Science Technician - Permanent/Gap Year Opportunities
Matthew Arnold School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9JEThis job expired on 23 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
23 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,281.00 - £21,962.00 Annually (Actual)
Science Technician - Permanent/Gap Year Opportunities job summary
Science Technician
Grade: 5
Salary: £21,281 - £21,962
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type : Permanent
Weeks per year: 39 weeks per year (term time plus five days)
Matthew Arnold School is an 11-18 comprehensive school in a pleasant setting, overlooking the city of Oxford, with an excellent local reputation.
We have a vacancy available in our successful Science Department, for a full-time technician to provide technical and practical support to teachers within a small team.
The person appointed will have good organisational and technical skills and will work well as a member of a team. Duties will involve developing and preparing materials for science lessons, cleaning, maintenance and storage of equipment, and providing administrative support to teaching staff. The successful candidate will ideally be confident working with students and must be willing to work collaboratively with teaching staff to provide technical support for these important areas of school activity.
This would also represent a good opportunity for a student completing their A Levels and looking for a gap year placement.
Applications will be considered as they arrive.
For an application form and further details please visit our website at https://www.maschool.org.uk/Our-School/Staff-Vacancies
Matthew Arnold School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.
How to apply:
Please complete the application for on My New Term. If you have any further questions please contact Jeremiah at hrwest@acertrust.org.uk .
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.
About Matthew Arnold School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1285 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Matthew Arnold School website
Matthew Arnold is a popular and successful school on the edge of Oxford with an excellent local reputation. We are focussed on improving outcomes for every student and are committed to staff development to support this.
The school is part of the Acer Trust family of schools so there is opportunity to share expertise and experiences and enjoy professional development with more than one school. Our induction programmes give strong support to NQTs.
We offer defined-benefit public sector pension schemes (Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme), a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, good bus links, car and cycle parking.
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