Senior Science Technician

Beaconsfield High School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 1RR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Bucks Pay Scale 3 - £29,114 - £31,230 FTE (£22,124 – 23,732 pro rated)
• Additional allowances:

  Bucks Pay Scale 3 - £29,114 - £31,230 FTE (£22,124 – 23,732 pro rated)

Senior Science Technician job summary

About this Role

As our Senior Science Technician, you will provide day-to-day leadership of the dedicated technician team, ensuring the effective planning and delivery of technical support across the Science Faculty. Working closely with the Head of Science and teaching colleagues, you will coordinate workloads, communicate effectively across the department, and ensure laboratories are safe, organised and fully equipped for practical learning. You will play a pivotal role in fostering a collaborative working environment, supporting staff development, driving high standards of service and ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements.

The successful candidate will be a confident leader with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, able to build positive relationships with colleagues, students and external partners. You will be an effective problem-solver who thrives in a collaborative environment, motivates others and leads by example. If you are committed to delivering an outstanding support service and enjoy working as part of a professional, forward-thinking team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Closing Date: Wednesday 15th July 2026

Interviews to be held week Thursday 16th July 2026

Beaconsfield High School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified teachers regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Beaconsfield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment.

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.

About Beaconsfield High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1269 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Beaconsfield High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beaconsfield-high-school-beaconsfield

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