Science Technician - Cressex Community School

Buckinghamshire Council; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community school in High Wycombe seeks a Science Technician to support their Science teachers. The role includes preparing and maintaining laboratory equipment and resources, ensuring a safe and efficient working environment. Candidates should have relevant technical experience and skills, and training will be provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical Science or laboratory preferred.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Organised approach with strong ICT skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and ensure safe use of equipment and solutions.
• Assist Science teachers in delivering lessons.
• Manage stock and maintain resources.

Skills

Technical Science experience

ICT literate

Organised

Methodical

Job description

Science Technician - Cressex Community School

Location: High Wycombe

Salary is paid pro-rata on Bucks Pay Range 3 equivalent to £28,129 per annum (pro-rata actual salary is £21,922).

Term time only: No

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 3 pro-rata of £28,129 per annum (actual salary = £21,922)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 34 hours per week for 39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 training days)

Interviews to be held: Shortly thereafter

About us

At the Cressex Community School we firmly believe that high achievement for each and every student is our shared responsibility. As a team of staff, we aim to ensure that everyone in the school is able to achieve to her or his full potential and, we hope, to discover new skills and talents too.

Could you assist our Science teachers to deliver the very best lessons as part of our technician team?

The role will include preparation and safe use of equipment and solutions as well as stock-taking, ordering and maintaining resources and administrative as well as practical support; your skills and talent may be just what we need.

Training will be available as required.

For further information please see attached Job description.

About you

Are you?

• Someone who enjoys working in a busy, purposeful environment?
• Previously experienced either in technical Science or in a laboratory?
• ICT literate, methodical and organised?
• Able to work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines?

For further information please see attached Person specification.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

We take our responsibilities in relation to child protection very seriously. Access to the site is closely monitored. All adults who come into contact with young people have been appropriately checked. Our recruitment procedures follow “safer recruitment” guidelines. All staff receive regular training and updates on their obligations with regard to child protection and safeguarding. This includes training in areas such as misuse of the internet and social media, child sexual exploitation and the government’s “Prevent” strategy, aimed at stopping young people falling prey to radicalisation.
The school works closely with partner agencies such as Barnado’s, the Police and the Local Authority to ensure young people are kept safe.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.