Science Technician

The Castle School, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AU

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week 8:00am – 4:00pm Monday to Thursday, 8:30am – 4:00pm on Friday (includes an unpaid 30-minute daily lunch break) 39 weeks per year (Term time plus INSET days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual starting salary - £21,566 pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Castle School is looking to appoint a Science Technician within our busy Science Department.

The Science Technician has a valuable role to play in enabling the child in the classroom to succeed through providing a complete laboratory technical resource to the school. The successful candidate should be able to start work before school to enable the preparation of lessons for the day, however some flexibility regarding the hours is possible for the right candidate.

The Science Department is the largest in the school with nine full-time teaching staff and a well-qualified and experienced Senior Science Technician. Lessons take place in fully equipped laboratories, five of which have been newly refurbished.

Students are pushed to be curious about the world around them and test their own hypotheses through practical investigation throughout their time at school. The Science Department works extremely collaboratively, and you will benefit greatly from the use of richly resourced schemes of learning as well as the experience and support of the whole team.

Applicants should be enthusiastic, patient and flexible, demonstrate initiative, have excellent communication and organisation skills and be a team player. Previous experience in a similar role or an interest in science is desirable however the successful candidate will be given suitable on the job training.

What the school offers its staff

Our school is part of the Blackdown Education Partnership, we believe that our schools should sit at the heart of our communities; that there are no limits to what our children and young people can achieve; and that they should be great places to work and learn.

We are incredibly proud of our Trust and the schools within it. Strong partnerships, collaboration and generosity are the bonds which underpin our collective mission to provide great education for all children no matter what their starting point or their background.

We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.

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.

All applications should be made by completing the application form available, including evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role and should be submitted by 12 noon on the closing date.

Further details are available within the job description and person specification.

Closing date: Wednesday 4th February 2026 at midday

Interviews: Week commencing 9th February 2026

Commitment to safeguarding

Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Applying for the job

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Castle School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Castle School website
• Email address: office@castle.bep.ac
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-castle-school-ta1-5au

The Blackdown Education Partnership is a multi-academy trust (MAT) working across Devon and Somerset. It was born of a merger between two established MATs: The Castle Partnership Trust and Uffculme Academy Trust and currently looks after a family of 12 schools: 6 primary and 6 secondary and 4 nurseries.

Blackdown Education Partnership is, therefore, a single organisation established to deliver the education and to safeguard the wellbeing of every child in our Trust. The Trust seeks to ensure that high quality collaboration and system leadership continue to improve the education in our schools. We are responsible for the good governance of the schools within our Trust and are accountable for the performance of each school. We work with an exceptional team of leaders, teachers and support staff whose combined efforts deliver on our promise to believe in every child.

We can offer you: An opportunity to work in an experienced and supportive team from whom you can learn, develop and grow. A friendly, busy and dynamic workplace where each day is different from the last. A competitive salary. Wider opportunities to be involved across our Trust. An energised and professional working environment.

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