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Science Technician

Science Technician

WQE and Regent College Group

Leicester

  • £18,409 - £19,524 pro rata
  • Expired
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
asap
Apply by:
25 October 2021

Job overview

Thank you for your interest in the above vacant posts at WQE. 

We believe that this is a particularly exciting time to be joining us, offering a real opportunity to make a difference in this thriving and vibrant Sixth Form College. We strive for excellence in all aspects of our work with students; their academic and wider achievements, their learning experiences, the support they receive in their academic progress, their learning environment and their wider experience of College life. The College operates across two closely located campuses, next to the University of Leicester on University Road and a smaller campus on Regent Road.

In this context we are looking to appoint two Science Technicians to support the work of our large and extremely successful Science Curriculum Area.  The successful applicants will have a good educational background including GCSE (or equivalent) in Science or above, together with some experience of working in a laboratory, although not necessarily in an educational setting.  

There are two vacant posts both of which are permanent, part time and term time, commencing asap. The salary will be on the Sixth Form Colleges’ Support Staff pay scale 3-6.

Post 1: 35 hours per week - Actual starting salary of £15,095

Post 2: 20 hours per week - Actual starting salary of £8,633

THE CURRICULUM AREA 

Staff

The Biology, Chemistry and Applied Science (BCAS) team currently comprises fifteen highly experienced and dedicated teaching staff and seven laboratory technicians. 

Resources

Major laboratory refurbishment throughout the sciences has taken place recently.  We now have an exceptional well-resourced curriculum area.

What we can offer - 

• A permanent, position working either 20 or 35 hours per week, commencing asap.  

• A competitive salary on the Sixth Form Colleges’ Support Staff pay scale 3-6 which ranges from £18,409 to £19,524 per annum pro rata.  Starting salary indicated above.

• Annual incremental pay increases, linked to performance, within the pay scale range 

• A defined benefit pension scheme 

• Staff well-being programme

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Annual flu vaccination

• Continual Professional Development

• Free on-site parking

• Eyecare voucher scheme

APPLICATIONS 

If you wish to apply for this post, please return the completed application form including the personal details and equality and diversity monitoring forms.  These can be downloaded from our website by clicking apply on school website

Please do not submit a separate CV.  Only information on the application form will be used in the selection process.

Completed applications must be returned by 8.00am on 25th October 2021. Short- listed applicants may be contacted via telephone and email, and therefore it is essential that appropriate contact numbers and email addresses are included within the application. Interviews will be held w/c 1st November 2021 and are planned to be on site. Full details will be emailed out to candidates.

Please return all completed applications to: HR Department, WQE and Regent College Group, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RJ or via e-mail.


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About WQE and Regent College Group

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OUR CONTEXT

WQE is a large, thriving and vibrant Sixth Form College providing courses for around 3750 students overall. We are ambitious and determined to build on our successes in providing the best possible learning experiences and outcomes for our students, in a welcoming and inclusive learning community.

WQE enjoys a strong reputation and this is reflected in its popularity with students, attracting applications from the City, from Leicestershire, Rutland and beyond. The majority of our students come from the City of Leicester, an ethnically and socially diverse urban area and the student body reflects this. The College operates from two very closely located and spacious sites, each adjoining the main University of Leicester campus and which provide pleasant, well-resourced and inspiring environments for our students and staff.

The University Road Campus is the larger of the two in size, accommodating around 2500 full time students and the Regent Road Campus accommodates around 1250 full time students.

THE CURRICULUM

Across the University Road and Regent Road campuses the College offers a curriculum that is inclusive and accessible to students from a range of ability backgrounds from Entry Level through to Advanced Level, with the overwhelming majority at Advanced Level and equivalent courses at Level 3. The broad offer includes;

· A levels and equivalent classroom vocational/applied courses at Level 3, including Extended Diplomas

· GCSEs and equivalent classroom vocational/applied courses at Level 2, including English and Mathematics

· Level 1 vocational/applied courses and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

STUDENTS AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS

Examination results at advanced level are strong. A levels make up the majority of provision, and the pass rate in the summer of 2022 was over 96%; progression rates for students following programmes at other levels are also high. We are particularly proud that our results are achieved by students with a wide range of prior achievement and from diverse social backgrounds. This is a reflection of our commitment to widening participation and a culture of high expectations. Our students are responsive, like to learn and want to succeed. In a typical year the majority of them progress to higher education, many staying in the Midlands region but others going further afield.

Alongside excellent teaching, high quality support and guidance are crucial to our students’ success. We invested in support for our students, with specific teams overseeing students’ progress and these teams work closely with teaching staff, with staff responsible for Careers or progression and with the Student Services and Academic Support teams.

STAFF

Across our two campuses, in the region of 370 teaching and support staff are the heart of our work and success. A striking feature of the staff is their loyalty; many have spent by far the greater part of their careers at WQE and remain as enthusiastic as ever. At the same time the College’s recent merger and continuing growth and popularity provides opportunities for new staff to join, and the College is fortunate to still being able to attract high quality fields.

The College is strongly committed to continuous professional development and actively encourages all staff to reach their full potential. The College also continues to benefit from its very close links with five similar Sixth Form Colleges through the CENBASE peer development and review group with the mix of subject specific networks and the annual joint training day, focused on sharing practice in teaching and learning.

RESOURCES

Our financial health is strong, and we currently have a turnover of over £19m pa. Teaching areas are well resourced, and we continue to invest in order to improve students’ experiences. Ourbuildings and estate create an inspiring environment and are well maintained. As student numbers have increased and to keep the buildings in good order the following are examples of our investments in facilities and learning environment.

A £10m project was completed in 2009, which now accommodates our Media and the Creative Arts (together with a cafeteria) and the complete refurbishment of the Science areas. In addition the science accommodation was further extended in 2011 with the construction of a new building. In 2013 we opened a newly refurbished and extended student dining and social area; in January 2014, a new Learning Resource Centre was built together with a new large Sports Hall and classroom block.

Developments then focused on improvements to teaching accommodation. In 2015 we undertook two substantial refurbishment projects, to create a suite of refurbished classrooms and a new suite of IT teaching rooms, followed in 2019 with a further £1m investment to refurbish classrooms and create additional social and café spaces.

The College’s most recent Estates Strategy was approved by the Governing Body in Summer 2020 and sets out an ambitious and exciting programme to refurbish and remodel the remaining teaching rooms to create outstanding teaching and learning facilities to deliver an outstanding learning experience for all our students and staff. Particular focus is being given to the bringing together of teams and improving the quality and flexibility of our spaces. Important progress has been made in delivering this Estates Strategy, with major refurbishment projects being completed in summer 2021 and summer 2022.

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