Senior Science Technician
Park Academy West London
Hillingdon, Middlesex, near Heathrow Airport
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,746-£27,342 inc London Weighting Allowance [pro rata]
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 16 November 2018
Job overview
Hours: 8.00am-4.00pm, term time only + an additional 15 days outside of term time
[42 weeks in total]
Park Academy West London is looking to appoint an exceptional individual to play an important role in our growing Academy.
We are seeking an experienced science technician to manage the science technical team to support the teaching of all aspects of the Science curriculum at all key stages. This will include identifying, in liaison with the technical team and teaching staff, the technical support needs generated by the curriculum, in particular curriculum change; the organisation of the technical team to set up and operate the systems to meet the needs of science teaching; organise and maintain well equipped laboratories and undertake equipment checks in all laboratories on a regular basis to ensure that all laboratories have required levels of equipment at all times.
Applicants should have experience of carrying out health and safety checks on any radioactive sources and storage areas; carrying out tests on equipment within the science department; carrying out risk assessments for practical experiments and technician working procedures including the use and storage of hazardous materials; Implementation of the COSHH guidelines; have a good standard of education including GCSE in English and Maths; strong IT skills; excellent interpersonal skills (in order to relate to and engage with people at all levels including students, parents, teachers and support staff.
Visits to our school are warmly welcome. For further details and application forms please contact Maria Hartzenberg, recruitment@park-aspirations.org
Email completed forms to recruitment@park-aspirations.org, or call for further information on 01895 430066.
Closing date for applications: Friday 16th November 2018 at 4.00pm
Park Academy West London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to all pre-placement checks including obtaining references, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS check.
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About Park Academy West London
- Park Academy West London
- Park View Road, Yiewsley, Hillingdon
- London
- UB8 3GA
- United Kingdom
Park Academy West London is a new school for a new age, an 11-19 academy, based in Hillingdon Middlesex who joined Aspirations Academies Trust, from 1st September 2017.
Park Academy West London has a close working relationship with the Aspiration Academies Trust’s other academies in London. These are Rivers Academy West London, which was judged ‘Good’ in its recent Ofsted report, Space Studio West London, which specialises in space, aerospace, science and maths and, in the primary sector, Oriel Academy and Oak Hill Academy.
The Trust also operates the Aspirations Teaching School Alliance which provides high quality training and support for teachers. At Park Academy West London we aim to inspire young people to be adaptable, tolerant and prepared to work hard. We want them to take their place in the community and the wider world to be proud of their achievements and with the necessary skills, confidence and self reliance be successful learners.
We are passionate about excellence in education, giving students the very best start in life with a firm belief that excellent teaching transforms lives. As an Aspirations Academy, we aim to aid students to dream about the future and do something in their present in order to reach those dreams. Our core belief is that for all students to have high aspirations they must believe in themselves, be actively engaged in their learning and see the connection between what they learn today and who they want to become tomorrow.
The Academy is ideally situated ten miles from the centre of London and forty miles from Oxford in the London Borough of Hillingdon, with good transport links to the M4, M40 and M25. The impressive £26 million building opened in September 2005, offering state of the art facilities providing an excellent learning environment for the 21st Century.
Our impressive range of facilities includes: a suite of Science laboratories; Food Technology rooms and a garden; advanced Design and Technology workshops with industry-standard equipment; Art and Design suite with graphic design technology; the UK’s First LEGO Education Centre; a video editing suite; large drama studio; excellent music suite with advanced electronic music recording studio; individual practice rooms; a restaurant and fitness suite.
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