Job Title: Senior Science Technician
Contract: Part-Time, Permanent
Salary: Grade C (£26,674 - £28,856) Actual starting salary £17,730
Start: June 24
We are looking for a Science Technician to join our supportive and talented team at Monkton Wood Academy in Taunton. We are a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning.
This opportunity to offered on a Part Time basis working 28 hours per week - Term time only, plus 5 inset days per year plus one week in the holidays. We are reasonably flexible how the hours can be spread across the week, this can be 4 full days or 5 shorter days.
What we are looking for:
To be successful in the post, we are looking for a Senior Science Technician who will support with the practical and technical aspects of the Science curriculum. They will design, prepare, provide, maintain and manage the necessary resources and information required to enable healthy, safe and engaging practical activities to be undertaken by staff and students. They will ensure that Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services (CLEAPSS) guidelines and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations are adhered to at all times. They will take a role in the organising and development of Science Technicians.
About the Cabot Learning Federation:
The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 15,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, thirteen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.
CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
How to Apply:
The job description and person specification can be found on the CLF careers website.
To Apply, you will need to click the 'Apply Now' button on this page, which will redirect you to the CLF advert page. Within the CLF advert page, you can download and review the candidate information pack and register/login to apply for the role.
CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Safeguarding and pre-employment checks:
The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.
The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
Heathfield Community 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.