Senior Chemistry Technician (part time) - Royal Grammar School Academy

Location: High Wycombe

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part time

Interviews to be held: asap

• Cycle to work scheme
• Free membership of the School's Fitness Suite
• Free use of the swimming pool
• Staff common room with free tea & coffee

As Senior Technician (in consultation with the Subject leader) will:

• Manage on a day to day basis the practical needs of the department;
• Manage the booking system for equipment;
• Provide appropriate equipment for practicals as ordered;
• Set up equipment for practicals as requested;
• Assist teachers with practicals as requested;
• Keep equipment to the required standard, including repairs/replacements;
• Keep rooms in a state appropriate for teaching in conjunction with academic staff;
• Maintain a current inventory stock of equipment and consumables;
• Manage the outside chemistry store;
• Manage ground floor technician in association with the subject leader;
• To undertake any other task reasonably requested by the Subject Leader or Headmaster

Please see attached job description for more details

Ideally this candidate should have:

• STEM based degree
• Preferably experience as a science technician
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work effectively as part of a team
• Able to use own initiative
• Flexibility to carry out responsibilities as and when needed

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Tel No:

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Email:

All staff, visitors and volunteers understand safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility and that they must be diligent to help secure children's safety and wellbeing.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self disclosure form and return prior to interview.