Pharmacy Technician jobs in United Kingdom

Location: Various Locations In West Dunbartonshire, G82

Salary: £29,380.89 - £31,096.30 per year dependent on experience

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 21 hours per week

The Technician Support Service provides technical support to Educational Services schools and other education establishments. The vacancy is in one or more of our high school's science departments and we are seeking to employ an experienced and qualified science technician to join our current teams in support of the school curriculum.

You must be fully qualified in a science area of expertise and preferably have gained practical laboratory experience and a knowledge of relevant health & safety and COSHH regulations.

You will be an enthusiastic and self motivated individual with an ability to work both as a team member supporting the science technician and teaching teams, and on your own as each occasion requires.

You will provide a high level, quality service in support of school(s) teaching and learning processes and fully understand and apply the key purpose and key accountabilities of the post in the course of your daily duties. These duties will include the safe preparation of materials and equipment for delivering science lessons, and the application of relevant Health & Safety measures associated with these tasks.

Your technical and Health & Safety support will be to both staff and pupils as well as students, NQTs and extracurricular clubs.

You will be working within busy departments and with a large variety of people, at times supporting other locations, so should be keen and adaptable with the ability to communicate clearly and enjoy working with others.

While the post is based at Our Lady & St Patrick's High School, you will be required to support across other WDC schools.

This post is for 3 x 7hr days but for there is flexibilty to accomodate the 21hrs across 4 days.

Please note that as this is a part-time post, the salary will be pro-rata'd.

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2020 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here .

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support

Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.

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