a safe working environment
  • Supporting staff and students in preparing and demonstrating practical activities, including: 
  • Ensuring apparatus and chemicals are available as and when required by Teaching Staff
  • Setting up, testing and demonstrating apparatus and experiments as required
  • Retrieving and clearing away after practical activities; disposing of waste laboratory materials, including hazardous waste, in accordance with established guidelines
  • Suggesting and making improvements to apparatus, laboratories or prep rooms 
  • Ordering chemicals and equipment where necessary
  • Following CLEAPSS guidelines
  • Helping other technicians as and when appropriate
  • Keeping the laboratories and prep rooms tidy so that they are a safe and pleasant environment in which to work and study
  • Making apparatus and testing as required, and recording any necessary repairs
  • Keeping manufacturers' information of relevant apparatus/materials
  • Proactively contributing to the development of the facilities and operation of the Science Department
  • Carrying out other duties as reasonably requested by the Senior Science Technician/Head of Science/Principal


The successful candidate will be likely to fit the following profile:


  • Have a scientific background with A levels or equivalent qualifications would be preferable but not essential
  • Relevant technician experience within a Science Department would be an advantage
  • A passion for Science
  • Organizational and self-management skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise
  • Self-motivation
  • Well-developed sense of service and an eye for quality
  • Ability to work co-operatively within a team and take the initiative to step in where needed
  • Flexibility
  • Appropriate levels of personal presentation  
  • Commitment to personal professional development 
  • Personal warmth to gain the confidence of pupils, staff and parents
  • High standards of personal presence and presentation and attention to detail
  • Ability to communicate concisely and sensitively, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences 
  • Organised, energetic and able to self-direct
  • Positive, enthusiastic and energetic approach to life
  • Committed to Surbiton High School’s ethos and strategic vision
  • Committed to professional development and show a willingness to undertake appropriate training for this role

 

Surbiton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. 


Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.


For any queries relating to the role or your application, please email recruitment@surbitonhigh.com 


To Apply

Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/1296138?cid=1567  

  

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Surbiton High School aims to inspire, encourage and empower its staff and pupils to be the very best they can be.

We are a school where a passion and energy abound, a school with a real heart and soul, where we look beyond the A* to offer a breadth of opportunity which allows every pupil to flourish and every staff member to develop and succeed.

Surbiton High School is a school “brimming with energy and joie de vivre.” (ISI Inspection Report). We pride ourselves on being an extraordinary community where people matter, results count and where a passion for excellence drives everything we do. We feed our pupils’ minds, but we also care passionately about their character development and happiness. Our approach to education means that Surbiton High School pupils achieve the very best exam results and are also compassionate, authentic young people with strong values, keen to make a positive difference in the world.

Our inspirational staff are dedicated to delivering a rich curriculum and programme of co-curricular activities which challenge our pupils to explore ideas for themselves. Whether engaged in learning in the classroom, or through musical, artistic, sporting, enterprise or charitable activities, our pupils are constantly encouraged to connect with the wider world and embrace new experiences to build their confidence. All staff are expected and encouraged to play a full part in the academic, co-curricular and pastoral life of the School.

At Surbiton High School, we aim to bring out the ‘Best in Everyone’, and this resonates in the investment that we make in our colleagues. We recognise the importance of continuous learning and training and the School has a senior member of staff dedicated to supporting continuing professional development. We have a comprehensive whole School and individual INSET programme in place, including support for School Direct trainees as well as Newly Qualified Teachers (in our role as a regional NQT induction centre).

We actively encourage our staff to continue to develop their own expertise in the classroom and support their professional development through coaching and mentoring alongside professional qualifications such as: NPQML, NPQSL and MA courses in educational leadership. The School has a clearly developed leadership structure, offering extensive opportunities for career development and progression, including Heads of Department (Including Deputies) and Heads of Year (including Deputies) as well as Co-ordinators with specific responsibilities such as: Gifted and Talented, Oxbridge, Duke of Edinburgh and Expeditions.

Surbiton High School has approximately 1495 pupils aged between 4 and 18. Our Preparatory Schools are divided into the Girls’ Preparatory School and Boys’ Preparatory School, and the Senior School is girls only from age 11 upwards.

We are looking for applicants who are passionate about inspiring, encouraging and empowering our pupils and working with us to become the number one school of choice in South West London.


Principal 

Rebecca Glover 

https://www.surbitonhigh.com/senior/

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