Technician: Science

St Bartholomew's School; Newbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

St Bartholomew's School in Newbury seeks a Science Technician to support practical science lessons and maintain laboratory resources. The role is permanent and focuses on assisting teaching staff, preparing equipment, and ensuring safety compliance.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK and undergo a full enhanced DBS check. The school values safeguarding, outstanding facilities, and a strong commitment to student progress.

Qualifications

• DBS check required
• Safeguarding commitment
• Eligibility to work in the UK required

Job description

Technician: Science

St Bartholomew's School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6JP

Job role

• Other support role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Science

Contract type

Permanent

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

St. Bartholomew's School was founded in 1466 and is proud of its ancient tradition. It is now an 11-18 comprehensive school of over 1900 students with a Sixth Form of 570 serving Newbury and a wide area of West Berkshire and the Hampshire/Wiltshire borders, with outstanding facilities.

The school prides itself on its academic success and student progress is outstanding with the average progress score for the last 4 years being 0.63. This puts St Bartholomew’s in the top 8% of schools nationally which we are very proud of. A level results are in line with national averages.

Teaching at St Bartholomew’s School is a rewarding experience. Our students are eager to learn, well behaved and proud of their school, and this was reflected in our last Ofsted inspection (November 2021) in which the school was judged as Outstanding in all areas. As a school we are committed to ensuring that all the students and staff realise their full potential. Students leave the school as good citizens and this is underpinned by an exceptional house system and a vast range of extra curricular activities.

The professional development of staff is a significant factor in ensuring that we achieve our aim of improving on our previous best and there are rich professional development opportunities at St Bartholomew’s (see CPD offer on our website under Job Opportunities) at all levels. Our induction and ECT programme for new staff is supportive and thorough and coaching is available for all staff across the school upon request.

Grant Road, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7HZ