Senior Science Technician
Leeds West Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS13 1DQThis job expired on 21 September 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 September 2023 at 9am
Date listed
7 September 2023
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Subject
- View all Sciencejobs
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - 37 hours per week term time only plus 10 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- C1 - Actual Salary £21,610 to £23,682
What skills and experience we're looking for
Role:
To take a lead role in providing a safe working environment across the Science Curriculum in line with the ethos and expectations of the academy.
To work closely within the Subject Leader taking a direct responsibility to coordinate the preparation and requirements of planned lessons and teaching staff.
Responsible for:
To take a lead role in the technician provision to provide a high-quality technical support to staff and students within the Science department; leading the technician team, maintaining high quality teaching environments, setting up practical sessions, completing subject specific duties, general maintenance of equipment, general administrative tasks and managing stock levels to enable teaching staff to focus on academic duties.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To manage the organisation and delivery of technical support in science lessons
- To be able to demonstrate experiments/investigations to the students to assist with the teaching and learning process.
- To assist in practical classes and carry out demonstrations working with students where appropriate.
- To take a lead role in coordinating the use and development of practical resource and facilities to meet the requirements of the curriculum.
- To maintain a full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and legislation, a working knowledge of national curriculum in specialist area, and an understanding of statutory frameworks.
- To ensure the technician team keep up to date with Health and Safety requirements and developments in practical science by ensuring that relevant literature is available and arranging for technicians to attend courses.
- To ensure maintenance of a healthy and safe working environment.
- To be responsible for safe storage and/or disposal of storage equipment, materials, chemicals and hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials in line with recognised procedures and contribute to the production of appropriate risk assessment.
What the school offers its staff
Part ofWhite Rose Academies Trust - the most rapidly improved family of schools in the region - Leeds City Academy is accelerating on a thrilling journey, which will ultimately see the school, its staff and its students achieve ‘World Class’ status.
We're securing our2025 vision for World Classby growing our family of exceptional education professionals; dedicated specialists and passionate leaders with the shared goal of transforming future prospects for the next generation of West Yorkshire.
We provide exceptional life training; harnessing the skills and fortifying the aspirations of young people, who we know will transform the region and provide a positive, progressive contribution to society
White Rose Academies Trust is a local trust dedicated to raising and fulfilling the ambitions of young people. Our academies throughout Leeds are at the heart of the communities they serve, which is why we are committed to delivering an outstanding education to every one of our students.
The trust employs over 500outstanding professionals who are committed to unlocking the potential of the next generation. Our CPD Programme is focusedon innovation, leadership development and delivery of excellence for vulnerable groups. Our Beginner Teacher Programme is amongst the best in the region. We are on a significant journey which will see all of our schools Ofsted rated as World Class within five years.
Commitment to safeguarding
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About Leeds West Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1407 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Leeds West Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@whiterosetrustacademies.org
This is an extremely exciting time to be joining Leeds City Academy, one of the most rapidly improving schools within the Leeds area and county of West Yorkshire. We are an 11-16 academy and one of four schools within White Rose Academies Trust, a trust recognised nationally for its ground-breaking and transformational impact on the lives of the young people it serves. The academy had a Section 5 Inspection in May 2019 achieving an overall Good judgement with Leadership and Management judged as Outstanding. Our highly motivated and talented students are at the very centre of everything we do and the shared mission of all our stakeholders is to work ‘In Partnership’ in securing the aspirations and ambitions of every one of our young people. Our academy is a unique and truly inspirational place to work, enhanced by our wonderful students who come from a diverse range of cultures, heritage and experiences; a significant proportion of students speak English as an additional language. Our CPD training programme is highly respected by staff at the academy and is further enhanced by the various opportunities for professional development in all sectors. Please apply if you wish to work for a Multi Academy Trust which values and supports the next move in your career. Come and join us on our journey to becoming World Class.
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