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Current Technician Vacancies
The CLEAPSS Technician Job Service is a service provided to CLEAPSS members that allows members to post adverts for technician vacancies at their school or college onto this part of the CLEAPSS website. Anyone may browse the list of vacancies on this page and then apply for the job directly with the particular school or college.

Job seekers:

Please browse through the list of Science vacancies below. Further vacancies for Design Technology jobs can be found on our Technology Website. If you require any further information then please contact the school directly. Please do not contact CLEAPSS as we cannot give you any more information than that which already appears on the site.

Recruiters:

Members can click one of the links below to post a vacancy (you will need your membership details).

Please note that we cannot verify the accuracy of the information provided to us and applicants should check the details on the schools website or contact the school.

Chemistry Technician (Part Time - Term Time Only) £19,556-23,287 (pro rata)
Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Start date: Immediate
Closing date for applications: 20 Mar 2024

Other benefits: CPD, induction programme and pension provided.
Hours: Part time - 35 hours/wk

Main Duties:
  • Supporting the use of practical resources and facilities within the Chemistry department for KS3 - KS5
  • Preparation of equipment and chemical solutions for practical lessons
Person Specification:
  • Chemistry A level or equivalent
  • Experience working in a Science-related role, or recent completion of an A level (or equivalent) or degree in Chemistry
  • Demonstrable history of practical skills and experience
  • Good understanding of Chemistry, to be able to prepare equipment and practical solutions for use up to A level
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Senior Science Technician (Term Time Only) £28,500-28,500 (pro rata)
Seahaven Academy, Newhaven
Start date: 15 Apr 2024
Closing date for applications: 20 Mar 2024

Other benefits: CPD, induction programme and pension provided.
Hours: Full time

Main Duties:
  • • To ensure and promote the maintenance of a healthy and safe working environment
  • • Actively contributing to the assessment, monitoring and review of both health and safety procedures and information resources
  • • Keeping up to date with current procedures and practices through continuing professional development
  • • The provision of technical advice and support on health & safety issues to teaching and technical staff
  • • The safe treatment and disposal of used materials including hazardous substances and responding to actual or potential hazards
  • • The healthy and safe storage and accessibility of equipment and materials
  • • To carry out health & safety and risk assessments relating to laboratory work and apply C.O.S.H.H. regulations and assessments
  • • To assist with the day-to-day organization and development of technical staff to ensure that essential performance standards are achieved.
  • • To contribute to the design, development and maintenance of specialist resources and/or long-term projects, and offer professional guidance, assistance and support to students and teachers on the pr
  • • To ensure the availability of suitable materials and equipment, compiling orders and liaising or negotiating with suppliers and finance departments
Person Specification:
  • Excellent organisational skills and ability to multi-task and prioritise
  • Good IT skills
  • Highly skilled communicator – written, visually and orally gather and collate accurate information with an eye for detail
  • Team player with leadership skills
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure and be confident to direct other staff
  • Highly accurate and efficient working within deadlines
  • To be proactive, creative and resourceful with service provision, embracing technology and new ways of working
  • Confidentiality
  • Innovative and use own initiative where required
  • Ability to reflect and look for ways to improve current practices
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Science Technician (Term Time Only) £27,703-28,562 (pro rata)
Bonus Pastor Catholic School, Bromley, Greater London
Start date: 15 Apr 2024
Closing date for applications: 21 Mar 2024

Other benefits: CPD, induction programme and pension provided.
Hours: Full time

Main Duties:
  • See website below for details
Person Specification:
  • applicant should have the basic understanding about science practicals.
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Senior Science Technician (Part Time - Term Time Only) £33,560-33,560 (pro rata)
Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Start date: 2 Sep 2024
Closing date for applications: 21 Mar 2024

Other benefits: CPD, induction programme and pension provided.
Hours: Part time - 24 hours/wk

Main Duties:
  • • Awareness of Health and Safety requirements and safe working practice for self, colleagues and pupils. Adherence to the accident procedure as defined by the College’s health and safety policy. A fam
  • • Liaising with teachers to record and set up any practical requests for the week to ensure a seamless transition between members of the Technician team.
  • • Purchase and collect any shopping items required for the practical lessons and animals, for practicality the use of car is essential.
  • • Liaise with the other Technicians with regards to clearing away and washing the equipment after the lesson.
  • • Ensuring that laboratories are fitted out for safe and efficient use during practical work together with the stocking and upkeep of equipment.
  • • Maintaining the supply of stock laboratory solutions, stains, reagents and provision of distilled water. Keeping a record and reordering where necessary.
  • • Assisting with the organisation of school trips; liaising with colleagues to book coaches, lunches and venues.
  • • In a rota with other members of the Biology team contribute to the feeding and maintenance of living animal collections during term and the holidays.
  • • General clearing up at the end of term and preparation for the next term, which may include but not be limited to; calibrating sci
Person Specification:
  • • Understanding and awareness of current Health & Safety legislation
  • • An academic qualification, at least to A-Level but preferably to Degree level, within the Science remit but experience working within a Science-related role would certainly be sufficient.
  • • Practical experience within a school environment would be advantageous.
  • • Good interpersonal skills with people of all ages.
  • • Good and effective communication skills.
  • • Must be able to work without supervision and take responsibility for own work.
  • • Logical approach with great attention to detail.
  • • Problem-solving abilities to troubleshoot equipment and experimental setups
  • Analytical
  • Flexible
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Science Technician (Part Time - Term Time Only) £10,065-10,065 (pro rata)
Brighton Hill Community School, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Start date: 29 Apr 2024
Closing date for applications: 22 Mar 2024

Other benefits: CPD, induction programme and pension provided.
Hours: Part time - 19 hours/wk

Main Duties:
  • See website below for details
Person Specification:
  • See website below for details
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Science Technician £23,916-25,614
Ormiston Rivers Academy, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex
Start date: 15 Apr 2024
Closing date for applications: 22 Mar 2024

Other benefits: CPD and pension provided.
Hours: Full time

Main Duties:
  • See website below for details
Person Specification:
  • See website below for details
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Laboratory Technician and Design/Technology Assistant £26,000-26,000
Benjamin Franklin International School, Spain
Start date: 1 Apr 2024
Closing date for applications: 22 Mar 2024

Other benefits: CPD and induction programme provided.
Hours: Full time

Main Duties:
  • Laboratory Technician and Design and Technology Assistant
Person Specification:
  • See website below for details
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Science Technician (Term Time Only) £19,877-19,877
Barton Peveril College, Eastleigh
Start date: 27 Mar 2024
Closing date for applications: 26 Mar 2024

Other benefits: CPD and pension provided.
Hours: Full time

Main Duties:
  • Prepare and set up equipment for lessons as requested by teaching staff. Remove equipment from the laboratory, and clean and return it to storage once lessons are finished.
  • Take an active part in assisting the teacher in the lesson. This may involve explaining the use of specialised equipment in modelling scientific concepts; one to one work with students; demonstrating
  • Maintain a clear, clean and safe environment for students to work in.
  • Maintain and update the record of department equipment including the current location of apparatus, logging and labelling of new equipment, and ensuring items are repaired or replaced as needed.
  • Build equipment as requested by the department staff, using soldering and fabrication skills.
  • Carry out the electrical safety check on all electrical equipment in the department once a year as required by the Health and safety Policy.
  • Ensure that all electrical sockets, lights, taps & drains, heating equipment, door furniture, windows, ceiling tiles and anything else are in working order and send requests for repair to the Estates
  • Keep a log of all department books loaned to students and follow up with students who have not returned books.
Person Specification:
  • Working knowledge of Science department
  • General Education – minimum of GCSEs
  • Soldering and fabrication skills, to build or repair apparatus
  • Knowledge of Macs, PC Desktop, emails, Google suite, Word and Excel etc.
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Science Technician (Part Time - Term Time Only) £22,913-22,913 (pro rata)
Wye School, Ashford, Kent
Start date: 2 Sep 2024
Closing date for applications: 19 Apr 2024

Other benefits: CPD, induction programme and pension provided.
Hours: Part time - 25 hours/wk

Main Duties:
  • • Work with or as directed by the senior technician
  • • Prepare materials and equipment for practical work on a daily basis (experience of laboratory work would be an advantage)
  • • Ensure that practicals are delivered to the correct place at the correct time and that they are tidied away afterwards
  • • Keep the Prep Room tidy and organised
  • • To keep up to date with the CLEAPSS guidelines for Health and Safety and to work within these directives including the safe disposal of chemicals and biological specimens.
  • • Monitor and maintain stock control, requesting orders for replacement as necessary
Person Specification:
  • • 5 GCSEs Graded A-C
  • • Experience of working as a Science Technician would be an advantage
  • • Evidence of commitment to professional development, including training as a technician if required
  • • Thorough understanding of Health and Safety procedures, especially as they relate to work in the specific environment (e.g. Laboratory)
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