Science Technician - St Mary's Middle School, Puddletown

Job description

About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity to join St Mary's CE Middle School in Puddletown and play an important role in supporting engaging science lessons.

We are seeking to appoint a part time Science Technician to work five mornings per week within our Science department; although other working patterns will be considered.

The main duties will include preparing equipment, resources and materials for demonstrations, experiments and practical lessons. As the Science Technician you will also help maintain stock, support laboratory organisation and ensure equipment is safe, clean and ready for use. As the Science Technician you will contribute to the smooth running of the department, supporting teaching staff, practical activities, enrichment sessions and the wider delivery of a high-quality science curriculum to pupils across Years 5 to 8.

An awareness of the current CLEAPSS regulations and First Aid would be advantageous but training can be provided. We are looking for a candidate with a keen eye for detail and a can-do approach to work.

This position is 22.5 hours per week, 8:40am to 1:10pm term time only. The successful candidate will be required to start as soon as possible subject to the appropriate checks being completed. This is a permanent position.

Further Information

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please call the school office to make an appointment with the Support Services Manager, Bryan Trim.

Closing date for applications - Sunday 20th September

Interviews to be held on Monday 28th September

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share.

The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years' service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.