Science Technician

Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College; Coventry; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing network and champions

Staff benefits platform

Job summary

Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College seeks a highly organised Science Technician to support safe and efficient delivery of practical science lessons. You will maintain laboratories, manage resources, and prepare materials and equipment for activities across key stages.

The role requires strong practical skills, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively with teaching staff. Part-time hours reflect term-time scheduling and inset days, with a pro rata salary of

Qualifications

• Proactive, reliable and well organised.
• Skilled in preparing and maintaining equipment and resources for practical science lessons.
• Knowledgeable about health and safety requirements including COSHH and CLEAPSS.
• Able to work collaboratively with teaching staff and other colleagues.
• A strong communicator, both verbally and in writing, with excellent organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support within the Science department to ensure practical lessons run safely and effectively.
• Maintain laboratories, manage resources, and prepare materials and equipment for experiments.
• Support high-quality teaching and learning across all key stages.

Skills

Proactive

Reliability

Organisation

Equipment preparation

Job description

Job Title: Science Technician

Employment Status:Permanent

Working Hours: 22.5 hours per week, Term time plus 5 inset days

Actual Salary: Grade 3 £14,017 pro rata, per annum

Full time equivalent salary: Support Staff Scale Grade 3 Point 4 (FTE £26,016)

Required: As soon as possible

Location:Blue Coat C of E School, Coventry

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a highly organised and proactive Science Technician to provide technical support within our Science department. Working closely with teaching staff, the successful candidate will help ensure that practical lessons are delivered safely, efficiently and effectively, supporting high-quality teaching and learning across all key stages.

The Science Technician will play a key role in maintaining laboratories, managing resources, and preparing materials and equipment for practical activities. The successful candidate will be a knowledgeable, flexible and well-organised individual with strong practical skills and attention to detail.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Proactive, reliable and well organised.
• Skilled in preparing and maintaining equipment and resources for practical science lessons.
• Knowledgeable about health and safety requirements including COSHH and CLEAPSS
• Able to work collaboratively with teaching staff and other colleagues.
• A strong communicator, both verbally and in writing, with excellent organisational skills.

All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.

About us

Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College is a vibrant and inclusive large comprehensive school in the heart of Coventry. Blue Coat is a Church of England School and this identity is of great significance to us. Our vision is about ‘living life in all its fullness’ and we aim to provide an excellent education which is distinctively Christian yet inclusive of all.

At Blue Coat we place high importance on developing the whole individual: academically, socially and spiritually. At the heart of the school lie our Values: Care, Hard Work, Respect, Integrity, Servanthood and Togetherness. Through these Values our whole school community can grow together and live life in all its fullness.

Why work for us?

A career at Inspire Education Trust offers a rewarding future, with the opportunity to make a real impact on the lives and outcomes of our young people. We work hard to provide an environment which places staff wellbeing at the forefront of the agenda, as well as providing ample opportunities for personal and professional development.

As such, we offer a portfolio of benefits designed to enhance and support the working lives of our staff. These include, but are not limited to:

• A highly supportive and committed senior leadership team
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers 24/7 confidential advice and support on a range of matters and free access to accredited counsellors
• A focus on staff wellbeing including a network of wellbeing champions and a supportive working environment
• Opportunity to join a committed and forward-thinking team of staff
• Employee Benefits platform providing staff access to a range of benefits such as shopping discounts

Closing date: 9am Monday 9th November 2026

Interview date: Week Commencing 19th November 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self‑declaration to confirm any (non‑protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means 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. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The role of Science Technician will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre‑employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre‑employment check, with the effect of 1st September 2022, please note an online search may form part of this recruitment process.