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Science Technician

Balcarras School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 8QF

This job expired on 17 September 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time: 5 days per week (Mon-Fri) 37 hours per week (term time only).
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,403 - £27,694

What skills and experience we're looking for

You may have some (or all) of these skills:

ÞGreat organisational skills.

ÞCalm under pressure.

ÞBackground or interest in science

ÞProblem solving.

ÞGood time management.

The ideal candidate would have:

ÞA-level in one of the sciences or equivalent qualification.

ÞExcellent IT skills.

ÞExperience as a technician.

Please read the applicant pack for a person specification and job description.

What the school offers its staff

It is a very exciting and rewarding time to be working at Balcarras. Our latest GCSE grades were extraordinary and put us in the Top 30 comprehensive schools in the country based on the percentage of pupils gaining 5+ in English and Maths. At A-level the picture was similar. We were listed by the Sunday Times as the second highest performing comprehensive school in the Southwest in Parent Power published in November 2023. It is this commitment to the highest academic standards, whilst at the same time being a caring and stimulating environment, that makes Balcarras feel different from anywhere else.

As part of the Balcarras Trust, our teaching staff have access to outstanding professional development networks including NPQs and ECTs if appropriate.

Balcarras is a great place to work, from staff football and wreath making sessions to Chinese cookery —Balcarras creates opportunities for staff cohesion. We recently ran a whole Trust staff inset on staff wellbeing that covered topics such as physical well being, mental well being, financial wellbeing and reducing workload . Both staff and pupils benefit from Buddy the school dog who is the one of best appointments ever made!

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

Balcarras School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role will involve regulated activity with children. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Please also read the Recruitment Selection and Disclosure Policy within “How to apply” which includes our policy on recruiting ex-offenders. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and receipt of two satisfactory references.

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Additional documents

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

Applicant Pack Science Technician.pdf - 4.65 MB (opens in new tab)

About Balcarras School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1429 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Balcarras School website
• Email address: ksa@balcarras.gloucs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01242 515881
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/balcarras-school

Balcarras School is an outstanding secondary school on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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