Science Technician
Wimbledon College
Merton
- £29,346 - £30,630 pro rata
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Scale 4 point 7-10 [35 hours per week, 40 weeks per year]
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 1/9/2025
- Apply by:
- 30 June 2025
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated technician to join a well-resourced science department, with a team of three technicians supporting 12 teachers across 10 laboratories.
JOB OVERVIEW
Wimbledon College is a popular and oversubscribed school which prides itself on its exam results at both GCSE and A level with results significantly above national averages. The College currently has close to 1300 boys on roll including 270 in the Sixth Form. It is a great place to work with a supportive, committed staff who share the school’s high expectations. The Science department is well resourced and we are looking for a well motivated person to join the team of three technicians supporting 14 teachers across 10 laboratories to ensure effective provision of materials, equipment and other resources in Science lessons, in order to facilitate the provision of high-quality educational experiences to students. If you are committed to academic excellence and have new ideas/initiatives to continue our success we would be very interested in your application.
WHY CHOOSE US
Wimbledon College is a Jesuit school based in Wimbledon. As a Jesuit school, our ethos can be summed up by St Ignatius Loyola’s vision for Jesuit schools as being “for improvement in living and learning for the greater glory of God and the common good.” Central to St Ignatius’ vision and to the College is the education of the whole person, providing each pupil with the opportunity to strive for excellence in all that they do. The school’s intake is truly comprehensive academically, socially and economically and ethnically. It draws from across southwest London and from Surrey and north of the Thames also. Last year saw boys join the College from over 40 different schools.
WHAT WE OFFER
Salary 35 hours per week / 40 weeks per year - Term time plus 10 days
Actual Salary Range £26,411 - £27,567 p.a
(Based on NJC Salary Scale 4 SCP 7-10: £29,346 - £30,630 p.a. FTE)
- Teamworking as the norm
- Energetic and enthusiastic pupils
- Renowned for extra-curricular activities
- Outstanding league table performance
- Excellent resources and facilities
- A cycle scheme, swimming pool and gym access.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Using lesson plans and meetings to prepare exciting and stimulating chemistry, physics and biology sessions.
- Providing technical assistance to teachers and students within planned lessons as requested.
- Controlling stock; working with the budget-holding Head of Science to maintain resources
- Promoting awareness of health and safety in science lessons.
- Putting equipment /chemicals / computers into the laboratories prior to class and collecting after.
- General laboratory housekeeping, including hand washing glassware, returning stock to cupboards in the prep room and disposing of waste.
- Working with a wide range of class teachers to deliver excellent teaching and learning.
THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- Some experience or qualification from a science-based environment would be an advantage (e.g. GCSE, A Level or Graduate Degree) but is not essential.
- The ability to use technical equipment with accuracy including the ability to maintain and calibrate technical equipment, associated with technical support;
- Experience within an educational setting would be an advantage but is not essential
- A commitment to the happiness well-being, self-esteem and progress of everyone at the school.
We will withdraw the advert if a suitable candidate is found in advance of the deadline so please apply as soon as possible.
Wimbledon College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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About Wimbledon College
Wimbledon College is a popular and oversubscribed school which prides itself on its exam results at both GCSE and A level. As a Jesuit school, our ethos can be summed up by St Ignatius Loyola’s vision for Jesuit schools as being “for improvement in living and learning for the greater glory of God and the common good.” Central to St Ignatius’ vision and to the College is the education of the whole person, providing each pupil with the opportunity to strive for excellence in all that they do.
Wimbledon College aims to create a caring and disciplined community in which pupils will feel secure and are motivated to be involved in their studies and in a wide range of school activities, to encourage pupils to recognise the best in themselves and to work hard to develop all of their talents, and to instil in its pupils an awareness of the needs of others and a commitment to putting their gifts and energies at the service of others.
Staff Development
At Wimbledon College, we believe that professional development is an essential and inherent part of your role regardless of the stage you are at in your career or the position you hold. This results in bespoke CPD journeys based on your current position and the trajectory you would like your career to go in. Every staff member is supported along that journey. Through a combination of internal and external CPD opportunities staff are able to develop their own skills and competencies and then have the opportunity to share those with colleagues from the College and across the borough.
We use a range of resources and strategies within and outside the College to achieve this:
· We have staff completing external leadership courses such as NPQs and Merton specific Leadership Courses
· We engage with a wide range of organisations, including UCL, Bluesky and PixL to support the delivery of our extensive professional development programme for both career progression and skills development tailored to individual needs
· We have a coaching programme to allow both teaching and non teaching staff to share best practice and offer career advice and guidance.
· We have in-school groups that work collaboratively on projects around a chosen topic such as promoting literacy across the curriculum
If you are starting your teaching career with us, we partner with Teach Wimbledon and Roehampton University to welcome both Schools’ Direct and PGCE students. We also have a comprehensive Early Career Teacher support system where you will receive an individual mentor, reduced timetable and opportunities to embed your learning.
We fully appreciate the importance of training for support staff and have a generous budget to ensure that external courses are available in addition to in school training for all interested support staff.
Our aim is to empower staff to ascertain their own professional needs, both within and around their role, and to provide whatever support they require to flourish.
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