Science Technician
King Edward VI Community College, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5JXThis job expired on 6 January 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 January 2022 at 9am
Date listed
8 December 2021
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Part time: Monday to Friday: 30 hours per week, term time working
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade C: £18933 - £19698 FTE
Actual salary
- £12915 - £13437 per annum
Science Technician job summary
Science Technician
Grade C: £18933 - £19698 pa pro rata (actual salary: £12915 - £13437 pa)
Permanent post
Hours: 30 per week x 38.4 weeks per annum (term time plus 2 days)
As part of our Science Technician team you will ensure that a safe, effective and efficient laboratory technical service is provided for the use of students and teaching staff. You will also provide technical advice and assistance in the classroom to support students and assist teaching staff with learning activities.
Our science laboratories are spread across two sites on the college campus with each laboratory technician required to work across the site. The duties of Technicians fall into the following broad headings: ·
• Preparing, setting out and clearing away apparatus for science lessons. ·
• Preparing solutions and materials
• General cleaning and tidying within laboratories.
• Checking of equipment and transport of equipment between sites.
• Monitoring stock.
• Contributing to their own professional development by attending internally and externally provided training.
• Contributing to the wider pastoral life of the College.
Previous knowledge and experience working in a science environment will be advantageous, and the work will involve some physical tasks.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
King Edward VI Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS certificate will be required.
Closing date: 9am 6 January 2022
Interviews: w/c 10 January 2022
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 King Edward VI Community College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 915 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01803869200
The College is situated in the South Hams town of Totnes with a wide and varied catchment area. Our community is richly diverse, encompassing not just Totnes itself, but the wonderful countryside that surrounds it. We are a Co-operative College supported by The Dart Valley Learning Trust.
This is a very special place to work: we celebrate our focus on comprehensive and inclusive qualities.
Our students are a fantastic mix of personalities and talents, and we value each and every one of them. We are committed to making a real difference to their lives: supporting them to flourish, and we go that extra mile to make this happen. As Ofsted (2019) recognised staff are 'relentless in their pursuit of better outcomes for pupils'.
We are rightly pleased with, but not fulfilled by, our judgment as a good school. We aspire to be consistently outstanding in all that we do, and encourage staff and students to be creative in their approaches to learning,
We want to harness the potential of our community to develop a truly unique school, infused with co-operative values that prepare children to be happy and successful adults. Please see further information on our website.
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