Senior Science Technician

The Manor Academy; Mansfield Woodhouse; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Discounted healthcare

Gym membership

Retail discounts

Career development opportunities

Pension scheme

Job summary

The Manor Academy is seeking a Senior Science Technician to support the Science Department. You will prepare practicals, maintain equipment, and ensure safe storage of chemicals and materials. The role is 27 hours per week, spread over five days, during term time plus two weeks.

The ideal candidate will have solid science knowledge, strong health and safety understanding, and good IT and communication skills with effective time management to meet workload demands.

Qualifications

• Strong health and safety understanding for school science lab.
• Proven IT literacy and ability to use standard software.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support science lessons by preparing practicals, maintaining equipment, and storing chemicals safely.
• Collaborate with science staff to ensure supplies are available and compliant.

Skills

Health and safety knowledge

IT skills

Communication skills

Time management

Job description

Grade and Salary

Grade 4: £19,408 - £21,053 actual salary per annum (£29,542 - £32,046 FTE)

Working pattern

27 hours per week / 41 weeks per year (term time plus 2 weeks) 5 days a week (Monday-Friday)

Contract term

Permanent

The School

The Manor Academy has an excellent reputation for its high standards of teaching, student behaviour and academic achievement. Ofsted recognised the journey we have been on when grading us as a “good” school, citing that the quality of education has been transformed since the previous inspection.

The role

We are looking to appoint a dedicated Senior Science Technician to join our successful Science Department. This role will provide support to colleagues within the Science Department with preparing practical lessons, maintaining equipment, and ensuring the safe storage of chemicals and materials.Please note that the 27 hours per week will be spread over 5 days.

The person

The successful candidate will have good subject knowledge and a passion for science. You will have a strong understanding of the health and safety requirements, excellent IT and communication skills and able to manage your time effectively.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.

Applications must arrive by: Sunday 01 November 2026 at 4:00pm.

Interviews will be held on: Week commencing 09 November 2026.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.