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Science Technician

Burnt Mill Academy, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2NR

This job expired on 20 June 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  20 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,425.00 - £24,197.00 Annually (Actual)

Science Technician job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Science Technician to support our science department/laboratory.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring experiments, equipment, and materials are prepared and maintained to support teaching and research activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing, setting up, and clearing away equipment for science practical lessons

• Maintaining laboratory equipment, ensuring health and safety procedures are followed

• Supporting teaching staff during practical sessions when required

• Managing chemical stocks and ordering supplies

• Assisting with the development and maintenance of health and safety documentation (COSHH, risk assessments)

• Maintaining a clean, tidy, and well-organised laboratory environment

  About the Trust

  BMAT is a thriving community of schools, committed to providing an outstanding education for every student attending one of our schools. We create environments where individuals matter, confidence flourishes, and every child can achieve exceptional outcomes. We currently oversee seven secondary academies and five primary academies, primarily located in Harlow, with additional sites in Newham and Stansted.

  The Trust’s vision is clear - to work together to smash through the barriers that prevent children from becoming confident, high-achieving, and independent individuals.

  What can BMAT offer you?
  BMAT provides a range of benefits to support your personal and professional well-being:

  • Enhanced and flexible PPA
  • Generous employer pension contribution through Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Private healthcare benefits, including 24/7 Doctorline access
  • Home and electronic salary sacrifice scheme
  • Cycle to work
  • Discounted Gym membership through salary sacrifice
  • Lifestyle and discount savings
  • Workplace nursery fee salary sacrifice scheme via Yellownest
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support

  Please note: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to close this advertisement prior to the stated closing date should a suitable candidate be shortlisted or appointed.

  BMAT Education is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

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.

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About Burnt Mill Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 951 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Burnt Mill Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/burnt-mill-academy

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