Science Technician

Birchwood High School, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5BD

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2025

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 October 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: £25,989.00 Annually (Actual) Scale H4 (SCP Range 6- 9) or H5 (SCP Range 9 – 14) – dependant on experience FTE from £25,989 (H4) - £27,254 (H5) plus £729 outer fringe allowance, paid pro rata for part time employees Actual Pro Rata from approx. £22,750 (H4) - £23,828 (H5)

Science Technician job summary

About Birchwood High School

Birchwood High School is a welcoming and inclusive secondary school, offering eight forms of entry for students in Years 7 to 11, along with a thriving Sixth Form that provides a diverse range of A-Level and BTEC courses. With a strong all-ability ethos, we are committed to ensuring that every student is valued, supported, and challenged to reach their full potential. As a non-selective, co-educational school, we take pride in serving our local community and delivering a high-quality education that empowers young people for the future.

We are delighted to have been judged ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted (January 2025), reflecting our dedication to educational excellence.

Situated in Bishop’s Stortford, our school enjoys an attractive, open setting near the town centre and train station, with excellent transport links to London, Cambridge, and beyond.

We are seeking to appoint a Science Technician to join our established team from November 2025.

This role is permanent for 37hrs per week, 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, Term Time plus CPD days (39 working weeks per year)

Grade H4 or Grade H5 dependant on experience.

FTE £25,989 (H4) / £27,254 (H5) plus £729 outer fringe allowance paid pro rata for part time

Pro rata actual salary from approximately £22,750 (H4) / £23,828 (H5)

Please see the attached Recruitment Pack for a detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

How to Apply

Please apply using the MyNewTerm staff application form (CV applications cannot be accepted).
Please complete all sections of the application form fully, including your full work history with no unexplained gaps since leaving education. Please ensure that you include in your statement the reason for your interest in the role, what relevant skills and experience you how that will assist you in fulfilling the expectations of the role, your values and why you want to be part of the Birchwood Community.
The closing date for applications is 9am on 3rd November. Interviews will be held w/c 3rd November 2025

Informal visits to the school are strongly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the HR Manager at admin@birchwoodhigh.org.uk or 01279 655936.

Birchwood High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expects all staff , visitors and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) as well as other pre-employment checks, including an online check, outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024).
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.

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 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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Birchwood High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1454 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Birchwood High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/birchwood-high-school

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