Science Technician
Thames Park Secondary School, Grays, RM17 5FP13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st December 2026
Closing date
2 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
20 October 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
- £21,669.00 - £23,195.00 Annually (Actual) Thurrock Band A Point 1-6
Science Technician job summary
Science Technician
Salary: Thurrock Band A Point 1 - 6
(£21,669.61 - £23,195.53 actual salary per annum)
37 hours per week
8:00am to 4:00pm (Monday-Thursday) 8:00am to 3:30pm (Friday)
with 30 minute unpaid break
38 weeks of the year - term time plus inset days
Start Date: 1st December 2026
Do you have an interest in science and enjoy working in a practical, hands-on environment? Are you organised, methodical and committed to maintaining high standards of safety? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a Science Technician to provide practical and technical support to our Science Department. You will help teachers deliver engaging practical lessons by ensuring that equipment, materials and resources are prepared, maintained and readily available.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Preparing equipment, materials and resources for practical lessons, demonstrations and assessments.
- Setting up and clearing away practical activities efficiently and safely.
- Cleaning, maintaining and safely storing science equipment and materials.
- Monitoring stock levels and assisting with the ordering of equipment and resources.
- Helping to maintain clean, organised and safe laboratories and preparation areas.
- Supporting appropriate health and safety procedures within practical science.
- Demonstrating the safe and correct use of equipment to students under the direction of teaching staff.
- Providing practical assistance to teachers and students during lessons.
- Assisting with practical assessments
- Reporting any safety concerns or inappropriate behaviour promptly to the responsible member of staff.
Thames Park Secondary School opened in September 2020 in Thurrock and moved to our state of the art facilities in 2022 in North Grays. Thames Park Secondary School aims to provide an outstanding education for all its students. We have a strong focus on digital education running throughout our curriculum and are passionate about making our learning both exciting and memorable.
Thames Park Secondary School is a member of the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust and was judged to be “good” in all areas by Ofsted. The Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, with twelve member schools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.
What the school can offer:
- Relocation package of up to £8,000 where applicable, for new employees renting or buying a property
- Two week October half term
- Support from highly experienced SLT members and the wider trust network
- Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
- Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
- Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
- Fully Subsidised Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
- National Conditions of Service
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
If you feel the school would suit you, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our school outstanding, please apply now or you can request a visit of the school or for more information speak to Ayshen Uluhan hr@osborne.coop or call 01375 648944. As a trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds.
Thames Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
If you would like to be considered for this post, application forms are available via our website, Vacancies in our Trust (osborne.coop)
Closing date: Monday 2nd November 2026- 9.00am
Interview date:
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Thames Park Secondary School
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 808 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Thames Park Secondary School. opened to Year 7 pupils in central Grays in September 2020 as a brand new school. Grays is a vibrant, dynamic, rewarding and inspiring place to work, and enjoys excellent transport links. The area is undergoing large scale redevelopment in Europe as part of the Thames Gateway Development. We are part of a £20+ million building programme and will have excellent, purpose-built accommodation with state of the art specialist equipment and facilities in September 2022. We are the newest school in the Osborne Co-operative Academies Trust which comprises of 12 schools.
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