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  • Start date details

    January 2025

  • Closing date

    12 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    28 November 2024

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,598.00 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) Grade D, Actual Salary - £20,851 - £21,347

Science Technician job summary

Science Technician

Location: Cromwell Community College

Salary: Grade D, £24,598 - £25,183

Actual Salary: £20,851 - £21,347

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, with a 3:30 pm finish on one day)

Working Pattern: Term Time plus 3 training days

About Us:

As a successful and dynamic through school, Cromwell Community College is an exciting place to learn and a great place to work. If you choose to come and join us, you will become part of a well-established, talented and committed team of staff. Our staff are talented, enthusiastic, and strive to deliver innovative learning experiences to our young people. They also enrich, guide, and support our students to ensure they are fully prepared and equipped to enter the competitive world of work or further studies. We pride ourselves on providing our students with the knowledge, skills, and resilience to achieve the highest possible standards academically, socially, and personally.

About the Role:

We are seeking a dedicated Science Technician to support the effective delivery of practical science lessons across all key stages, including GCSE and A-level. The successful candidate will work closely with teaching staff, ensuring resources and equipment are prepared, maintained, and used safely in line with health and safety regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare apparatus, materials, and chemicals for practical lessons.
  • Maintain and store equipment, glassware, and chemicals safely and efficiently.
  • Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations in laboratories and prep rooms.
  • Support the Senior Science Technician and update schemes of work as needed.

Why Join Us?

  • Vivup Benefit System
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Access to Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Extensive support and development opportunities

How to Apply:

If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Caroline Buckle on 01354 692193 or cbuckle@cromwell.cambs.sch.uk.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance, in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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 are not accepted.

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About Cromwell Community College

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 18
Education phase
Through
School size
1476 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 18

School location

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