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Science Laboratory Technician

Larkmead School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1RF

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• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  30 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,992.00 - £28,163.00 Annually (FTE) Support Staff Grade 6 £11,780.16 - £12,764.10 Actual

Science Laboratory Technician job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Larkmead School for or the position of Science Technician. This is a part-time role for 20 hours per week during the term-time only. You may be required to work some inset days by arrangement. You will be working as a part of a small team supporting teaching staff within the Science Department.

Applicants should be educated to GCSE Level or equivalent, and have a Level 2 Science qualification or knowledge of Science equivalent to Level 2. You will require some ICT skills, well organised, flexible and a good communicator. Training will be provided.

Principal responsibilities:

• The preparation of apparatus, chemicals and resources for Science lessons.
• The removal and cleaning of equipment including laboratory surfaces and sinks after lessons.
• Maintaining supplies of teaching materials such as worksheets, textbooks and stationery.
• Maintenance of equipment.
• Safety checks.
• Keeping up to date with Health and Safety requirements (CLEAPSS).
• Stock control of equipment and chemicals.
• Opening and shutting down laboratories at the start and close of teaching sessions.
• Administrative tasks such as photocopying, collating exam papers, preparing the resources for cover lessons, maintaining records and text book lists.

Larkmead is a happy, ambitious and vibrant school packed full of energy, opportunity and choice. Great teaching and learning across the school are supported by our culture of research and collaboration. Each student gets the very best experience to enable them to achieve their ambitions. Our pastoral care provides compassion, security and confidence, nurturing students to be happy, to develop and to thrive. The Larkmead promise sets out our vision, ethos and ambitions for students and staff.

We offer:

• an excellent programme of induction and training which seeks to provide an excellent foundation for career progression
• competitive local government pension scheme
• a forward thinking environment which recognises the benefits of considering flexible working patterns
• a friendly, caring, supportive and collaborative team environment
• a professional environment dedicated to Teaching and Learning with a supportive, dedicated and hardworking staff

• Commitment to a positive culture and robust positive behaviour management
• A commitment to recognise previous, continuous service.
• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• A Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Eligible for Blue Light discount card
• Free parking
• Free Eye Care Voucher

Larkmead is a school with clear, positive values, which add positive value to our students and staff. We are a diverse community and greatly value the contribution that colleagues from different backgrounds and with different experiences bring to our school.

If this sounds like the sort of opportunity and environment you are looking for in your career journey and you feel that you possess these attributes, then we very much look forward to meeting you.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch and visit the school prior to making a formal application.

The school reserves the right to consider and interviews candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.

Larkmead School is a member of the Cambrian Learning Trust. Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information. Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools' community.

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

At Larkmead safeguarding and student welfare is of paramount importance and to that end we will always put the physical and mental wellbeing of students first.

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About Larkmead School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 917 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Larkmead School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/larkmead-school-abingdon

Larkmead is a happy, ambitious and vibrant school packed full of energy, opportunity and choice. Great teaching and learning across the school are supported by our culture of research and collaboration. Each student gets the very best experience to enable them to achieve their ambitions. Our pastoral care provides compassion, security and confidence, nurturing students to be happy, to develop and to thrive. The Larkmead Promise sets out our vision, ethos and ambitions for students and staff.

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