Science Technician

Bolton School; Bolton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Bolton School in Bolton, England, invites applications for a Science Technician to support both Boys’ Division and Girls’ Division Senior Schools during science lessons.

The role involves preparing equipment, setting up demonstrations, delivering resources to teaching areas, and upholding health and safety standards across practical work. 35 hours per week, term time plus 10 days in holidays, with an attractive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience in a laboratory is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage time effectively.
• Willingness to follow health and safety guidelines in a school environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare equipment and materials for practical lessons.
• Set up demonstrations as required.
• Deliver resources to teaching areas.
• Ensure health and safety procedures are implemented and followed at all times.

Skills

Science knowledge

Time management

Team player

Flexibility

Job description

Science Technician

Required from January 2027, Bolton School is seeking to appoint a Science Technician to work across the Boys’ Division and Girls’ Division Senior Schools, providing effective technical and practical support to staff and students during science lessons.

The role involves preparing equipment and materials for practical lessons, setting up demonstrations as required, delivering resources to teaching areas, and ensuring that appropriate health and safety procedures, hazard warnings, and safety instructions are implemented and followed at all times.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of all the sciences, have excellent time management skills, the ability to work as part of a team, prioritise tasks whilst maintaining a flexible approach to the working day.

Experience of working in a laboratory, along with working as a school science technician is desirable but not essential, as is knowledge of maintaining a healthy and safe working environment.

This is a permanent role and the hours of work will be 35 hours per week, term time plus an additional 10 days to be worked in the holidays.

With some 2,500 pupils, Bolton School is a large, thriving, academically selective day school. It is situated a mile or so from the town centre in a stunning 32 acre campus and is within easy reach of some of the nation’s finest cities and countryside.

In Autumn 2021, significant changes were made to the leadership structure of the School Foundation, investing the newly created position of Head of Foundation with overall responsibility. Within the new structure, there are three sections: Girls’ Division, Boys’ Division and Primary Division. A Head of each Division and the Head of Foundation, together with the Clerk and Treasurer, are the Foundation’s Senior Officers; they are directly accountable to the Governors.

Two adjoining and similar buildings, now attached by a state-of-the art Sixth Form Centre, house the Boys’ and Girls’ Senior Schools, each of which provides a traditional academic education from the age of 11 years. The Primary Division includes separate Junior Schools for boys and girls from the age of 7 and a co-educational Infant School and Nursery.

An attractive salary and benefits package are available.

Closing date for applications: Monday 16 November 2026 at 9am

Interviews will be held week beginning: Monday 23 November 2026