Senior Science Technician
The Joseph Whitaker School, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG21 0AGThis job expired on 9 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 37 hours per week term time only plus 2 weeks. 41 weeks per annum.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,409 - £27,711 Pro Rata. Actual salary £24,003 - £25,186
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Joseph Whitaker School is a popular 11-18 school, in Rainworth, a village just outside of Mansfield. It serves the three local villages of Blidworth, Rainworth and Ravenshead and has around 1300 students.
The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic energetic Senior Science Technician to join our highly motivated Science department. The successful candidate will prepare materials and equipment for lessons, and support teachers in the delivery of practical work for students in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and management skills. Applicants should be reliable, well organised, hardworking, adaptable, and able to work on their own initiative.
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
Please email headteacher@josephwhitaker.org or telephone the school office on 01623 792327 if you would like to arrange a tour of the school prior to application and/or interview.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 3rd March 2025 with interviews taking place later that same week.
What the school offers its staff
As a school we offer:
- a strong team environment that takes staff well-being seriously
- a dedicated Senior Leadership Team who want to see colleagues - progress and flourish in their careers
- support from the wider Trust including numerous CPD opportunities
- access to Schools’ Advisory Service, offering mental health and wellbeing support to staff
- generous employer contribution to Local Government Pension Scheme
- cycle to work scheme
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Joseph Whitaker School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1371 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Joseph Whitaker School website
- Email address
- headteacher@josephwhitaker.org
- Phone number
- 01623 792327
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Arranging a visit to The Joseph Whitaker School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@josephwhitaker.org.
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