Science Technician

Lord Williams's School, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 2AQ

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  17 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £15,041.00 Annually (Actual) Actual Annual Salary based on 25 hours per week, term time only. The equivalent full time salary is £26,429 - £27.275.

Science Technician job summary

Support for students

Provide equipment, resources and advice for students under the direction of the class teacher

Support pupils in accessing learning activities under the guidance of the teacher

Support for the teacher

Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and productive working environment

Timely and accurate preparation and use of specialist equipment / resources / materials as

required by staff/curriculum/lesson plans etc.

Maintain records as requested

Ensure the health and safety and good behaviour of pupils at all times

Provide clerical/administration support

Support for the curriculum

Prepare equipment, materials and specimens for demonstration and practical work,

including the safe preparation, delivery and disposal of hazardous substances

Deal safely with spills and breakages & dispose of laboratory waste safely

Collect or occasionally purchase items or materials locally when not stocked by our

school suppliers

Monitor and manage stock and supplies, cataloguing as required

Maintenance of specialist equipment, check for quality/safety, undertake repairs/modifications

within own capabilities and report other damages/needs

Demonstrate and assist others in safe and effective use of specialist equipment/materials

Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes

Support for the School

Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to

learn and develop

Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school

Appreciate and support the role of other professionals

Assist with the supervision of pupils out of lesson times e.g. clubs, extra-curricular activities

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

Lord Williams’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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 Lord Williams's School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 2259 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lord Williams's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lord-williams-s-school

Lord Williams’s School is a thriving and popular comprehensive school serving the Thame community and its surrounding rural area. We are a split-site school, with Years 7 – 9 on the Lower School site at Towersey Road and Years 10 – 13 on the Upper School site at Oxford Road. We pay particular attention to each individual student by promoting their personal, social and educational development to enable all to achieve at the highest level possible. As a result of our continuing success, Lord Williams’s School is consistently oversubscribed.

We promote high quality teaching and learning. We attract talented, committed and conscientious teachers who produce stimulating and challenging learning activities helped by experienced support staff. Teamwork is a key feature of our work.

We are an inclusive school; we cater for all abilities and we provide access for all students. This is reflected in our work with the more able, with students with a range of learning and other difficulties and in our admissions policy for the Sixth Form.

The school has excellent teaching facilities on both sites with accommodation that is suited to the demands of the curriculum.

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