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Science Technician

Wycombe High School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1TB

This job expired on 17 August 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  17 August 2020 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  27 July 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,458 to £21,857
• Additional allowances:

  Term time only, plus Inset Days ; Staff wellbeing programme ; CPD ; Job training

Science Technician job summary

We are seeking to appoint a proactive and enthusiastic technician who will provide effective support for the teaching staff in Science .

Health and safety is paramount, and the successful candidate will ensure H&S standards are in place, checks are undertaken as required, and potential hazards are identified and reported.

The successful candidate will have strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure.

The successful candidate will also have great customer service skills and enjoy working in a busy, lively environment.

This is a hands-on role, maintaining science laboratories, equipment and apparatus. Duties will include the preparation of materials for practical lessons, trialing new experiments and apparatus to improve results.

In return we offer the opportunity to work in a friendly, vibrant,
outstanding school.

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 Wycombe High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1321 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wycombe High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@whs.bucks.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wycombe-high-school (opens in new tab)

Wycombe High School is a girls’ selective state academy school with 1304 students on roll, of whom around 400 are in the Sixth Form. Each year 192 girls are admitted into Year 7. All students are assigned to a vertical tutor group consisting of about 21 students; usually three students from each year. group There are six houses with 10 tutor groups in each house. Our school is part of the Wycombe High School Academies Trust.

The school has educated girls of High Wycombe for over a hundred years and is very highly regarded in the local and wider community. There is a strong and shared sense of community and collective pride, built on core values. Parental support is strong. We have excellent links with other local schools, colleges and universities. We have a knowledgeable and supportive Governing Body fully involved with all aspects of school life, and an enthusiastic and active Parents and Friends Association.

Our staff are professional, forward-looking and committed to extending the horizons of our students, encouraging them to aim high, to take on leadership roles and to become independent learners. We have an ambitious development plan, with a focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning, both within and beyond the classroom.

We are a National Support School, a Teaching School and one of 35 Mathematics Hubs nationally. We are delighted to have been designated as a National Mathematics and Physics SCITT in 2017 and have strong community partnerships. We have invested substantially in IT systems and training. We also have an outstanding reputation for the performing and visual arts. Numerous educational visits take place each year and for every age group, at home and abroad.

Our school motto summarises our ethos and sense of community. All those who study, work at, or send their children to our school are part of this community and are role models for our ethos.

Look beyond the traditional grammar school.

Look beyond league tables and exam results.

Look beyond stereotypes and conventions.

Look beyond a world where futures are fixed.

At Wycombe High, we look beyond.

All those who study, work or send their children to our school are part of the Wycombe High School Family and are ambassadors for our vision, mission, values and Wycombe High School characteristics.

Vision

Wycombe High School is a school where students relish challenge, chase excellence and inspire those around them at every stage of their lives

Mission We build an ambitious and compassionate community of people who contribute eagerly to school life. We provide opportunities which propel our students out of their comfort zone, whilst supporting them at every stage and guiding them towards diverse futures

Values

Infectious Joy

School days should be “the best days of your life”. We create a joyful environment where each girl can experience the thrill of success, seek opportunities that make her smile and develop long-lasting friendships.

Limitless Ambition

We reject the notion that there is anything in the world that a girl ‘cannot’ do or ‘should not’ strive for. We galvanize every girl to be boldly brilliant in whatever she wishes to achieve, pushing her limits without fearing failure.

Insatiable CuriosityFor us, learning is a process which extends beyond your time at school; it’s a lifelong passion. We aim to uncover an innate intrigue and thirst for discovery in our girls, whatever their chosen subject(s) might be. We prepare our girls to think big and think globally.

Generous Spirit

We champion a collective and collaborative spirit. We provide an unbreakable support network, sharing in our girls’ successes and enabling them to bounce back from times of difficulty.

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