Science Technician

Holywell School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 0JA

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,120.00 - £24,666.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 4a pt 11-15

Science Technician job summary

Science Technician

Salary Scale: Level 4a points 11-15 - £23,120pa - £24,666pa (Actual)

Working hours will be 35hrs per week: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4pm, Term time only plus 5 training days (30 mins unpaid lunch break)

An exciting opportunity has just arisen for a Science Technician. This is a permanent post and a wonderful opportunity for someone to join our friendly Science department. We are looking for a colleague to provide technical support to the science department and work under the charge of the Subject Leader for Science. You will contribute to the student's learning experience by assisting with the preparation of materials and apparatus for practical work. This role will suit an experienced school technician or a recent graduate who may be interested in working in a school. You may be interested in becoming a science teacher and this role could provide an excellent stepping-stone between university and teacher training.

From September, we will begin our transition to becoming a secondary school . We will be moving our science department into a brand new purpose built unit housing 5 science labs and a large prep room. This will be a temporary provision whilst works on a brand new 'Superblock' gets underway. The superblock will provide accommodation for 7 science labs, a prep room, 2 ICT suites and multiple classrooms, as well as a large assembly hall and separate activity studio together with specialist office spaces for our pastoral team. This is an exciting time to be joining Holywell School and a unique opportunity for the right candidate to join the existing science team in developing our science provision.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details about the role. Visits to the school are very welcomed, please contact Romana Tomei at rtomei@holywellschool.co.uk to arrange an appointment.

Applications must be submitted via MyNewTerm by the closing date of Monday 6th July (Noon). We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found before the deadline. Interviews may be arranged as applications are received.

Holywell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare. We also have a sincere commitment to equal opportunity and to the celebration of diversity, including in our staff recruitment. We welcome applications from all sections of our community very warmly, and we recognise the huge strength and opportunity that comes from diversity in all aspects of our make-up. We will need to obtain references in advance of interview for any candidate short- listed, and all job offers are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

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 Holywell School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 711 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holywell School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holywell-school

Holywell School is a caring, distinctively Christian, community-focussed Church of England School. We aim to continue the historic tradition of Church of England Schools by providing a Christian Values-inspired education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. As a school, we are a loving, supportive community with high aspirations for all. We promote inclusion, we are proud to belong and we value each individual. We look after each other, believe in second chances and aim to be the best we can be so we can serve and support the common good.

Our vision is to ‘Live life in all its fullness’. We aim to be an outstanding Christian learning community where everyone is valued as a unique individual and where everyone feels safe. We will aim to be the best we can possibly be, to treat others as we wish to be treated and to make a positive difference to our community and beyond. We strive to be peaceful problem-solvers with open minds and hearts, living God’s love and being kind.

We are a popular and oversubscribed school of 700 students. 2021-2022 will see our final year of expansion. Although situated in the Local Authority of Central Bedfordshire, we straddle the border and have half of our population from Bedford Borough schools. Students are largely drawn from the two villages of Cranfield and Wootton. There is an increasing number of ‘out-of-catchment’ students who are applying to the school because of its good reputation. As part of Central Bedfordshire’s ‘Schools for the Future’ development programme, we are currently exploring a long-term plan to evolve into an 11-16 secondary school.

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