25 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    31 August 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    8 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Science

Working pattern

Part time: 15 Hours Per Week Term Time Only + 1 Working Week (Reduced hours also considered)

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

B1 (SCP 4-6) £25,185 - £25,989 Actual Salary: £8,781 - £9,062

What skills and experience we're looking for

At Leeds Mathematics School (LMaS), we are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic, dynamic and inspirational Science Technician. The role of Science Technician is crucial to ensuring the safe and smooth operation of all aspects of our Chemistry and Physics laboratories. The Science Technician will collect, assemble, prepare, issue, clear away, clean, maintain and store apparatus and other items required for practical lessons or demonstrations or Outreach activities. The Science Technician will keep themselves up to date with, and lead on the implementation of, relevant legislation and guidance, for example CLEAPPS and COSHH.

Potential applicants should have:

  • GCSE grade C/4 and above in science or equivalent qualification.
  • Experience of working in Science lab in a school environment or of working in Science with young people.
  • Experience of working agilely and flexibly, sometimes under pressure, always in confidence.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

  • Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
  • A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
  • £2k Cycle to work scheme.

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.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Leeds Mathematics School

School type
Free School, ages 16 to 19
Education phase
Sixth_form_or_college
School size
168 pupils enrolled
Age range
16 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

School location

Similar jobs nearby

Session Sports Coach (Netball)

Elliott Hudson College

The White Rose Office Park, Millshaw Park Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 0LT

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Leeds