STEM Technician

Vacancy for STEM Technician

To start as soon as possible

Permanent, 37 hours per week, Term Time Only

Grade 3, SCP 3-4

Actual Annual Salary: £20,740 – £21,542

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Ellowes Hall are recruiting for a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Technician. We wish to appoint a hardworking, ambitious and dedicated Technician to provide assistance and advice in meeting the practical needs of a curriculum areas. This involves full technical support to teaching staff and students, particularly in the preparation/clearing of lesson materials and equipment.

You need to have energy, enthusiasm and be willing to contribute to the wider life of the school. If you are determined to make a difference to the life chances of young people by raising standards, expectations and achievement we would like to hear from you.

You will need to work on your own initiative, have good organisational skills, work well under pressure and be able to support students and staff with their work. Experience in a school laboratory is a distinct advantage.

The Trust recognises and supports flexible working where possible, we willing to consider applicants who would prefer to work part of the role either in Science or DT as a job share.

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact either the Head of Science, Sairekha Viswanath sviswanath@ellowes.dudley.sch.uk or the Head of Design Technology, Toni Jones tjones@ellowes.dudley.sch.uk

Closing date: 6th February 2025 at 9am

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interviews date to be confirmed

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as a part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024 – KCSIE 2024

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.