Senior Science Technician
Studio West, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ14 days remaining to apply
Closing date
27 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,956.00 - £26,637.00 Annually (Actual) Term time plus 5 training days
Senior Science Technician job summary
Studio West is an exciting studio school, which opened in September 2014. As part of Northern Leaders Trust, Studio West cater for around 550 students aged between 11 and 19 with student numbers increasing year on year. We are expected to reach 650 at full capacity. Rated “Good” by Ofsted, Studio West offers students an innovative and bespoke curriculum with an emphasis on employability and life skills. We have close working relationships with our business partners and our mission is to make sure that every student who leaves Studio West, does so with a university place, an apprenticeship or employment.
We are seeking an experienced technician to manage our department, providing support to teachers on the full science curriculum at key stages 3, 4 and 5. The right candidate will have the ability to organise, prioritise, delegate and work effectively with children and adults.
The role will involve supporting the team in the setting up and dismantling of equipment, preparing for practical experiments, ordering stocks and supplies and maintaining our databases. There will also be the opportunity to get involved in the wider school such as supporting with transition work and open evenings.
Candidates must possess excellent organisation and time management skills, together with the ability to prioritise to meet deadlines
If you have skills, experience and commitment to succeed in this role, we want to hear from you. In return, we offer fantastic developmental possibilities due to working as part of Northern Leaders Trust, and our forward-thinking management and staff working together to offer the best available chances for our students.
In return we offer:
Salary sacrifice schemes such as car and cycle to work.
Access to free gym facilities on our Kenton School site.
The opportunity to work in a fantastically resourced school with easy commuting access to both the A1 and A19, in a supportive team committed to the development of all our staff.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Studio West
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 546 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Studio West website
School location
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