Science Technician
Yate Academy, Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 4DX21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 August 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £26,403.00 - £28,142.00 Annually (FTE)
Science Technician job summary
Enjoy being behind the scenes but making a big impact?
Every successful science lesson relies on careful preparation, organisation and the right equipment being ready at the right time.
At Yate Academy, we're looking for a proactive Science Technician to work alongside our teaching staff, preparing practical experiments, maintaining laboratory equipment and helping ensure every lesson runs smoothly and safely.
About the Role
As a Science Technician, you will support the delivery of engaging and practical science lessons by preparing equipment, materials and resources for experiments, maintaining laboratories and ensuring high standards of health and safety are followed.
This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is organised, enjoys practical work and has a passion for science. You'll become part of a supportive team where your expertise and attention to detail will help create inspiring learning experiences and make a real difference to pupils every day.
Key aspects of the role include:
- To co-ordinate the day-to-day organisation and development of resources across biology, chemistry and physics
- To contribute to the design, development and maintenance of specialist resources and/or long-term projects.
- To ensure 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.
- Keeping accurate up-to-date stock records.
- To ensure that both routine and non-routine checking, cleaning, maintenance, calibration, testing and repairing of equipment are carried out to the required standard.
- Preparing equipment of laboratory classes in accordance with given instructions, CLEAPSS and AQA practical guidance.
- Servicing, testing, routine maintenance and operation of laboratory equipment.
- Provide advice and guidance to staff and students on basic technical issues.
- Support staff and students in the classroom environment to assist in the learning process where appropriate.
- Maintaining science classrooms and the prep room to ensure a clean, safe and orderly environment.
We're Looking For Someone Who:
- Able to monitor supplies of resources and equipment and order more when required.
- Communicates clearly, both written and orally and able to undertake clerical and administrative tasks and maintain accurate records.
- Able to work independently, use own initiative and also work constructively as part of a team.
- A passion and desire to drive things forward.
- Be dependable, able to follow instructions and respond to management directions.
- Good understanding of Health & Safety.
- Behaviour management skills.
About Yate Academy
At Yate Academy, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Yate Academy a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country.
Leadership, resilience & citizenship run through all aspects of school life.
Why Join Greenshaw Learning Trust?
At Greenshaw Learning Trust, collaboration sits at the heart of everything we do. As part of our family of schools, you'll benefit from shared expertise, high-quality professional development and opportunities to grow your career across the Trust.
We offer our staff:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Being part of a supportive and ambitious organisation
If you share our commitment to helping every child thrive, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 27th August 2026. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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 Yate Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 804 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Yate Academy website
At Yate Academy, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Yate Academy a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in South Gloucestershire