Chemistry Technician

KIRKLEES COUNCIL ARE ADVERTISING THIS ROLE ON BEHALF OF GREENHEAD COLLEGE

To start on 31/08/2021.

Located on an attractive campus close to Huddersfield town centre, adjacent to the picturesque Greenhead Park and an easy commute from much of the North West and Yorkshire, Greenhead College has been providing the highest quality academic Sixth Form College education in the area for 40 years.

Greenhead College is an outstandingly successful Sixth Form College with 2,600 16-19 year old students following advanced level courses. The College has a long history of exceptional examination results and sits near the top of the national sixth-form college performance tables, meaning it is one of the very best in the country.

We are very proud of our students’ achievements and we have a strong ethos of ambition and aspiration which runs through all aspects of College life. The philosophy of the College is based on the understanding that each student is to be valued as an individual. The College is heavily over-subscribed; there are almost double the number of applicants as there are places to accommodate them.

The College is a great place to work, with a warm, inclusive atmosphere between all staff and students. The staff are recognised for their hard work and the College offer a wide range of employee benefits such as, free onsite staff carpark, generous holiday entitlement, a significantly enhanced occupational pension scheme, free use of the College gym, cycle to work scheme, plus many more.

The College has a fantastic opportunity for a Chemistry Technician to join the Chemistry department.

The successful post holder will:

• Support the senior technician in maintaining high quality of technician services to the Chemistry department.
• Support the curriculum by ensuring that the needs of the teaching staff in the department are met.
• Prepare equipment, chemicals and materials for classrooms, paying particular attention to the safe use and handling of same.
• Maintain the cleanliness and serviceability of such apparatus and equipment and the tidiness of laboratories and preparation rooms.
• Assist teaching staff in demonstrations and experiments as required.
• Set up apparatus for special demonstrations to classes and liaison events.
• Undertake regular testing and maintenance of equipment and chemicals.
• Assist with the receipt of all deliveries, checking against delivery notes and checking all discrepancies.
• Assist with the maintenance of a computerised inventory of materials, chemicals, equipment and associated stock taking duties.
• Assist with filing and the photocopying of worksheets.
• Undertake further relevant training as appropriate.
• Assisting staff to ensure the health and safety of all students in the classroom.
• Be aware of relevant health and safety legislation, to implement that legislation in respect of the storage and use of apparatus and materials within the department, and to advise the Senior Technician and colleagues within the department on matters relating to health and safety in lessons.
• Any other duties as may be reasonably requested by the line manager to allow for the efficient running of the college without changing the general character or level of responsibility entailed eg petty cash purchases.

Applications are sought from individuals with a good standard of general education and an excellent awareness of health and safety issues. Experience of working in a laboratory would be a distinct advantage. The full list of criteria required for this role can be found within the job description and person specification.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please visit the Greenhead College websitehttps://www.greenhead.ac.uk/support-staff-vacancies/182.htmland complete and submit the following documents:

• A supporting letter of application indicating how you meet the criteria within the job description and person specification;
• Greenhead College application form;
• Equality and Diversity form;
• Criminal Convictions form.

All applications should be submitted to Jen Rothery, Human Resources Officer, Greenhead College, Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4ES, or if you prefer, electronically as an email attachment to jobs@greenhead.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is noon on Monday, 28 June 2021 and interviews will be held shortly after.

If you apply and are unsuccessful in being called to interview, can we thank you in advance for your time and trouble in making this application. Due to time constraints it would be impossible to respond to everyone individually - we hope that you will understand.

Greenhead College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Greenhead College is committed to Diversity and Inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.