Science Technician

Teaching Vacancies; Sutton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Sutton is seeking a reliable and enthusiastic Science Technician to provide high-quality technical support to the Science Department. Responsibilities include preparing lessons, maintaining lab equipment, and assisting teachers with experiments. This role is perfect for those passionate about education and looking to make a difference in students' learning experiences within a supportive school environment.

Benefits

Discounted Benenden Healthcare

Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme

24/7 employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing technical support in a Science or educational setting.
• Ability to maintain laboratory equipment and ensure safety procedures.
• Supporting teaching staff with experiments and demonstrations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and clear practical lessons for science.
• Maintain laboratories and equipment.
• Support Physics Technician with manual tasks.

Skills

Reliable

Enthusiastic

Organised

Compassionate

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Glenthorne High School is a vibrant and inclusive environment where employees are appreciated and supported to enable our pupils to reach their full potential.

We are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic Science Technician to provide high-quality technical support to our Science Department. The successful candidate will prepare and clear practical lessons, maintain laboratories and equipment, support teaching staff with experiments and demonstrations, and support our existing Physics Technician with manual tasks, while ensuring health and safety procedures are followed at all times. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative school community and play a key role in delivering engaging and effective science lessons for students across all key stages.

If you're organised, compassionate, and enjoy working in a school environment, we’d love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Willow Learning Trust can offer you:

• The opportunity to work with colleagues who have a passion to inspire pupils.
• Well established behaviour management systems, pupils feel valued and supported and able to learn.
• Opportunity to take advantage of Benenden Healthcare at a discounted rate.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cycle to work.
• Long service awards.
• A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support/advice on a wide array of areas.

Glenthorne High School is part of the Willow Learning Trust and is a National Teaching School with a specialism in the arts. The school is a mixed comprehensive academy with over 1700 pupils. This is a genuine opportunity to join a popular school and become an integral part of the academy’s continuing success.

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.