Senior Science Technician

Sir Harry Smith Community College, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 1XB

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £17,949.00 - £19,131.00 Annually (Actual) Level 4, Point 7 £26,403 to £28,142 FTE

Senior Science Technician job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality teaching and learning across the school and managing the practical provision in all three science disciplines. You will lead the preparation and maintenance of equipment and materials for practical lessons, ensure that all experiments are carried out safely and ensuring the safe storage of chemicals and materials. You will also provide technical expertise to both staff and students.

As the Senior Science Technician, you will manage the team of Technicians and work with the Curriculum Manager of the Science Department.

The department is supported by two technicians who work alongside teaching staff to ensure a stimulating practical curriculum which inspires our students. A key part of our department vision is to increase engagement in Science through regular and engaging practical work.

The successful candidate will have good subject knowledge and a passion for Science. You will have a strong understanding of the Health and Safety requirements, excellent IT and communication skills and have the ability to manage your time effectively.

Sir Harry Smith Community College is an 11-18 Academy with over 1,000 students on roll, proud of its traditional values and innovative approaches to Teaching and Learning and its standards of discipline and respect. The College serves the market town of Whittlesey, seven miles outside of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. The College is part of the Aspire Learning Trust working together with Park Lane and New Road Primary Schools, in Whittlesey, to help every child achieve their full potential, to prepare them for their next educational steps, to teach them kindness and respect for all and to equip them to play a full satisfying role in society.

We are a ‘good’ school. Our February 2024 Ofsted recognised that:

The majority of pupils want to do well. They understand that their teachers want them to achieve high standards. Pupils trust the teachers who have developed positive relationships with them. They work hard for these teachers and produce high quality work.

'The school has redesigned its curriculum. It has thought carefully about how to inspire pupils. The school has a well-planned and ambitious programme of learning. The school has ensured that the curriculum reflects the diversity of modern life. Pupils explain how they celebrate difference. The school has planned so all pupils have access to the curriculum without limitation. This includes those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)’

‘The provision for students in the sixth form is strong. Teachers’ expert subject knowledge and delivery ensures students learn well. Students develop deep understanding of complex and abstract concepts. Students confidently apply these to different situations, effectively drawing together what they know.

For more information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stephanie Marsh on 01733 703991 or via email at smarsh@sirharrysmith.com.

Application deadline is Wednesday 12th November 2025 at midday. (We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date if we consider that we have received an appropriate number of suitable candidates for the post).

Applicants are thanked for their interest in Sir Harry Smith Community College. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date.

This 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 applicant will require a cleared Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

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.

About Sir Harry Smith Community College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1104 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir Harry Smith Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-harry-smith-community-college

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