Science Technician
St Thomas More Catholic High School, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 8AE2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
17 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (Term Time + 5 Inset Days) (Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm, Friday 8:30am-4:00pm)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 5, SCP 7-11 (£22,074.69-£23,528.56 actual salary)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors are seeking to appoint a highly organised Science Technician, to deliver an efficient and effective support service in the Science Department.
We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified Science Technician who will be responsible for providing technical support in Science subjects from KS3 to KS4. The role involves providing a wide variety of resources to support science lessons, especially pupil practical experiments and teacher demonstrations, including clearing up.
You will be required to work in accordance with strict health and safety guidance and procedures ensuring that a healthy, safe and productive learning and teaching environment is maintained. A calm, friendly and helpful manner is essential, as is the ability to adapt and be flexible to the requirements of the Department.
The successful candidate will have knowledge of COSHH regulations and a relevant Science qualification, ideally with previous experience of working in a Science department, School or commercial laboratory.Good communication skills and the ability to be organised, methodical and resourceful are essential.
The Science Department is an outstanding department which achieves excellent results. This is an exciting opportunity for a technician to support a successful team.
We are a friendly and caring community placing the academic progress and welfare of our pupils at the heart of everything we do. All colleagues are equally valued and appreciated and encouraged to continue their professional development.
Further details and a recruitment pack is available from the school website or by e-mailing:
recruitment@st-thomasmore.cheshire.sch.uk
What the school offers its staff
We are a friendly and caring community placing the academic progress and welfare of our pupils at the heart of everything we do. All colleagues are equally valued and appreciated and encouraged to continue their professional development.
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.
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About St Thomas More Catholic High School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 666 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@st-thomasmore.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01270580164
St. Thomas More Catholic High School is a voluntary aided Catholic comprehensive school for boys and girls aged 11 to 16, situated close to the centre of Crewe, in Cheshire. Most pupils are drawn from four parishes within the Shrewsbury Diocese, and the school serves a wide, diverse area.
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