Science Technician

Northwood School, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 1QN

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 May 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: £30,288.00 Annually (FTE) 21.25 hrs / week, 38 weeks / year, Scale 4 - Point NJC07

Science Technician job summary

Main Tasks / Accountabilities:

To organise and deliver practicals and printing of work for the Science Teachers including assistance at evening/open events.

General Duties

Daily

Deliver prepared practical equipment to laboratories before lessons start.

Collect, clean, and check returned equipment after use.

Dispose of daily chemical and biological waste safely.

Wipe down prep room benches and check gas/water taps.

Address urgent equipment faults or spillages.

Weekly

Review and replenish standard consumables in classrooms (e.g., glassware, googles).
Inspect eye wash stations, first aid kits, and spill kits.
Feed, clean, and maintain any living plants.
Bulk-prepare standard chemical solutions for the upcoming week.
Run intensive glassware cleaning and sterilisation cycles.
Photocopying as and when required.

Half-Termly/ Termly

Audit chemical and equipment stock levels for the Senior Technician.
Deep clean fume cupboards, fridges, and prep room storage areas.
Check and log working conditions of safety screens and lab PPE.
Reorganise storage tracking systems to match upcoming curriculum topics.
Assist the Senior Technician with statutory safety inspections and testing.
Compile resource wish-lists for the Senior Technician ahead of budget periods.
Arrange secure, compliant disposal of accumulated chemical waste.

General Person Specification

To be responsible for all requirements of science teaching areas and the associated preparation room.
To be responsible for the safe and secure storage of stock in all laboratories disposing of equipment in agreement with the Head of Science.
To be responsible for all record keeping using the computer as required.
In consultation with the Head of Science deal with the ordering of goods.
To advise the Head of Science on improving the science environment.
To act as RPS trainer for staff
Assisting HOD and Senior Technician in science department initiatives

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

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 Northwood School

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1031 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northwood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northwood-school-northwood

It is my pleasure to extend a very warm welcome to the Northwood School.

Northwood is a rapidly growing, popular, 11-18, fully-inclusive co-educational school where students make outstanding progress. In our recent Ofsted inspection, (October 2018) we were judged to be Outstanding. As a result of rapidly rising student numbers we are looking to increase our staff for next year. The school which is located in Northwood, North West London is easily accessible due to the area’s excellent transport links. The nearest tube station is Northwood Hills which is on the Metropolitan line.

We recently moved into a brand new, state of the art building with fantastic facilities for both our staff and students. We are a forward thinking, caring, and most important of all, happy school, where students of all abilities and social backgrounds achieve very well.

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