Job Description
Job Title: Science Technician Extraordinaire\n Location: Leeds\n Start Date: September 2025\n Contract: Full-time\n\nCalling all lab legends in Leeds! Are you a whizz with a Bunsen burner? A dab hand with a data logger?
We’re working with a welcoming secondary school right here in Leeds who are on the lookout for a brilliant Science Technician to join their team this September.\n\nAbout the School:\n This is a place where young minds are curious, classrooms buzz with questions, and science is far more than facts—it’s a show. The staff are welcoming, the students are inquisitive, and the Science Department is raring to go. You’ll be right at the heart of it, making lessons exciting and practicals run like clockwork.\n\nYour Day-to-Day Might Include:\n Setting up and supporting experiments that fizz, whirr, and wow\n Keeping lab equipment organised, safe, and ready for action\n Helping staff and students during lessons (think of yourself as the unsung hero behind every successful practical)\n Following health and safety procedures like a pro (COSHH is your friend)\n Managing resources and stock like a logistical genius in a white coat\n\nWe’re Looking for Someone Who:\n ✔️ Has experience as a Science Technician in a secondary school\n ✔️ Can tell their magnesium from their manganese in a flash\n ✔️ Understands lab safety and keeps things running smoothly behind the scenes\n ✔️ Loves a well-labelled cupboard and a tidy prep room\n ✔️ Works well under pressure and with a team\n\nWhat’s In It for You?\n Be part of a friendly, forward-thinking school\n Access CPD and ongoing training through Protocol Education\n Support from a consultant who knows Leeds schools and won't make you do a risk assessment just to have a cuppa\n That satisfying feeling of making science magical for the next generation\n\nReady to Apply?\n Drop us a line or apply now through Protocol Education.
We’re reviewing applications as they come in—so don’t hang about!\n\nAll applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.\n\nAll pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position.
In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.\n\nProtocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.\n\nWe offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.\n\nFull assistance provided.
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