Sixth Form Science Technician
Dene Magna School, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, GL17 0DUThis job expired on 17 January 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
17 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 29.6 hours per week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,269 - £28,624
Actual salary
- £19,088 - £20,037
Pay scale
- Grade 5, points 11 - 14
What skills and experience we're looking for
JOB PURPOSE
Our Science Technicians are responsible for:
- Ensuring that a safe, effective and efficient laboratory technical service is provided for use by students and teaching staff
- Providing technical advice and assistance in the classroom to support students and to assist teaching staff with the provision of learning activities
- Co-ordinating the use and development of practical resources and facilities within the Science department
- Ensuring that health and safety requirements and other relevant regulations are adhered to, including the completion and recording of necessary checks
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Main duties and responsibilities are indicated below. Other duties of an appropriate level and nature may also be required, as directed by the Head of Department.
- Establish and maintain good relationships with all students, parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals
- Ensure that staff in the Science department are aware of and comply with all health and safety requirements and other relevant regulations
- Liaise with the teacher in order to put in place requirements for practical school and public examinations
- Help to maintain appropriate classroom and corridor displays within the department
- Ensure that equipment is in good working order and that laboratories, preparation areas and storerooms are in a clean, safe and orderly condition
- Ensure the cleaning and maintenance of glassware, equipment and sinks
- Keeping up to date with current procedures and practices through continuing professional development
- Providing technical advice on health and safety issues and other relevant regulations to teachers and support staff
- The safe treatment and disposal of used materials, including hazardous substances, and responding to actual or potential hazards
- The safe storage and accessibility of equipment and materials
- Take a role in the design, development and maintenance of specialist resource and/or long term projects and offer professional guidance, assistance and support to students and teachers on the practical aspects of the curriculum
- Provide technical assistance to students, either individually when they are carrying out investigations or projects, or in class assisting or advising students and staff on the practical aspects of the curriculum
- Carry out and update risk assessments in accordance with policies
- Collate information, statistics and prepare reports as required by the Head of Department and Headteacher
- Source suppliers applying the best value principles
- Ensure that financial procedures and activities are carried out within the department in accordance with policies and procedures
- Complete equipment and stock inventories as required
- Attend sixth form events as required
- Attend relevant meetings and training sessions
- Undertake first aid training and responsibilities if required
- Keep up to date with developments and changes in requirements and regulations and communicate appropriate information to colleagues
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer:
- Professional, passionate and dedicated teaching and support staff, who are willing and eager to undertake continuous professional development.
- Talented, stimulating and enthusiastic students with a desire to learn.
We believe it is only right that we balance the challenges that we set, with an understanding that gets the best out of someone; which means valuing them and nurturing them. We are fully aware that a passionate, supported and well directed team will go on to achieve great things.
As a Trust we provide:
1.Competitive salary and clarity in the performance management process.
2.The opportunity to take on short or long term roles within the Trust that help us along our journey.
3.Comprehensive new staff induction.
4.Full support for CPD and a career mapping tool to facilitate this.
5.Free onsite parking.
6.On site canteen.
7.Free use of the onsite Gym at Dene Magna School.
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.
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About Dene Magna School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1022 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Dene Magna School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- h.tufnell@denemagna.gloucs.sch.uk
Secondary School and Sixth Form
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