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Post: Science Technician
ScaleGrade: 4.7 to 4.10 £26,403.00 - £27,694.00 FTE (pro rata for part-time)
Actual salary: £21,228.00 to £22,266.00. FTE: 0.800
Hours per week: Term Time only, 35 hrs./week, 38.6 wks./year (to include 2 whole school inset days, 2 open day evenings). Part-time will be considered with some flexibility in hours.
Duties and responsibilities: As outlined below
Guidelines for the post of General Science Technician
●Providing specialist assistance and knowledgeable support to science teaching staff.
●Playing a proactive role in the developing of skills, expertise and best practice across technical staff by attending courses relevant to duties.
●Preparing apparatus, equipment, materials and solutions. Ensuring safe and proper use of resources. Setting up and checking equipment and apparatus for use in practical classes. Retrieving and clearing away apparatus.
●Participating in the safe organization and storage of equipment, materials and apparatus.
●Maintaining appropriate records for control and allocation of resources, including service schedules and inventory checks.
●Maintaining stock levels in the Science Department, ordering items as required and keeping up to date records of orders and stock allocation.
●Safe storage and disposal of waste laboratory materials as directed in accordance with established guidelines. This includes conducting regular checks of CLEAPSS guidelines
●First Aider for the department and all pupils in school, where training will be provided.
●Setting up and maintaining specialist resources for use in teaching.
●Demonstrating new or unfamiliar equipment, techniques and practical’s to staff, especially to any trainee teachers and ECTs.
●Basic construction or modification of apparatus. This will include reasonable repairs where practical or liaising with an approved contractor(s).
●General maintenance (including cleaning) of apparatus and equipment. Maintenance and cleaning of general laboratory services and facilities.
●General administrative tasks and other support tasks as required consistent with the grade of the post and experience of the post holder.
●As well as those duties outlined above, you are expected to perform any other tasks reasonably assigned.
●This job description will be subject to review/amendment during the appraisal procedure by agreement between both parties in accordance with established practice.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. The Crypt School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
Please read our Safeguarding Policy and Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy and Procedure which can be found on our school website or by clicking on the link in the job description document attached.
The Crypt School is an equal opportunity employer, and we value having a workforce as diverse as the city and region we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community, and we particularly welcome applications from groups who are currently under-represented within our workforce such as from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates. The aim of our policy is to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Our recruitment selection criteria and procedures are frequently reviewed to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities and that no applicant or employee is disadvantaged by provisions, criteria or practices which cannot be shown to be justified.
Safeguarding Statement
The Crypt School is an equal opportunity employer, and we value having a workforce as diverse as the city and region we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community, and we particularly welcome applications from groups who are currently under-represented within our workforce such as from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates. The aim of our policy is to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Our recruitment selection criteria and procedures are frequently reviewed to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities and that no applicant or employee is disadvantaged by provisions, criteria or practices which cannot be shown to be justified.
The Crypt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its recruitment and selection of job applicants and expects all staff to share this commitment.
As part of due diligence, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search and the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.