Science Technician

Samuel Whitbread Academy, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5QS

36 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP in Autumn Term 2026

• Closing date

  2 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £14,816.00 - £15,050.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale 2C Points 4-5

Science Technician job summary

About this Role

JOB TITLE: Science Technician

BASED AT: Samuel Whitbread Academy

SALARY/GRADE RANGE: NJC Scale 2C Points 4 - 5 (FTE £25,185.00 - £25,583.00 pro rata; actual £14,816.00 - £15,050.00 per annum. Pay award pending)

RESPONSIBLE TO: Senior Science Technician / Head of Science Department

HOURS: 25 hours per week (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri), term-time including 5 pro rata designated staff training days.

The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) is a multi-academy trust providing exceptional education across our community of 11 schools and five nurseries. Since forming in 2016, we have grown significantly into one of the largest single employers in Central Bedfordshire. We now educate 8,000 children across the area, from nursery age to advanced level study and have over 1,000 members of staff. It is our aim to grow the BEST in everyone, and everything we do is driven by our values, but our aims can only be achieved if we recruit, retain and develop the highest quality workforce - and we want those we employ to be valued in the workplace. The formative years of BEST has been a real success story - and we are looking forward to an exciting future, too.

Ever wondered who ensures the spark happens in the science lab? Do you want to help fuel our students curiosity, one experiment at a time? If you have a passion for Science and want to help make hands-on learning safely happen every day, we want you to join our Science Department! You don’t need to be a Nobel Prize-winning scientist to apply. What we value most is an eye for detail, a willingness to learn, high standards for safety, and an enthusiastic attitude.

For more information, and a job description and person specification for the role, please view the Application Pack link.

CLOSING DATE: Midnight on Wednesday 2nd September 2026

INTERVIEW DATE: Anticipated to be week commencing Monday 6th July 2026 (exact date/time TBC)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

This role will involve working closely with the pupils at Samuel Whitbread Academy and you will be engaging in regulated activity with children.

For general enquiries about this role, please contact Emma Saunders on 01462 629900 or esaunders@bestacademies.org.uk

Information about Samuel Whitbread Academy can be found on the school website

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 Samuel Whitbread Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1657 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Samuel Whitbread Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/samuel-whitbread-academy

Samuel Whitbread Academy

We offer an exceptional academic and extracurricular experience at Samuel Whitbread Academy in an outstanding learning environment where students are expected to work hard and achieve their best.

In our last Ofsted inspection, we were judged as ‘Good’ with many outstanding features and over the next three years we have set ourselves the target of being Outstanding!

Our GCSE results are amongst the best in the Local Authority. We offer a well-balanced curriculum with plenty of choice to prepare our students for the next stage in their lives. Most of our students continue on to the Sixth Form, which is one of the largest and highest performing in the area - providing students with a huge range of courses designed to match the expectations of universities and employers.

Our pastoral care is exceptional and we have dedicated pastoral support teams for each Year Group. The Academy is also broken down into five houses, named after people who have made a distinctive contribution to our community. These provide the framework for the multitude of different competitions, celebrations and charity events that bring our school community together during the year.

Extra-curricular opportunity is a vital part of our ethos and we expect all of our students to get involved in at least one club or activity. There are a huge number of opportunities ranging from highly competitive sports teams to spectacular drama and musical performances.

We enjoy showing visitors around the school so please take the opportunity to come and see us during the school day, so you can see Samuel Whitbread Academy in action and we can answer any questions you may have.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Nick Martin, Principal.

Shefford, Bedfordshire

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