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Science Technician

Ringwood School Academy, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 1SE

This job expired on 3 January 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  January 2024 or sooner

• Closing date

  3 January 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,115.00 Annually (FTE) Support Staff Grade C1. Please note the above salary is based on full time equivalent.

Science Technician job summary

Come and join our friendly and supportive Technician team!

A full job description is attached.

Role Title: Technician

Reports to: Senior Technician and Head of Department

Role Purpose: To prepare, organise and maintain materials and equipment for classroom use to enhance student learning for years 7-13.

Section C: Role requirements

Setting up classroom equipment, materials and demonstration experiments:

Each day prepare equipment and chemicals for science lessons ready for the next day’s lessons.

At the end of the school day pack away and wash up after practical lessons, thoroughly clearing the laboratories following Health and Safety regulations for safe disposal of chemicals and bio hazard material and re-stock equipment kept in laboratories.

• Assisting with planning of the after-school science club.
  
• Ordering and stock control:
  
• Complete the annual inventory of equipment and stock take.
  
• Throughout year Inform senior Technician of any stocks running low or problems with chemicals.
  
• Maintenance and care of stock and equipment:
  
• Maintenance and care of plants and animals
  
• All hazardous material checked in at the end of the lesson against prior lists and accounted for.
  
• Maintenance and care of equipment and stock including evaluation of its relevance and safety.
  
• Demonstrating equipment and techniques:
  
• Designing and making equipment for curriculum experiments
  
• Where necessary demonstrating experiments in front of class if teacher requests.
  

Administration:

• Occasionally helping with the supervision of students on school departmental visits.
  
• Corporate and statutory initiatives:
  
• Thoroughly inspect the laboratories at the end of the day.
  
• Ensure control and security of radiation equipment.
  
• Ensure sinks in all the laboratories are free from debris and safe for cleaners using cleaning agents.
  

Section D

• The ability to multi- task, be flexible, be able to prioritise and solve problems.
  

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 Ringwood School Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1582 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ringwood School Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ringwood-school-academy (opens in new tab)

A large thriving oversubscribed 11 - 18 Comprehensive situated in beautiful surroundings close to the New Forest and the Hampshire / Dorset coastline. As a Teaching School we pride ourselves in being able to provide high quality professional development opportunities for all staff.

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