Science Technician

Murray Park Community School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 9LL

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,824.00 - £27,694.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale Points 8-10. Actual Pro Rata salary £23,168pa-£23,918pa

Science Technician job summary

Murray Park School is a rewarding and professionally stimulating place to work. Over the last 3 years we have undergone a journey of rapid improvement; moving from a Requires Improvement Ofsted grading to Good in September 2022, along with a Progress 8 improvement of 0.64 to 0 from the 2019 figure, as well as now being over-subscribed. Never complacent, we are now on our next stage of development and seek high-quality staff to enable this.

The person appointed will have:

Good time management

Good level of organisation

Good knowledge of Basic Science Equipment and handling chemicals correctly and safely

Qualifications in Science at A'level and/or equivalent or above

Staff at Murray Park School benefit from:

A positive approach to flexible working for all staff.

A Senior Leadership Team who prioritise staff well-being and consider this when launching any new systems or pedagogical approaches.

A robust and centralised behaviour system, including an internal Alternative Provision, to ensure learning in our classrooms is disruption free.

A whole-school CPD package which includes the sharing of recent research and best-practice.

Support staff working alongside our teaching staff play an integral part of the school

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Please see attached Application Pack.

How to Apply

Apply online via My New Term.

Early applications are strongly encouraged because we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.

Previous applicants need not apply.

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

Murray Park School shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

This post is Exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

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 Murray Park Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Murray Park Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/murray-park-community-school

Murray Park is a dynamic and forward-looking 11-16 mixed comprehensive school on the western fringes of the city of Derby. It is a Foundation Status school, but has a close working relationship with the local authority.

We cater for approximately 1111 students, situated on a spacious site surrounded by greenery. We serve students from the Derby City area, within reach of the Derbyshire countryside and our cohort sizes are growing each year.

Our students reflect the full academic ability range and there is a huge breadth to the socio-economic status of our families.

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