Science Technician
Westminster Under School
Westminster
- £34,758.29 pro rata
- Expired
- Salary:
- £13,034.36 per annum equating to an FTE of £34,758.29
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 February 2025
Job overview
Westminster School is looking for a skilled technician to play a key role in the smooth running of our Science department.
The Science Technician will provide administrative, technical and teaching support to staff in the school laboratories, classrooms and preparation areas. They will support the delivery of practical opportunities and experiments, by:
- Preparing equipment, resources and materials as required
- Ensuring that equipment is properly cleaned, and that chemicals and other materials are appropriately stored or disposed of
- Maintaining efficient storage systems for equipment and materials
- Supporting the work of teachers in practical sessions when needed
- Recording and managing the stock control of chemicals and equipment
The School currently has two well-resourced laboratories, but to help meet the needs of our changing and expanding school, building work is already underway on a new site where the Science department will relocate. The technician will play an exciting role in the development of our new Science department, helping to finalise plans and contribute to the set-up of our two labs and prep room.
This is a part time, term time only role for 15 hours per week, with flexibility on exact days and times, to be discussed at interview.
Experience of working in a school or laboratory setting is desirable but not essential. The successful candidate will need strong organisational, time-management and communication skills, as well as meticulous attention to detail. A willingness to undertake training specific to the role will also be essential.
Benefits:
The School offers a range of benefits, including:
- Free school lunches when on site
- Private medical insurance (opt-in)
- Discretionary Christmas shut down period
- Free access to the school’s leisure facilities, including a fitness gym (restricted hours)
- Access to the school’s cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans following completion of our standard probation period
For further information and to apply, please click the apply button.
The closing date for this role is 09:00am on Tuesday 25th February 2025.
Interviews will take place w/c 3rd March 2025.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.
The School is a Registered Charity (no 312728).
About Westminster Under School
Westminster Under School is a happy, ambitious, nurturing and inspiring world-class preparatory education for seven to 13 year olds. Pupils who love to learn are offered a supportive, dynamic and inspirational environment to fuel their curiosity.
Located in the heart of London, the School overlooks the beautiful school playing fields in Vincent Square and is just a few moments’ walk from Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. It is closely connected to Westminster School; in 1943, Westminster expanded its educational scope by forming the Under School, and the two schools share the same Governing Body and the same ethos of a liberal education.
Westminster Under School's curriculum is broad and diverse, aiming to foster a sense of wonder and inquisitiveness in children and encourage independent thought. The teaching programme goes above and beyond the National Curriculum and teachers are not tightly bound by syllabus. Pupils are taught a wide range of subjects by expert teachers who embrace opportunities for growth and promote diverse thinking, and who encourage them to ask questions about the world around them.
While the School's standard of our education is of the highest quality, the School’s focus is not only on academic achievement. Westminster pupils receive a full and rounded education that includes sport, the arts and many opportunities to engage in community outreach; pupils frequently take part in concerts, plays and in both internal and external competitions, and the School hosts festivals and events throughout the year. Like its older counterpart, Westminster Under School is fully committed to each pupil’s spiritual, moral, emotional and physical development and wellbeing – with a particular emphasis on drawing out individual talent wherever it lies – and to prepare young people for fulfilled private and public lives.
From September 2026, Westminster Under School will have opened its brand new pre-prep for girls and boys at 4+ and girls will have joined boys in Years 3 and 7, at the 7+ and 11+ entry points. By 2030, with the introduction of girls into Year 9 at Westminster School in 2028, all year groups across the two schools, from ages four to 18, will be fully co-educational, reflecting the School’s dedication to inclusivity and excellence.
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