Senior Science Technician

Brine Leas School, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 7DY

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  7 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Science
• Working pattern: Full time: Grade 6 £24,675 - £26,766 Per Annum (actual salary)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 6 £24,675 - £26,766 Per Annum (actual salary)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Personal Specification: Senior Science Technician

Qualifications – Essential

• 5 GCSE’s or equivalent including English, Mathematics & Science

• Good written communication

• A good understanding of excel spreadsheets/databases

• Willing to develop, reinforce & gain skills

• First aid at Work Certificate or willing to work towards this.

Qualifications – Desirable

• Qualified to degree level in Physics and/ or Chemistry

Knowledge and Experience – Essential

• Health & Safety Legislation, policies and procedures. Full understanding of COSHH, CLEAPSS and risk assessments

• Understanding of laboratory methodologies and practices, quantities and reactions of mixing chemicals and hazardous materials.

• Outline understanding of Curriculum for Science based subjects.

• Ability to keep meticulous records on the levels, usage of hazardous substances materials and chemicals. Must comply with health and safety regulations.

• Required to keep accurate records for County Fire Brigade detailing hazardous and dangerous materials.

• Required to ensure that all hazardous materials are locked away securely in accordance with health and safety legislation and organise appropriate storage NB. Includes radio active sources and the necessary storage.

• Ensure that equipment is fully operational in accordance with health and safety regulations.

Qualifications – Desirable

• Qualified to degree level in Physics and/ or Chemistry

• Able to demonstrate health & safety procedures and working practices.

• Provide practical guidance and hands on instruction in the correct and safe usage of materials and equipment and recommend solutions to technical problems encountered.

• Ability to build apparatus for cross curriculum project and examination work. Knowledge and Experience – Desirable

• An awareness and knowledge of Child Protection procedures

• Able to undertake repairs and maintenance of a range of equipment.

• Prioritisation of workload to meet school requirements. Identify sources for materials

• Physics Knowledge

• Knowledge of AQA required practicals

• Experience of working in a school environment

•PAT Testing experience

Personal Skills, Abilities & Qualities - Essential

• Confidence when dealing with colleagues & students.

• Line Management skills and abilities.

• Able to use own initiative.

• Excellent communication skills,

• Organisational abilities of a high order with exceptional attention to detail.

• Good ICT skills.

• Good hand eye co-ordination & manual dexterity

• Good written and verbal communication skills

• Pro-active planning use of time

• Good time management and planning abilities and administrative organisation.

• Able to carry out safety checks at the end of each day

Personal Skills, Abilities & Qualities – Desirable

• Outside interests

• Cheerful

• Resilient

• Satisfaction of a job well done

What the school offers its staff

Rewards and Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We recognise that every school and every individual is of equal importance, we respect and have tolerance of all, and we ensure that everyone feels known, appreciated and valued.

We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, investing in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring and a wide range of top-quality training programmes at every level.

You will have opportunities to learn from colleagues who are highly experienced, knowledgeable, and committed education practitioners to support your development and career with the trust.

You will have the autonomy to evolve your school’s vision, values, performance and culture, but you will never be alone, you will have continuous support from the wider trust.

You will also have full access to our rewards package:

Learning and development

We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities including structured qualifications, and you will be able to access support, coaching and mentoring by senior members of staff from across the trust.

Competitive pension scheme

Teaching and School leadership staff are part of the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS). You receive a guaranteed pension through the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. This is a defined benefit scheme, via a career average arrangement; benefits are accrued each year based on 1/57th of your pensionable salary including overtime.

Employee Assistance Programme

We have partnered with Legal and General to offer free and confidential to advice to our staff. This is available 24 hours, 7 days per week for you and your immediate family. Some of the services include support with family, financial information, legal advice, stress and anxiety, and bereavement. You will also have access to structured counselling sessions.

Flexible working

We offer various flexible working arrangements, and all staff are encouraged to submit applications for flexible working to suit their individual circumstances.

Discounts on shopping, leisure, and travel

Through our Legal and General EAP our staff have access to a wide range of offers and discounts on high street and supermarket shopping, leisure facilities such as cinema and gym, and travel options such as holidays and hotel stays.

Reduced gym membership at ‘The Barony’ fitness centre in Nantwich and an on-site staff gym at Brine Leas School.

Flu vaccinations

All staff have the option to access their annual flu vaccination via a local pharmacy.

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.

If you wish to apply, please visit the external link or alternatively, please visit 'The Cornovii Trust' website and submit an online application form via the recruitment platform.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding to ensure that our students thrive in a safe and supportive environment. All staff in the School are trained in Safeguarding and Child Protection issues and are kept up to date with changes in legislation and practice. We take all allegations, suspicions and disclosures seriously and will respond to them promptly.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Brine Leas School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1411 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brine Leas School website
• Email address: n.clarkson@thecornoviitrust.org
• Phone number: 01270 625663
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brine-leas-school

Brine Leas School is an 11-18 school within The Cornovii Trust.

We are a popular and successful school with a strong commitment to a broad curriculum that meets the needs of all our pupils. We believe in giving pupils life changing and affirming opportunities within our extra-curricular provision. Most pupils stay with us for seven years and enjoy excellent destinations appropriate to their abilities. Many go onto the world’s best universities, employers, and careers.

We have a talented, creative, and passionate team of staff who take every opportunity to cultivate an environment in which our pupils can succeed, ask questions and express their views. We actively encourage opportunities for pupils to think deeply about their work in order to make sense of the increasingly complicated world in
which we live.

We are extremely proud of our school, and we are looking for a colleague who will continue to build productive relationships within our school community.

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