Science Technician
KS3/4
September 2024
Sunderland
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Role
The successful candidate will be one of three Science Technicians, reporting to our Senior Science Technician and Laboratory Manager, working across two sites to provide coordinated technical support and assistance to the Science faculty, ensuring a first class service to our laboratories and Science curriculum. The successful candidate will be dealing with a wide variety of work up to ‘A’ levels in all three Sciences. A good understanding of Health & Safety is expected. Individuals with a Physics and/or Chemistry background would be desirable.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day provision of practical equipment and resources for Science lessons, ensuring that proper health and safety procedures are being observed. In addition, the Science Technician will be responsible for the effective operation and maintenance of Science laboratories used for lessons.
What the school offers its staff
* A friendly, highly supportive and committed working environment.
* Culture of success and professional growth
* Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
* Employee Assistance Programme.
Why Protocol?
* We offer continuous work and income
* We have experienced consultants available 7 am – 6pm Monday-Friday
* We offer CPD training to advance your skill set.
* This is a great opportunity to get experience within a school.
Commitment to safeguarding
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.
For any further information; please contact Cameron at cameron.murrin-spencer@protocol-education.com, or call the branch on 0191 279 7270!
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All 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.
Protocol 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.
We 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.
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