Senior Physics Technician
Wycombe High School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1TB16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
4 January 2027
Closing date
26 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 October 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
- £29,114.00 - £31,230.00 Annually (FTE)
Senior Physics Technician job summary
Senior Physics Technician
Term Time Only - Full-Time Hours
Wycombe High School is seeking to appoint a proactive, organised and enthusiastic Senior Physics Technician to support the delivery of outstanding Science education, particularly within Physics. This is a hands-on role at the heart of a busy and successful Science department, involving the preparation of practical lessons, maintenance of laboratories and equipment, and ensuring the highest standards of health and safety.
At Wycombe High School, we offer the opportunity to work in a friendly, vibrant and high-achieving school where staff wellbeing and professional support are genuinely valued. Benefits include membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, an Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing initiatives, Mental Health First Aiders, free on-site parking, a Cycle Scheme and a range of staff social activities.
Start Date: 4th of January 2027
Salary: Bucks Pay Scale 3, Points 16-20 (£29,114 - £31,230 FTE, pro rata)
Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday
Closing Date: Applications considered as received; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
About the Role:
As Senior Physics Technician, you will be responsible for preparing, setting up and maintaining equipment, materials and resources for practical lessons, demonstrations and experiments. You will work closely with teaching staff to support exciting hands-on learning experiences, assist with practical activities where required, maintain laboratories and specialist equipment, and help ensure the highest standards of health and safety are upheld across the department. You will also play an important role in stock control, equipment inventories, housekeeping, and trialling new practical activities and apparatus.
We are looking for a well-organised and self-motivated individual with excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Applicants should be educated to at least A-Level standard (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Physics or another Science discipline. The successful candidate will be confident using ICT, able to manage multiple priorities, and committed to providing outstanding support to both staff and students.
Wycombe High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and other pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance. As part of our safer recruitment procedures, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and relevant pre-employment checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
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 Wycombe High School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1371 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Wycombe High School website
Wycombe High School is a girls’ selective state academy school with 1304 students on roll, of whom around 400 are in the Sixth Form. Each year 192 girls are admitted into Year 7. All students are assigned to a vertical tutor group consisting of about 21 students; usually three students from each year. group There are six houses with 10 tutor groups in each house. Our school is part of the Wycombe High School Academies Trust.
The school has educated girls of High Wycombe for over a hundred years and is very highly regarded in the local and wider community. There is a strong and shared sense of community and collective pride, built on core values. Parental support is strong. We have excellent links with other local schools, colleges and universities. We have a knowledgeable and supportive Governing Body fully involved with all aspects of school life, and an enthusiastic and active Parents and Friends Association.
Our staff are professional, forward-looking and committed to extending the horizons of our students, encouraging them to aim high, to take on leadership roles and to become independent learners. We have an ambitious development plan, with a focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning, both within and beyond the classroom.
We are a National Support School, a Teaching School and one of 35 Mathematics Hubs nationally. We are delighted to have been recently designated as a National Mathematics and Physics SCITT in 2017 and have strong community partnerships. We have invested substantially in IT systems and training. We also have an outstanding reputation for the performing and visual arts. Numerous educational visits take place each year and for every age group, at home and abroad.
Our school motto summarises our ethos and sense of community. All those who study, work at, or send their children to our school are part of this community and are role models for our ethos.
Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter
(Courageously, Faithfully, Joyfully)
Courageously:
Each student is encouraged to embrace our core values of honesty, respect and hard work. She is encouraged to speak out against injustice, supported to take risks, and is not afraid of failure. She learns new subjects and skills. She pushes herself to her personal limits and beyond. She is encouraged to listen to the opinions of others, as well as to voice her own. She accepts responsibility for herself and other students. She leads the school in partnership with staff and the governing body. She is independent and innovative in thought and action.
Faithfully:
Every student is expected to uphold our school rules and traditions. She acts with integrity and is truthful and honest in all she does. She keeps promises and is reliable. She works hard to achieve her full potential. Above all she is a good friend, a good neighbour and a good citizen. She contributes positively to school life and society.
Joyfully:
All our students contribute to making our school the happy and joyful place it is. Each student demonstrates mutual respect and empathy for all and is proud of her own achievements and those of others. She shows commitment to a fair and peaceful community and embraces diversity. Our students are happy and positive in approach, and support others to be the same.
As an immediate adopter of the Early Career Framework, any NQT applying will be guaranteed two years on a reduced timetable, a dedicated mentor and access to an exceptional career development programme.
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