Science Technician (with some duties in Art/DT/Food faculty)
Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5HY42 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Sept 2026
Closing date
28 August 2026 at 1am
Date listed
17 July 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
- Scale E, point 8, £13.90/hour
Science Technician (with some duties in Art/DT/Food faculty) job summary
Smithdon High School are looking to appoint an Science Technician (with some duties in Art/DT/Food faculty) to join their team.
The role will involve primarily working in the Science department. Although there will be some times when you will work supporting the Art, Design Technology and Food department.
Start Date: Sept 2026
Hours: 25 hrs per week, 38 weeks per year (term time only)
Salary: Scale E, point 8, £13.90/hour
Email: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk
Smithdon High School: https://www.smithdonhigh.org.uk/
Purpose of the Job
To contribute to the achievement of Smithdon High School Science Department’s objectives by supporting the practical and technical aspects of the science curriculum. This will involve preparing, providing and maintaining resources required for safe and secure practical activities carried out by staff and students.
Responsibilities, but not limited to:
● Coordinate the use of practical resources and facilities and provide assistance and advice in meeting the practical needs of the science curriculum, including liaising with teaching staff and support staff outside the department.
● To ensure the maintenance of a healthy & safe working environment through:
● Actively contributing to the assessment, monitoring and review of both health & safety procedures and information resources;
● Keeping up to date with current procedures and practices through continuing professional development;
● The provision of technical advice and support on health & safety issues to teaching and trainee technical staff;
● The safe treatment & disposal of used materials including hazardous substances and responding to actual or potential hazards;
● The healthy & safe storage and accessibility of equipment and materials.
● To contribute to the design, development and maintenance of specialist resources and/or long-term projects.
● Ensuring the availability of suitable materials and equipment, compiling orders and liaising or negotiating with suppliers and finance departments. This will include sourcing, costing and suggesting economic alternatives to maintain stock levels.
● Ensure that both routine and non-routine checking, cleaning, maintenance, calibration, testing and repairing of equipment are carried out to the required standard.
Main tasks
● To efficiently provide equipment for demonstration or practical lessons as requested by teaching staff as per departmental guidelines.
● To be familiar with the storage of worksheets and practical instructions, both on paper and electronically, and be able to access and interpret them effectively.
● To ensure that equipment, materials and apparatus are removed from the laboratory after lessons and cleaned and stored ready for future use, or disposed of if appropriate.
● To undertake repairs when necessary and, where applicable, recommend or arrange outside repairs, replacement or maintenance.
● To ensure that any scientific debris or hazardous materials/spills are removed from the sinks, benchtops and other areas to provide a safe environment for cleaning staff and others. To deal with spillages/emergencies during practical activities.
● To ensure that gas and water taps are turned off, and that electrical connections, chemical solutions and other materials are left stored in a safe and secure condition, ready for re-use.
● To be aware of, and to comply with, all departmental/school instructions and procedures relating to health and safety at work and to recognise the main responsibilities required under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated legislation.
● To contribute to safe working practice in preparation/storage/teaching areas.
● To undertake general tasks according to the needs of the department, such as maintenance of laboratories, preparation of store rooms, transporting supplies, reprographic duties and preparation of audio/visual materials as required by departmental teaching staff, etc.
● To undertake any other duties within the scope of the post, as required by the Head of Department or other appropriate supervisors.
Personal and Professional Conduct
A member of staff is expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct. They are to uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school.
For a full job description and personal specification please click the link below.
The duties and responsibilities listed in the job description provide a summary of the main aspects of the role. This is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be required to carry out other tasks, as deemed appropriate to the grade and nature of the post.
Closing Date for Applications: 28 August 2026
Interview Dates: Sept 2026
Start Date: Sept 2026
How to apply
For this vacancy, please click the 'Apply for Job' button, to complete our online application form.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable field is met.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
As part of our recruitment process it is necessary for us to perform an online social media check. The reason for the online search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE. There is no other purpose for a search.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualifications) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.
West Norfolk Academies Trust is fully committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, eliminating discrimination. Applications are invited from all sections of society.
Please click here to view a copy of the Trusts Leave and time off policy
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
West Norfolk Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check with barred list. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but Exceptions Order may apply.
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 Smithdon High School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 579 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Smithdon High School website
At Smithdon High School we share a simple vision. Every child is supported to make progress in every single lesson, every single day.
These are exciting times to join our school. Under our current Headteacher since September 2022, we are building to become a truly great school – with our best GCSE results ever in the summer of 2023 and achieving a “Good” Ofsted (“good” in all areas) in November 2023. Our staff work as a team and support each other, while receiving fantastic professional development opportunities. They are encouraged to be the best they can be.
Our school serves the coastal town of Hunstanton and the surrounding area with a clear focus on knowing the strengths and needs of every student. We believe every child deserves a warm welcome to every learning opportunity and a personalised learning experience; challenge and support leading to exceptional progress. We are also at the centre of the community in Hunstanton and West Norfolk. We will always embrace opportunities to strengthen existing and explore new relationships within our community.
Our buildings are both innovative and modern as well as of historic significance and we aim to create the best facilities for our students to learn and achieve - coupled with an innovative and creative curriculum alongside outstanding specialist staff.
Everything we do reflects both our core values to "Work Hard, Be Kind and Smile" and our "Smithdon Seven" expectations.
1. We believe in ourselves and are proud of our achievements
2. We aim high and accept challenge to achieve our ambitions
3. We take responsibility for our choices, our actions and our environment
4. We work together to support our community
5. We are present, we are equipped to learn, we work hard and we always give our best
6. We are respectful and we listen to others
7. We take pride in the presentation of ourselves and our work
At Smithdon High School we welcome applicants who want to make a positive difference to the lives of our students and can help them to aspire to great futures.
We are part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust whose aim is to challenge and support a small group of schools to provide an excellent education for the young people of West Norfolk.
The Trust works in a supportive partnership with Primary and Secondary schools with each school maintaining their unique identity and ethos.
The schools work together to ensure maximum benefit for all students through economies of scale and shared resources.
The Trust’s clear strategic vision for the future is based around four key areas:
• Maximising student achievement
• Ensuring each student is engaged with the school
• Ensuring our students have access to world class resources
• Delivering outstanding teaching and learning
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