Physics Science Technician

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  12 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Part-time 32.5 hours per week term time, plus 6 directed days, 8.30am-3.30pm Monday-Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: Kent Scheme KSC £20,837 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding selective school with an excellent Science Department. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and capable person to join our innovative team, where the core purpose is to coordinate the use and maintenance of practical resources and provide expert assistance for the Physics curriculum. The Science Technician team consists of four colleagues, including specialists for Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Key Stage 3, ensuring that practical work is both ambitious and well-supported across all disciplines.

Science is a highly popular subject within the school, with strong outcomes at A Level and many students progressing to scientific degrees and careers. All students study Science to GCSE, with more than 30 continuing to study A Level Physics. Because our Physics courses have a strong emphasis on practical work, the successful candidate will lead specifically on the provision of materials for these lessons while supporting the safe and efficient maintenance of the wider department.

Applicants should preferably have previous laboratory experience, though training will be provided where necessary. We seek candidates who show a commitment to the ethos of the school and an ability to implement its policies, including Safeguarding, Child Protection, Equal Opportunities, and Health and Safety.

What the school offers its staff

The Benefits of Working at MGGS

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is located on a 16 acre site surrounded by attractive open grassed areas and woodland. We are within easy walking distance from the centre of Maidstone and served by two nearby mainline rail links and convenient access to the M20 and M2 motorways.

At MGGS, there is something for everyone. We offer a comprehensive and competitive range of benefits, to suit all circumstances.

• A great work-life balance– We offer a variety of working patterns, such as part-time, job-share, term-time hours, and career breaks to get a work-life balance that’s right for you.
• Personal Development
  • Tailored personal development plans – We are committed to developing you as an individual. You will have a unique Personal Development Plan tailored to you, which focuses on developing your skills.
  • Easy-to-access training – We have a range of training opportunities to suit your learning style, including face-to-face and eLearning courses as well as professional qualifications.
  • Other great opportunities – There are also coaching and mentoring and volunteering opportunities.
• Support
  • A thorough induction – You’ll get a comprehensive induction to MGGS when you join us.
  • Statutory sick pay.
  • Support Line – a free confidential service that offers up to 7 counselling sessions a year.
  • Further wellbeing support and signposting to support mental health.
  • An inclusive and supportive work environment that enables everyone to do their job to the best of their ability. We also make workplace adjustments where necessary for health reasons.
• Reward and Recognition
  • A yearly assessment to give you feedback on how your performance has made a difference with 4 levels of pay awards.
  • Rewards for exceptional performance – Managers can also celebrate success in different ways. This can include cash or non-cash awards to acknowledge your performance at any time throughout the year.
• Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Access to the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with above average employer contributions.
  • Option to pay Additional Voluntary Contributions.
• Leave
  • A generous holiday entitlement – which for Term Time only colleagues is incorporated into the annual salary.
  • Additional leave – including statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave is available as well as personal and carer’s leave at the discretion of the Headteacher.
• Free Benenden Healthcare(available for permanent staff only with a six month lead in period for full benefits)
  • Benenden Health aims to make private healthcare accessible to all. MGGS pays the costs of this however, it is a taxable benefit. Full information viahttps://www.benenden.co.uk/health/healthcare/
  • Wellbeing Centre – A portal packed with healthy meal ideas, financial support and advice, mental wellbeing support and a wide range of exercise and activity programmes.
• Kent Adult Education– 10% discount on most Kent Adult Education courses.
• Kent Rewards
  • Kent Rewards is the home of employee benefits, including staff in MGGS. The range of benefits may surprise you…
    • Shopping Discounts – with so many great local businesses in Kent, through Kent Rewards there are fantastic deals and discounts:
      • Discounts on train tickets, ferries and coaches
      • Savings on holidays and flights
      • Cashback when booking experience days with Groupon, Living Social, Wowcher and many more
      • Saving on your utilities
• Free On-Site Parking
• Free break-time coffee/tea
• Staff Well-Being Committee
• Staff social events and activities

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. The School will undertake an online check of shortlisted candidates in accordance with the requirements of the current edition of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Physics Science Technician Application Pack June 2026.pdf - 1 MB (opens in new tab)

About Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1274 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls website
• Email address: mstarns@mggs.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/maidstone-grammar-school-for-girls

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,250 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 320. Ofsted judged us to be outstanding and our examination results reflect this. We are a happy, thriving community, with a long standing tradition of excellence in all that we do. We have been an Advanced Thinking School since 2015. The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development.

“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted March 2023)

If you wish to find out more about MGGS please visit our website at https://www.mggs.org/ and to take a virtual tour please visit https://youtu.be/kuqmn-D4AJY

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