Science Technician

Bolton School; Royton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Bolton School is seeking a Science Technician to support both Boys' Division and Girls' Division Senior Schools. You will prepare equipment and materials for practical lessons, set up demonstrations, and deliver resources to teaching areas while enforcing health and safety procedures.

The successful candidate should have knowledge of the sciences, strong time management, and the ability to work in a team with a flexible approach to duties.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of all the sciences.
• Excellent time management and prioritisation.
• Ability to work as part of a team and adapt to changing duties.
• Health and safety awareness in a laboratory setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare equipment and materials for practical lessons.
• Set up demonstrations as required and deliver resources.
• Support staff and students during science lessons while ensuring safety.

Skills

Knowledge of science across sciences

Time management

Team player

Flexible

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

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace to reflect the diversity of our pupils and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and to join Bolton School. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

Bolton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Records Check for Regulated Activity.