Science Technician

Oxford Spires Academy, Oxford, OX4 2AU

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 5 SCP 5-7

Science Technician job summary

The science faculty at Oxford Spires Academy aims to create a culture of inquiry, learning and achievement. Our focus is quality teaching and learning and we are proud to be recognised as an innovative team who work together to develop thought provoking lessons which support our students in achieving excellent outcomes. High quality technical support is pivotal to this work.

Science has become one of the highest achieving subjects in the academy and is a popular choice at A Level. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic science technician with an ability to work alongside our teaching team to inspire, enthuse and engage students in science.

This is an opportunity to work alongside an experienced and award winning (Excellence in STEM Support 2022) technician team. We have an impressive track record of developing our staff including close links with the Science Learning Partnership which provide many opportunities for continued professional development.

We have two potential positions available for full or part time roles within the team, and would therefore encourage applications from those who have an interest in supporting the faculty and a genuine desire to inspire and empower the next generation of scientists.

We appoint on potential as well as experience, and we are committed to nurturing staff development. In return, we offer you a friendly and supportive environment and the chance to make a genuine difference to the amazing young people that make up our academy.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’. Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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 Oxford Spires Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1306 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oxford Spires Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oxford-spires-academy

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