Science Technician

Northfleet Technology College, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 8BG

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate

• Closing date

  25 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,168.00 Annually (FTE)

Science Technician job summary

We are looking for a science technician to support our Head of Faculty and teaching team in delivering high quality, practical lessons. The successful candidate will be a proactive and flexible team player with a strong interest in Science, good communication kills and the ability to follow detailed instructions while contributing to the smooth running of the Faculty.

As the Science Technician, you will be expected to co-ordinate the use and maintenance of practical resources and facilities, and provide assistance and advice in meeting the practical needs of the science curriculum.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Support staff with preparation and organisation of resources prior to lessons, during lessons and after lessons
• To manage the technical, administrative and resource provision across the Science Department.
• To support the curriculum delivery and development of the Science curriculum through creative planning of practical elements.
• Ensure all equipment is prepared for lessons in accordance with teacher specifications
• Organisation, preparation, repair, cleaning, transport and collection of all subject related equipment and materials
• Assist and support in practical and extra-curricular lessons and clubs as requested
• Understand the biology, chemistry and physics syllabi and schemes of work in order to prepare for practical lessons.
• Keeping up to date records and logs of stock and preparation of stock orders.
• Ensure full implementation of all Health and Safety regulations across the subject areas, including carrying out risk assessments for technician activities.
• Organise the safe and secure disposal of hazardous waste.
• Organise the efficient storage and record keeping of chemicals, equipment and machinery.
• Carry out maintenance, repair and safety checks on equipment and record faults and action taken
• Keep up to date with Health and Safety regulations and with subject specific developments.
• Ensure the effective/efficient deployment of resources.
• Obtaining purchases necessary for lessons and technician tasks.

All positions that involve working with children in regulated activity are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those which would normally be considered ‘spent’ except those received for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules. Candidates applying for a vacancy will be asked to complete a Self-Disclosure form on which they will be asked to disclose any relevant convictions, court orders, reprimands, warnings, or other matters which may affect an applicant’s suitability to work with children.

In order to apply for this position, please complete and submit the NTC Application Form, CVs will not be accepted. Appointment will be subject to satisfactory recruitment & vetting checks including 2 references. Our school and all its personnel are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. The post is subject to safeguarding checks including an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure & Barring Service and in accordance with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2022), NTC will undertake an online search via engines and social media platforms of publicly available information concerning all short-listed candidates.

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.

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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

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 Northfleet Technology College

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 963 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northfleet Technology College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northfleet-technology-college

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