Science Technician
Admiral Lord Nelson School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 5XT9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
4 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week/40 weeks per year (term time plus 1 week)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 24027 - 24420
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Purpose:
- To provide the skills and expertise to support teaching and learning within the Science Department and utilise those skills to assist with the other needs of the school, all applicants must be qualified to Grade 4/5(GCSE A*-C or equivalent) in at least English and Maths.
- To be a tutor and play an active role in the establishment of their House ethos.
Accountabilities:
1. Set up demonstration equipment, prepare and construct materials/equipment, physical demonstration/operation of equipment for members of staff when this requires the application of acquired skills within the Science Department.
2. Undertake duties in specific practical areas as specified by the Senior Science Technician and Head of Department regarding the following areas:
a. Setting up demonstration experiments and class apparatus.
b. Maintenance and care of stock and equipment with consideration to current Health and Safety regulations.
c. Constructional work including making some ancillary equipment for teaching aids.
d. Physical demonstration of experiments/operation of equipment to members of staff where this requires the application of acquired skills.
e. Carry out risk assessments for technician activities.
3. Assist in providing continuous support and advice on safety to students during practical work.
4. Control and safe storage of materials including all chemicals, flammables and specialised solutions in accordance with COSHH and Portsmouth City Council Health and Safety Regulations.
5. To provide the efficient operation of all technical and/or audio visual services including computers and associated equipment.
6. Keep the prep room and labs tidy.
7. Wash glassware and equipment.
8. Clear away all apparatus and equipment.
9. Assist with the departmental shopping and photocopying.
10. Assist with display work within the classrooms.
11. Look after the plants required for experiments.
12. Assist with the ordering and maintenance of stock ensuring best value for the school.
What the school offers its staff
Salterns Academy Trust is a learning community where every member of staff is motivated by the positive difference they will make to the personal development and the futures of our young people of Portsmouth. It was formed when Admiral Lord Nelson School became an academy in April 2014 with Trafalgar School, which is now our thriving partner Secondary School in Portsmouth.
We have a national reputation for being a truly inclusive school with excellent standards and principled curriculum design, we have a deep-rooted and longstanding commitment to being a UNICEF Rights Respecting School This is a genuinely exciting school to be part of, morally driven by our core values of Inclusivity, Wellbeing and High Expectations.
Admiral Lord Nelson School Employee Benefits:
- Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
- Employer contribution to the Local Government or Teacher Pension Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to sign up to the bike2work scheme
- Free parking
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About Admiral Lord Nelson School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1212 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Admiral Lord Nelson School website
- Email address
- r.alns@salterns.org
- Phone number
- 02392364536
Always oversubscribed, we are expanding our school so that more local families can experience the excellent education offered here at Admiral Lord Nelson School for over two decades! Therefore, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Science teacher who works well in a team. We are looking for a specialist with strong subject knowledge, who quickly builds relationships with students and breaks down barriers to learning. We want a teacher who inspires children to achieve their potential and loves to see their students experiencing the joy of success every day in their learning!
Salterns Academy Trust is a learning community where every member of staff understands the difference they can make to our students’ outcomes, both academically and to their personal development. Our commitment to being a UNICEF Rights Respecting School is at the heart of our inclusive ethos and curriculum, with mutually respectful relationships forming the foundation of our happy, successful school. At Admiral Lord Nelson School, we work collegiately with our partner school, Trafalgar School in the pursuit of excellence in Science education so that we are significantly improving the life chances of all of our young people in Portsmouth.
We have a national reputation for being a truly inclusive school with excellent standards and principled curriculum design, having a very high Ebacc entry. Our deep-rooted and longstanding commitment to being a UNICEF Rights Respecting School led to us being the only school invited to a garden party with all the Soccer Aid celebrities hosted by the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street and we have recently been reaccredited with UNICEF RRS Gold Award status in recognition of our ambassadorial work. We are equally passionate about promoting creativity across all aspects of our curriculum, for which we were the first school in England to hold a Triple Artsmark Platinum Award and were designated the TES Creative School of the Year for 2019. This is a genuinely exciting school to be part of, morally driven by our core values of Inclusivity, Wellbeing and High Expectations; we really do value our staff and place the voice of our incredible students at the heart of all we do!
Arranging a visit to Admiral Lord Nelson School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email r.alns@salterns.org.
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