Senior Science Technician
St Augustine Academy, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AEThis job expired on 6 July 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
6 July 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 June 2022
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- WAT Band E, pt 10 - 14, £18,577 - £20,109 (full time equivalent £21,695 - £23,484)
Senior Science Technician job summary
Due to department restructuring we are looking to appoint a Senior technician to our team.
Candidates for the Senior post would need to be experienced school technicians with a desire to line manage and grow a technicians’ team in a busy science department supporting all sciences at KS3 and KS4.
The role involves supporting the science department in the delivery of practical science lessons, specific duties differ from term to term but will include:
Preparing, cleaning and maintaining necessary solutions and equipment for practical lessons
Delivery and collection of practical resources to teaching laboratories in a timely manner
Regular maintenance tasks within the prep room and laboratories
Liaising with staff over equipment and safety issues
Running trials of experiments
Leading/assisting with demonstrations in lessons (after training)
Inventory and stock taking duties
Portable appliance testing (after training)
Supporting the overall work of the Science Department including some administrative tasks
Prep room management including distribution of workload and over sight of administration (budget management, policy writing, maintaining key records)
Line management of other members of the technician team
Oversight of health and safety, COSHH and SYC matters for the department, including running departmental training in health & safety.
Training of new technicians within the department
Support of the training of new teachers in practical methods, under direction of the head of science and acting as advisory to the head of department in these matters
You will need: 5 GCSEs at A*-C or equivalent, including English and Maths and a good level of computer literacy for either role. The Senior role requires previous experience as a school science technician and a good working knowledge of health and safety in the workplace and COSHH.
The role requires individuals with flexibility and the capacity to react to the changing demands of a dynamic science department. Posts are TTO + inset days.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts will be subject to satisfactory references and successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.
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About St Augustine Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 736 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- St Augustine Academy website
- Email address
- ylambert@saa.woodard.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01622 752490
St Augustine Academy is a small, caring, inclusive school committed to providing an education that allows every student to succeed and flourish in our Christian community, for all faiths and none. We believe the very purpose of school and education is to help young people grow and develop so that no door is closed to them in their lives.
We are an inspirational community, with high standards of discipline creating a disruption free learning environment. Our broad curriculum is exciting and knowledge-rich to engage, excite and challenge all students, regardless of their starting level. Our successful grammar stream adds further challenge and pace.
At St Augustine Academy we promote courage, compassion, and community as well as a desire to learn and achieve. These values are guided by our school motto, “Together with God we achieve.” We believe that the sum of all our parts is much greater than any individual part. We work with students, families, and our local community to bring about the best opportunities for all members of our academy.
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