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Science Technician

Science Technician

DLD College London

Westminster

  • £25,000 - £26,000 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
October 2021
Apply by:
24 September 2021

Job overview

The Principal is looking to invite enthusiastic and well-qualified science technicians with vision and expertise to support the college’s dynamic science department within our unique urban boarding setting located in Central London starting in October 2021.

DLD College London is an independent co-educational College situated in the heart of London overlooking Westminster and the river Thames. After our nomination for Boarding School of the Year 2020 and our recent excellent ISI inspection rating, the school is now looking to invite exceptional candidates with vision to join our Senior Leadership Team and continue to develop our unique urban boarding setting in Central London.

Purpose of the post

You will provide technical support to the science teachers, contributing to the students' learning experience by assisting with the preparation of materials and apparatus for practical work, innovating and creating new equipment.

Applicants would also be required to keep stock checks, place orders and take care of deliveries and invoices.

Responsibilities:

Co-ordinate the use of practical resources in order to provide equipment, materials and solutions as requested by teaching staff.

Maintain safety standards in relation to the provision of practical resources.

Provide technical assistance and assist during practical lessons as required, particularly Chemistry and Biology (Physics desirable)

Build, assemble and deliver items of apparatus for use in lessons and practical assessments.

Maintain and service equipment as necessary to ensure it is always safe and in working order as well as liaising with external contacts to service equipment.

Collecting, checking and returning equipment to stores in a timely manner.

Assist in the maintenance of stock control of chemicals and equipment

Prepare solutions accurately and dispose of waste laboratory chemicals in accordance with current regulations.

Caring for plants and/or animals, where appropriate

Ensure that all laboratories, preparation rooms, equipment and resources are maintained to a clean and safe standard and are fully equipped. This will include the washing of glassware, handling and storage of radioactive materials and cleaning of benches and sinks.

Operate systems for the management, control and storage of equipment, apparatus and chemicals in accordance with safety requirements.

Trialling practical activities to ensure they are safe and work effectively to give the intended outcomes.

Providing technical support to experienced and trainee teachers including health and safety guidance.

Keep up to date with developments in practical science and health and safety requirements

Carrying out health and safety checks on laboratories, prep rooms and stores.

Obtaining materials by local purchase of ‘everyday items’ e.g. supermarkets and preparing purchase orders for suppliers.

To check-off incoming orders, ensuring that any issues are raised with the supplier in a timely fashion.

Set up equipment for practical demonstrations, where necessary, informing the teacher concerned beforehand of any (unusual) alterations that may have become necessary to the demonstration

Use and be conversant with the CLEAPSS laboratory handbook/other relevant advice and updating Hazcards, used in the department.

Maintain an active interest in the promotion and observance of a good Health and Safety environment.

Immediately report any concerns about Health and Safety to your Line Manager and the Premises Team.

Assist with school open evening and other school activities taking place within the Department of Science.

Any other reasonable requests required by DLD College.

 Personal Specification

A good understanding of laboratory safety is essential. Applicants would benefit from relevant previous experience and familiarity with the preparation and handling of chemicals and scientific equipment. Knowledge of recent curriculum developments at GCSE and A Level is highly desirable as is the ability to relate well to teenagers.

You will need to have:

Strong practical and organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload.

Excellent scientific, technical and IT skills.

Effective communication and team working skills.

The ability to cope with competing demands.

The ability to work using your own initiative.

A degree in science related subject.

Enthusiastic and aware of and sympathetic to the needs of 14–19-year-olds.

DLD College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. All staff are trained in child protection and understand to report concerns by following the safeguarding policies. We ensure all candidates are properly police-checked, and the successful candidate will need to obtain an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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Hours of work:  8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday

Application Deadline: 20th September 2021

Interview Date: TBC

The College reserves the right to shortlist candidates prior to the closing date of the advert therefore we encourage early applicants.

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About DLD College London

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About DLD College London

DLD College London, affectionately known as DLD, is a multi-award-winning boarding and day school in the heart of London opposite the Houses of Parliament and close to Waterloo and South Bank. Its mission is to ‘Develop the next generation of Leaders to take their place in a challenging and Diverse world’; from now on, that is what DLD now means to us – Development, Leadership, and Diversity.

DLD was founded in 1931 by Davies, Laing & Dick to provide tutoring for Oxbridge and the Colonial Service entrance exams. After the Second World War, the college specialised in ‘A’ and ‘O’ Level teaching. Over some fifty years, there has been a gradual transformation so that DLD now is a school for 13-19 year-olds providing full-time education for some four hundred children.

Our pupils come to us from all over the world. They are attracted by our enviable location, wide range of subjects, high academic achievement, outstanding pastoral care and our award-winning boarding in the heart of London. Our focus is first and foremost on the wellbeing of our students (and staff) and removing any barriers to learning, which will help them be happy and achieve their potential both in and out of the classroom.

In September 2015, DLD College London relocated to brand new, purpose-built premises by Waterloo station, overlooking Westminster and the River Thames.  It focuses on each student as an individual, offering each child the best teaching and educational resources. It aims to build confidence, enabling them to accessvarious degree courses at top universities in the UK and worldwide. DLD is a school noted for its friendliness, warmth and informality – our award-winning Wellbeing Centre is the beating heart of the school.

As part of the Abbey DLD Group of Colleges, DLD aims to maintain a ‘gold standard’ of educational quality. Our pupils follow a number of academic pathways, from our ground-breaking Year 9 curriculum, GCSEs and A Levels, to BTECs and our popular International Foundation Programmes (IFP). Classes are small, enabling students and teachers to focus on the most effective ways of learning.  We stretch and challenge our students, motivating them and raising their expectations of themselves. Moreover, our learning community is supported by e-learning platforms and a desire to develop core skills necessary for the future of work.

Theschool offers superb, modern teaching facilities and resources in one of London’s safest and most accessible areas, a stone’s throw from Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament. While the school is strong in all academic areas, our creative arts continue to flourish, and our theatre, art and design, music and photography studios are scintillating and inspiring places.  Our boarding provides some 250 rooms in our purpose-built boarding house directly above our school premises.

DLD recently won the Special Judges’ Independent School of the Year Award and the ‘Boarding School of the Year’ Award in 2020 and again in 2023. DLD has also recently won the Independent Schools’ Association award for ‘Innovation in Pupil Voice’ and Talk Education’s ‘Innovation in Education’ in 2023. It was one of the finalists in the 2020 TES Awards for Boarding School of the Year and has been listed in the prestigious Tatler’s Schools guide in 2022, 2023 and 2024. In addition, DLD is the only school in the UK to receive the Gold Award for ‘Mental Health in Boarding’ from the Carnegie School of Education.

DLD is a thriving boarding and day school with an enviable range of co-curricular activities, including sporting, cultural and social opportunities using ‘London as its Classroom’. The Good School’s Guide recently said, “It is one of the most unique and exciting schools in Britain: urban, modern, forward-looking and undeniably cool”.

We look forward to welcoming you to DLD College London soon.


Child Protection

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Checks and Training

• Enhanced DBS checks to ascertain your suitability to work with children will be carried out. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and therefore all convictions, cautions and bindovers, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared.

• Online searches will be carried out on candidates for any unsuitable content by or about candidates.

• Two written & verbal references from previous employers and a personal reference will be sought. Your referees will be asked about your suitability to work with children and whether you know of any disciplinary offences relating to children or young persons and whether you have been the subject of any child protection allegations or concerns and if so the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure.

• Your full employment history will be checked, any significant gaps will require explanation and proof of any relevant qualifications will need to be provided.

• You will be required to complete Child Protection Training via e-learning prior to commencing employment.

• Pre-employment health screening will be carried out.


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