Science Technician
Devizes School
Wiltshire
- £9,941 - £10,572 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/03/2022
- Apply by:
- 6 February 2022
Job overview
• Are you a school technician looking to start a new journey in your career?
• Do you currently, or would you enjoy working in a secondary school environment?
• Are you enthusiastic and creative with a marketing flair?
If so, please read on!
Devizes School and Sixth Form is a very popular and successful school set in the village of Devizes in the heart of Wiltshire.
We are seeking a Science Technician to join a well-resourced Science Department. The role will include assisting in the lab, preparing for lessons and experiments, ensuring all apparatus and chemicals are put away correctly and adhering to health and safety standards.
The ideal applicant will have previous experience of working in a school science lab and be happy to work alone as well as part of a team of Technicians. All Science backgrounds welcome.
Why Work With Us
The White Horse Federation (TWHF) is a not-for-profit multi-academy trust that supports and sponsors many primary, secondary and special schools across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire.
Its shared vision for excellence through partnership means it is also committed to keeping the best of what makes a local school great – in other words, the type of schools where TWHF colleagues would be proud to send their own children.
TWHF combines a relentless drive for academic excellence with a shared moral purpose and shared values while ensuring that fun and happiness are key attributes of each of its schools. TWHF believes that partnership-working with its schools, pupils, and their parents, as well as the wider community, helps creates the best possible outcomes for all children.
TWHF empowers its colleagues through support, training, and career opportunities to recruit and retain outstanding staff who are leaders in their field. That way TWHF can ensure that every student achieves their full potential, regardless of background, culture, heritage, or ability.
TWHF recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a team that reflects diversity from the communities it serves. TWHF values the contributions of all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment; which at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010, TWHF welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process that is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
The White Horse Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this position you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before an appointment is confirmed. References will be sought on shortlisted candidates before the interview.
Attached documents
About Devizes School
Devizes School is a co-educational secondary academy based in Devizes, Wiltshire, for students aged 11-18.
Headteacher
David Cooper
Values and vision
Devizes School’s aims are summarised by its motto: “Raising Aspirations, Building Futures.” The school encourages all its students to aim high in their lives and to build their own futures by working hard and being the best they can be.
Devizes School asks staff and students to demonstrate 100% commitment to the process of learning. It wants every member of the school community to feel they have an equal stake in the success of the learning process. Students' opinions and ideas are sought and appreciated.
The secondary school believes successful lessons are led as much by students as by teachers. Students are therefore viewed as having a responsibility to themselves and to their peers to help make the learning process a productive one.
Ofsted report
“The school’s curriculum provides opportunities for students to study subjects which are well suited to their needs, aspirations and talents. Students are well prepared for the next steps in their education, training or employment. The promotion of students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is very strong. Relationships between all members of the school’s community are strong. The school is a calm and supportive place in which to learn. Students’ behaviour around the school is good. Students are polite and courteous to each other and to adults.”
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