Science Technician
The Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PW11 days remaining to apply
Closing date
5 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 February 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
- £21,195.00 - £21,796.00 Annually (Actual) Full time (& part time hours considered), term time only + 2 weeks (41 weeks). FTE £24,087 to £24,771).
Science Technician job summary
We are seeking a Science Technician to play a key role in enhancing the quality of science education and encourage our students to realise their full potential. You will work with a highly professional team to provide efficient and effective technical support to students, using your knowledge to gain educational-based experience.
You must understand a scientific discipline and preferably have worked in a similar scientific or technical environment. However this role could suit a recent graduate or apprentice looking to develop key skills and knowledge within a busy and enthusiastic faculty. You must be able to perform manual lifting, bending and porterage duties and have a good knowledge of Health & Safety regulations.
As Science Technician you will be welcomed into an experienced team of professionals to:
- Prepare apparatus and equipment for practical lessons
- Ensure the maintenance and servicing of science machinery, equipment and apparatus
- Monitor stock control and ensure materials and equipment are managed
- Assist with creating inspiring teaching displays throughout the department
The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, recently recognised by Ofsted as prioritising ‘wider opportunities alongside achievement so that pupils “live life to the full.”’ (Ofsted 2023). Operating from recently refurbished facilities, our shared mission to improve the life chances of all of our students is at the very centre of our work.
We put the welfare of our staff at the heart of everything we do and can offer you:
- Generous employer pension contribution at 23.6% basic salary
- Career development with a bespoke CPD programme and a generous allowance of inset days
- Excellent newly refurbished facilities with free onsite parking and good local public transport links
- Close proximity to beaches and the Jurassic Coast to assist your work life balance
- Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme
The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants. Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CV’s. We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.
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 are not accepted.
About The Bishop of Winchester Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1148 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, commended by Ofsted for its ‘inclusive approach, which seeks to support all pupils’. Led by a dedicated team with ‘strong moral and ethical foundation[s]’, our shared mission for ‘improving the life chances of all [our] pupils is at the very centre of [our] work’ (Ofsted, 2017).
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