Science Technician
Ivanhoe School, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1HXThis job expired on 22 August 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
22 August 2024 at 3pm
Date listed
19 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 37 hours a week, 40 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 6, pay point 9 - 10
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and Training
Essential
A level in a science subject or NVQ2 or equivalent and/or or GCSE English, Maths and science or equivalent
Evidence of recent personal or professional learning
Experience
Experience of working or studying in a science laboratory.
Experience of working with secondary age students.
Knowledge and Skills
Up to date knowledge of the science curriculum and requirements for the secondary age group.
Knowledge of health and safety processes and procedures in a science lab.
Knowledge of MS Office and the ability to develop further skills as required.
Ability to use own initiative to support the work of the team.
Excellent communication skills, written and spoken,
Excellent organisational skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including assertiveness, resilience and an awareness of the need for confidentiality.
Good presentation skills and an ability to create a professional resource and support environment
Good time management skills and an ability to work under pressure.
Motivation
Enthusiasm for learning, and for working with young people in a school environment, and participating in the wider life of the school
Appearance
Appearance to inspire the confidence of staff, students and the community
Application
A well written and well-presented application written specifically for this post.
Extra-curricular
Recognition of the value of extra-curricular activities as part of the development of the whole person
Desirable
Qualifications and Training
Degree or equivalent in relevant subject
Successful experience of working in a similar role.
Experience
Successful experience of working as a science technician or support assistant
Successful experience of working as part of a team.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of CLEAPSS processes.
Knowledge of Arbor
Knowledge of managing budgets and stock orders.
Knowledge and experience of first aid.
What the school offers its staff
Vision
We have a compelling desire to provide high quality, personalised and rounded education for everyone, right in the heart of our local community. We believe that no school can be deemed successful unless all those around it are also successful, popular and flourishing. Hence, we believe that dynamic, mutually accountable collaboration and challenge between local schools as members of the LiFE MAT is the cornerstone of our future success.
Each of our schools needs to be seen as a leader of, and vital to, its local community; each school is regarded as fundamental to the identity of its surrounding community. In this capacity we will relentlessly promote the values of inclusion and the celebration of diversity, alongside personal responsibility and respect.
Values
- Ensuring that every student achieves positive, life changing outcomes
- Providing a whole education: academic excellence co-existing with an exceptional commitment to activity beyond the school gate
- The relentless pursuit of excellence by;expecting this of every person, every day; recognising and celebrating behaviours that lead to great progress and promoting and celebrating elite performance inside school and in the wider world
- Valuing and promoting the celebration and understanding of diversity and qualities of our staff and students
- Ensuring that all students and staff feel known, appreciated and supported
- Committing whole-heartedly to collaboration within, between and beyond our academies
- Ensuring our curricula are agents for the promotion of our values
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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ivanhoe School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 870 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ivanhoe School website
- Email address
- vacancies@ivanhoe.co.uk
At Ivanhoe School, our students come first. We recognise their different needs and work hard with them to develop their abilities and talents. We value the unique contribution of each student and want them to achieve their full potential.
Highly qualified teachers and support 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 school community.
Ivanhoe School became Members of the LiFE Multi Academy Trust in July 2021. Ivanhoe School works closely with local LIFE MAT schools: Ashby School and Ibstock Community College as part of the 'National Forest Hub.'
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