Science Technician
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Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 May 2021 at 11:59am
Date listed
12 May 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- View all Sciencejobs
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £16,688.72
Additional allowances
In addition to attractive pay and conditions, experienced and committed colleagues and a great location, we offer a range of benefits to further personal development and careers at Ivanhoe.
External courses: Our excellent links with Forest Way and other Teaching Schools mean we are able to participate in excellent local training.
Health and wellbeing: We are committed to caring for the positive physical and mental wellbeing of all staff, providing links to medical and wellbeing services for staff.
New Staff: A bespoke induction programme is carefully negotiated each year depending on roles and experience.
Science Technician job summary
We are looking to appoint a Science Technician to join our successful team in the Science Department and to work with our teachers to further promote high standards and levels of achievement in Science at Ivanhoe College.
The successful candidate will ideally have a passion for learning in science as well as an understanding of the practical requirements of this support staff role. The role is essential in ensuring high quality learning takes place in science lessons and other learning activities in the department. We strive to provide the very best education for all our students and want to see them achieve their potential in a safe and stimulating environment As a member of the science department team you will have lots of opportunity to be involved in the full range of lessons and extra-curricular activities. We hope that this is what attracts you to the role in a school.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with an interest in science learning and the education of young people. You need to be someone who understands the practical and health and safety requirements of school science laboratories and who wants to work hard in a team to further their own career. Ideally you will already have some experience of working or volunteering with secondary school aged young people and enjoy working with teenagers.
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 Ivanhoe School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 899 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ivanhoe School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- headspa@ivanhoe.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01530 412756
Based in the market town of Ashby de la Zouch (North West Leicestershire) Ivanhoe College is a large Key stage 3 (11-14) school at the heart of our local community, with over 950 students on role. From August 2022, Ivanhoe College will transition to a Key stage 3 & 4 (11-16) school.
Our vision statement describes us being on a ‘Journey to Excellence’ and we value the unique contribution of each student and want them to achieve their full potential.
Highly skilled and dedicated staff provide an excellent, caring environment in which students can learn and flourish safely. Our aspirations, expectations and commitment are relentlessly high for all members of the college community.
We are extremely proud of our excellent results, which are consistently well above national averages both at the end of Key Stage 3 when our students move on Ashby School, and at the end of Key Stage 4 when our students achieve their GCSEs.
High Attaining students thrive at Ivanhoe College, with a good proportion of students gaining the highest levels at GCSE and A-Level at their upper school, and high rates staying on in the sixth form and going to university.
We enjoy learning together – not only in lessons but also through the wide range of extra-curricular activities we have on offer, and we encourage all students to get involved and develop their skills and talents further.
At Ivanhoe College our students come first. We are a caring school with a disciplined family atmosphere. We have high standards, expecting all students to follow the Ivanhoe Way.
Arranging a visit to Ivanhoe School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headspa@ivanhoe.co.uk.
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