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Grade: 3 SCP 5 - 7 £14,391 to £14,852
25 hours per week
The Role
We are seeking a Science Technician to provide vital technical support to our Science department. This role is essential for ensuring that practical lessons are safe, well-prepared, and engaging. You will manage the "prep room" and laboratories, ensuring the science curriculum is delivered effectively.
Key Responsibilities
Preparation: Set up laboratories with required chemicals, apparatus and dismantle and clean equipment afterward.
Safety & Compliance: Ensure all activities strictly adhere to COSHH and Health & Safety regulations. Perform routine safety checks, equipment calibrations, and risk assessments.
Technical Support: Assist teaching staff and students during practical experiments and demonstrate the safe use of equipment should
Maintenance: Carry out routine repairs on apparatus or liaise with specialists for more complex servicing.
Inventory & Budget: Monitor stock levels, order new supplies in line with "best value" principles, and manage the secure storage of hazardous materials.
In return we can offer you the opportunity to work with motivated students, the full support of a dedicated and committed team of staff, a supportive induction programme and ongoing professional development, plus the opportunity to work in a developing school in a beautiful area of the South West.
Benefits of Working With Us
There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests and employee assistance helpline. Support staff in schools can also benefit from a range of national discount schemes available to education professionals such as the Blue Light Card offering savings on shopping, travel, and leisure.
This is an extremely successful inclusive school with a strong reputation in the area. In the most recent Ofsted in February 2024, inspectors praised the strong community ethos and relationships between staff and students based on clear expectations. Inspectors also celebrated our broad and ambitious curriculum, the prioritisation of reading and the support that is in place for all students to access the curriculum. (Ofsted Report- Link) Moreover, we continue to be very proud of the excellent progress our students make in their GCSE examinations. The school remains one of the highest performing schools in Somerset and is well-regarded by parents and the community.
St Dunstan’s school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to references and a full Disclosure and Barring Service check. St Dunstan’s School is an equal opportunities employer. The site is a no smoking site.
Safeguarding Statement
St Dunstan's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.