Job title: Science Technician
Salary: CSET 11 £25,584 FTE, £13,084 prorated
Hours: 22 hours per week, 39 weeks of the year
Working days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Monday and Wednesday 8am - 4pm, Friday 8am - 3.30pm
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Downend School
About the role
As a Science Technician, you’ll play a key role in supporting the delivery of engaging and safe science lessons across the school. Working under the direction of the Senior Science Technician and Head of Faculty, you’ll prepare practical resources, maintain equipment, and ensure that all experiments and demonstrations run smoothly.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Preparing and setting up materials and apparatus for practical lessons
- Ensuring laboratories are clean, safe, and well-stocked
- Supporting teachers during practical sessions when needed
- Managing chemical stocks and ensuring safe storage and disposal
- Maintaining and repairing equipment as required
- Assisting with health and safety compliance across the science department
This role is ideal for someone with a strong interest in science, excellent organisational skills, and a proactive, safety-conscious approach. Experience in a school lab setting is helpful, but training can be provided.
About you
You’re curious, practical, and thrive in a hands-on environment. With a keen eye for detail and a love of science, you’re ready to play a vital role behind the scenes—making sure lessons run smoothly and safely
You’re someone who:
- Is organised, reliable, and confident working in a busy lab setting
- Enjoys supporting teachers and students with exciting experiments and demonstrations
- Understands the importance of health and safety and follows procedures precisely
- Can manage equipment, prepare resources, and keep everything running like clockwork
- Communicates clearly and works well as part of a team
- Brings a positive attitude and a passion for helping students explore science
About us
At Downend School we provide a safe, supportive and challenging learning environment that aims to inspire and empower young people to grasp opportunity; to reach their potential and excel; to develop responsibility and integrity and to respect themselves and others.
We have a strong ethos based on our core PRIDE values of participation, respect, identity, determination and excellence. We set standards high and aim to nurture young people who are well equipped to become active and positive members of the school community and to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a time of rapid change.
Our curriculum is ambitious and well taught, using The Downend Lesson to ensure a consistent approach to classroom practice and a shared language for learning. Our classrooms are orderly and disciplined but also vibrant and exciting learning spaces where an intellectual curiosity and a life-long love of learning can be fostered.
We are also proud of the care and support we offer our students. We strongly believe in the value of creating a friendly and caring school community where youngsters feel a sense of belonging and feel valued and respected. Happy and motivated students will flourish and become successful young people. Above all, Downend is a happy school.
We can offer you:
- Confident, well-behaved students and calm and orderly classrooms, backed up with a centralised behaviour system.
- Dedicated, friendly colleagues at all levels of the school, who have a huge amount of expertise and a commitment to working in the best interests of our students.
- A clear curriculum vision and focus on evidence-based practice.
- A strong commitment to CPD and development of all staff, in order to ensure continuous improvement for individuals and the school.
- An inclusive ethos and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion for staff, students and families.
- A commitment to the health and wellbeing of our staff
- An excellent benefits package including up to 30% discount with Microsoft and Dell; discounted gym membership; cycle to work scheme and a dedicated counselling service
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, 4th November. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.
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