Science Technician
Wright Robinson College, Manchester, M18 8RL4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Physical education
Working pattern
- Part time: Part Time, Term Time only
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year
Pay scale
- Grade: 4 £25,584 - £27,269 FTE (Actual salary term-time only £21,441 – £22,853)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job overview
Grade: 4 £25,584 - £27,269 FTE (Actual salary term-time only £21,441 – £22,853)
Start Date: September 2025
Contract: Part-time (0.5 FTE) (week 1 - two days per week / week 2 – three days per week). One year fixed term contract.
Wright Robinson College, an 11-16 school with an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating, is seeking to appoint a Science Technician to join our large, supportive and successful science department. We are looking for applicants with the expertise and passion to enthuse our young people to achieve across KS3 and KS4. The science department are very forward thinking with evidence based teaching and learning at the forefront of everything they do. The role of Science Technician is key to supporting the delivery of our curriculum.
Wright Robinson College has been chosen as one of the UK's Best Places to Work 2024. The Sunday Times has revealed theBest Places to Workin the UK for 2024. This nationwide workplace survey honours and celebrates Britain's top employers and acknowledges the best workplaces for women, LGBTQIA+ community, disabled employees, ethnic minorities, younger and older workers, and wellbeing. Wright Robinson College is the only high school in the UK to be named as a Times Best Place to Work 2024.
Wright Robinson College has been an ‘Outstanding School’ in every area of the Ofsted Inspection Framework since 2016 and we were immensely proud that our continued ‘Outstanding’ status was confirmed again in our October 2021 inspection under the new framework. We are fully committed to continuing to further raise academic standards and attainment, across an academic curriculum.
Wright Robinson College is committed to staff development and if you join our team you will be based in a friendly and supportive school with a state-of-the-art building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning. As well as offering you a competitive salary,and access to our BUPA Employee Assistance Programme,you will be provided with free access to on-site gym and pool facilities, a range of activities designed to support staff well-being and free on-site parking. Located one mile from the city centre, on the east side of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links. To read more about our employee benefits, please follow the link below:https://www.wrightrobinson.co.uk/Employee-benefits/
Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to Ms Ward, Director of HR on 0161 370 5121.
For further information on the position, to see what our staff have to say about working for us please follow the link below:https://www.wrightrobinson.co.uk/Vacancies-Teaching/
Apply by: 9:00am on Monday 24th February 2025
How to Apply:
Please provide the contact details of your current Headteacher as one of your referees where possible.
Apply here on Tes via the quick Apply now button.
All applications should be made here via the TES website. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to contact all applicants who have not been shortlisted for interview. If you have been shortlisted, you will be contacted within one week of the closing date.
Statement on Safeguarding
Wright Robinson College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employment offers are made subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. When appointing new staff, we will ask shortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and to provide any information that would deem them unsuitable to work with children.
Online checks for shortlisted candidates
In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search, including social media, will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
GDPR
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What the school offers its staff
Wright Robinson College is committed to staff development and if you join our team, you will be based in a friendly and supportive school with a state-of-the-art building, providing access to the latest resources to facilitate learning. As well as offering you a competitive salary and access to our BUPA Healthy Minds Employee Assistance Programme, you will be provided with free access to on-site gym facilities, swimming pool and on-site parking. Located one mile from the city centre on the east side of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links.
Wright Robinson College is outstanding in every area of the Ofsted Inspection Framework (2021). As an ‘Outstanding School,’ we are fully committed to continuing to further raise academic standards and attainment, across an academic curriculum.
Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to Ms Ward, Director of HR on 0161 370 5121.
For further information on the position, to see what our staff have to say about working for us please follow the link below: https://www.wrightrobinson.co.uk/Vacancies-Non-Teaching/
Commitment to safeguarding
Statement on Safeguarding
Wright Robinson College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employment offers are made subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. When appointing new staff, we will ask shortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and to provide any information that would deem them unsuitable to work with children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
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About Wright Robinson College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1796 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Wright Robinson College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- wrcjobs@wrightrobinson.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 370 5121
Wright Robinson is an outstanding 11-16 secondary school situated on the outskirts of central Manchester, in extensive grounds alongside Gorton reservoir and surrounding greenbelt.
The college has state of the art facilities set in an impressive campus which facilitates an exceptional learning environment.
As you enter the college you will find a calm and welcoming atmosphere. Visitors frequently comment on how impeccably well-mannered our students are.
Our ‘Team Ethos’ permeates all aspects of college life. Life here at Wright Robinson is so much more than what happens in the classroom and we are extremely proud to offer a wealth of opportunities to our students. A culture of mutual respect, positive outlook and a ‘can-do’ approach pervades our school. We have established a secure, stable and well-ordered environment and make no apologies for the high expectations of all pupils. Our Governors and Leaders are deeply committed to ensuring that every pupil can flourish, irrespective of their personal circumstances.
Our core purpose is to deliver consistently high-quality teaching and provide an education that enables our pupils to excel. The ambitious curriculum motivates and engages pupils to work extremely hard.
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