Biology and Chemistry Science Technician
Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5LW13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
27 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £8,721.00 Annually (Actual) RS03 Point 5 - full-time equivalent salary £24,790 per annum
Biology and Chemistry Science Technician job summary
We have an exciting fixed-term opportunity for a suitably qualified Science Technician to provide effective support to our Biology and Chemistry departments. Reporting to the Senior Science Technician (Biology & Chemistry), you will ensure a safe and efficient laboratory technical service is provided for students and teaching staff in both departments.
What you’ll do:
- Support the departments in the promotion and observance of a healthy and safe working environment.
- Ensure the laboratories, storerooms and preparation areas are clean, safe and in an orderly condition.
- Ensure equipment is in good order including carrying out routine and non-routine checking, cleaning, maintenance, calibration, testing and repair to the required standard.
- Provide technical advice and support in the classroom.
What we’re looking for:
- An efficient and meticulous organiser.
- An excellent communicator.
- Experience of working in a relevant discipline within a laboratory or similar environment is desirable, but not essential.
At Reading School, we have a clear educational philosophy and a deeply rooted commitment to social mobility. In all we do we seek to nurture character and develop academic excellence, and we know that what we do really matters. More than 10% of our Year 7 students come from disadvantaged backgrounds and we are proud of the difference that we make. In 2025, the school was rated the Sunday Times South East State School of the Year.
We are a short walk from central Reading and close to transport links. Reading is a diverse place to live with arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town.
This is a fixed-term position for 12 months starting in September 2025.
Hours of work: 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only plus one week (to include INSET days). Flexible working available, to be discussed at interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
Reading School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo an Enhanced DBS Disclosure and complete relevant pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment policy. Full details of our Safeguarding - Staff Recruitment Policy can be found on our website.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Reading School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1138 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Reading School website
Combining a distinguished heritage, a positive reputation for outstanding academic achievement and a commitment to high standards of pastoral care, at Reading School we aspire to be a school with excellence at the heart of everything we do. We are situated 15 minutes walk from central Reading and close to transport links. Reading is a diverse place to live with arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town.
We offer an exceptional all-round education enabling each student to realise his academic, cultural or sporting potential. A Selective Boys’ School, Reading School takes both day and boarding students. In 2022, the school was rated the Sunday Times South East State School of the Year and awarded 'outstanding' in the Boarding Ofsted Inspection in February 2020.
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