Senior Science Technician
The Milton Keynes Academy, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LAThis job expired on 27 November 2023 – see similar jobs
Closing date
27 November 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,777 – £26,845 per annum (dependent upon experience) £19,591.32 - £23,090.36 per annum (actual, pro-rata)
Senior Science Technician job summary
Thank you for your interest in the role of Senior Science Technician at The Milton Keynes Academy.
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and well organised colleague to join our experienced Science department at MKA. We are looking for someone who has experience of working in a relevant discipline within a laboratory or similar environment, and who has experience in the line management of others. The successful candidate will line manage a team of two Science Technicians, working under the direction of the Head of Science.
The role involves providing a wide variety of resources to support science lessons, especially student practical experiments and teacher demonstrations, including clearing up afterwards. You will also support the ordering of materials and maintaining a clean and safe working environment. The technician role involves some student contact.
We are based in central Milton Keynes, an area that continues to grow and thrive at a rapid rate. The Milton Keynes Academy joined Creative Education Trust in September 2018. This has enabled the school to continue its rigorous pursuit of rapid improvement for the children it teaches.
Our staff are inspirational and caring. The students are at the heart of everything we do and if you share our vision of Opportunities for Everyone and are suitably qualified for the role, then we would love to hear from you!
We are an equal opportunities employer. MKA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, we expect all staff to share this commitment. References from previous employers will be requested for short-listed applicants prior to interview.
If you think that The Milton Keynes Academy would be the right place for you to inspire our students, p lease visit our website to download a recruitment pack and application form, or contact our HR Team on careers@miltonkeynesacademy.org.uk should you require any further information.
We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Closing date: Monday 27 November 2023
Interview date: W/c Monday 27 November 2023
Start date: As soon as possible
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.
About The Milton Keynes Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1062 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Milton Keynes Academy website (opens in new tab)
The Milton Keynes Academy is an Academy with strong links in the community. Our Academy is underpinned by an ethos based on raising aspirations and raising achievement, so that we realise our mission of providing opportunities for everyone. We are relentless in our pursuit of high standards and excellence and emphasise traditional core values of good behaviour, honesty and mutual respect.
We are a vibrant Academy (Ofsted judgement Good November 2017) with outstanding facilities. We cater for 1400 pupils aged 11-19 and welcome pupils of all abilities. We are a member of the Creative Education Trust (CET), which marks a new phase on our journey and will further strengthen the Academy on our pursuit to Outstanding. Further information about CET can be found on their website at http://www.creativeeducationtrust.org.uk/
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