Culford School
Suffolk
£10,482 - £10,483 per year
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Apply by:
31 October 2025
Job overview
The Role
This is an exciting and new position in the Prep School for a candidate who would like a broad and varied role within a school setting. The successful candidate will be committed to providing proactive support to our science department and to colleagues in the Prep School.
Hours: 20 hours per week for 36 weeks per year (34 weeks term time, plus inset days, plus 2 weeks in the holidays. During the holidays we can be flexible on how the hours are worked.
Working hours: To be discussed with the successful candidate
Salary: £10,483
Start Date: As soon as possible (early applications welcome)
It is Culford's mission to unlock the potential of every child and to develop lifelong values and a love of learning within a community that strives for excellence and nurtures compassion and resilience. We aim to be an internationally recognised independent boarding school that stands out as a leader in innovation placing a focus on nurturing the individual to fulfil their unique ambitions as global citizens contributing to a strong and sustainable future. As staff, we commit to supporting these aims within our individual roles and responsibilities and the strategic aims of the School should be borne in mind alongside this job description.
A warm, caring character balancing a professional and learning-focused attitude will get the best out of pupils, along with a problem-solving approach and a can-do attitude.
The duties and responsibilities comprise of four main parts:
Providing support for the science department. This may include:
* Ensuring the availability of suitable materials and equipment and obtaining costs for materials, compiling and placing orders.
* Preparing, dismantling and cleaning materials and equipment for practical lessons as specified by teaching staff and delivering equipment to teaching rooms.
* Overview of Health & Safety including risk assessments of practical work.
* Carrying out visual checks of all equipment in all rooms before being used by pupils.
* Providing a backup service for lessons so that extras, deficiencies, faults or spare equipment may be available for lesson continuity.
* Keep the sinks and worktops clean; stock rooms and cupboards clean, tidy and in good order.
* Assist with administrative tasks and attend staff meetings as directed.
Cover supervision
* Primarily teachers cover absent colleagues for lessons and duties but in times of need, cover supervision will be require
The Person
Qualifications and Training
* Willing to undertake necessary training when required
Experience
* Solid work history
Person Skills and Attributes
* Excellent communication skills
* Articulate, bright and able to learn quickly
* Proactive, enthusiastic and hardworking
* Welcoming and approachable team player
* Sensitive and effective communication skills
* Smart and professional in appearance
* Discreet and able to maintain confidentiality
* The ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
* Confidence to deal calmly with difficult issues
* Confidence to challenge and improve systems
This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of tasks but sets out the main expectations of the School in relation to the post holder's professional responsibilities and duties.
All appointments are subject to pre-employment checks to meet vetting and barring requirements. For more information about that process please refer to the application form.
As an equal opportunities employer, Culford School is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Culford School.
Culford School puts at the centre of its operation the safeguarding of the pupils of the school. There is a commitment to keep safeguarding at the forefront of every employee and volunteer's mind. We encourage a culture of challenge, not just to act when there is a need, but also in the way we think to ensure the risks of harm to the pupils' individual welfare are minimised.
Job applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening and be subject to checks with previous employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Successful applicants must complete mandatory pre-employment training in safeguarding and other key areas before the commencement of employment.
Culford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
We comply with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) code of practice and have a written policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, both of which are available on request. As you have been shortlisted, you are required to declare any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect your suitability to work with children. As a result of amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) in 2013 and 2020, some minor offences are now protected (filtered) and should not be disclosed to potential employers, and employers cannot take these offences into account.
If you are unsure whether you need to disclose criminal information, you should seek legal advice or you may wish to contact Nacro or Unlock for impartial advice. There is more information on filtering and protected offences on the Ministry of Justice website.
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About Culford School
Culford School
Bury, St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 6TX
United Kingdom
Established in 1881, Culford School is a co-educational, all-through, independent school in the town of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Offering places to around 700 pupils aged 1-18, the selective school sits on a large plot of rural land and boasts a mix of 18th-century buildings and modern teaching facilities.
Although the majority of Culford's children are day pupils, the school offers boarding facilities for prep and senior pupils. Prospective students are expected to pass examinations across a broad range of subjects. The precise nature of the admissions procedure differs depending on the age of the child applying for entry.
Head
Claire Bentley
Values and vision
Culford School was originally founded in the Methodist tradition and as a result takes pride in the cultural and spiritual development of its pupils. Students are instilled with a strong moral code and encouraged to value themselves and the work they produce, as well as to always have respect for their fellow pupils and staff members.
ISI report
"The quality of pupils' personal development throughout the school is excellent and is supported by strong pastoral care. Pupils have high levels of moral and social awareness, and a clear sense of right and wrong, demonstrating emotional maturity. They treat each other with tolerance and respect and there are excellent relationships between staff and pupils."
View Culford School's latest ISI report
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