Science Technician

St Thomas More Catholic School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UL

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  26 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  11 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,027.00 Annually (FTE)

Science Technician job summary

St Thomas More Catholic Secondary School

SCIENCE TECHNICIAN

Grade D Point 3 - £24,027 (FTE) - (Actual salary will be pro-rata if the FTE)

Start Date: ASAP

35 Hours per week (8.30am to 4.00pm Monday-Friday) Term time plus five training days

Our Science Department needs an adaptable and flexible individual to support our busy teachers. Your varied duties will include preparing materials and equipment for lessons, supporting teachers in lessons and ensuring labs are tidy and safe working environment for our students and teachers.

Whilst experience of working in a school is not a requirement, experience of working with young people and having an understanding of their needs are essential. You will have a GCSE pass in Science, some experience of working in a laboratory setting, a keen interest in Science and most importantly a willingness to be trained and work as part of a team.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and the school reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.

St Thomas More is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment and selection process in line with this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

All staff uphold the core values and Catholic ethos of the school. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust is a large Catholic Multi Academy Trust situated in the northern half of the Catholic Diocese of Northampton formed by the merger of three former Catholic Trusts in February 2020. The Trust currently leads and manages ten catholic primary schools located across the geographical area of Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire and two Catholic secondary schools - Thomas Becket in Northampton and St Thomas More in Bedford.

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

St Thomas More is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment and selection process in line with this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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 St Thomas More Catholic School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 929 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Thomas More Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-more-catholic-school-bedford

St Thomas More Secondary School is a successful, oversubscribed 11-18 Catholic school, which is part of the Bedford group of OLICAT Schools (Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust). St Thomas More is a specialist school in humanities and leadership and also a teaching school. Our last Ofsted inspection, in January 2011, judged St Thomas More to be an outstanding school. Our highly motivated, professional and friendly staff continue to secure higher levels of learning and examination success. 

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