Science Technician - Aylesbury High School (Girls)

Overview

Aylesbury High School are looking to recruit a Science Technician to support the work of the Science team by providing appropriate resources and promoting safe and effective ways of working.

Term time only

Salary Type:Bucks pay

Salary details:Bucks Pay Range 2

Contract type:Temporary/Permanent

Hours:15-20 hours/week

Closing date:07/07/2023 00:00

Interviews to be held:W/c 10th July 2023

About us

At Aylesbury High School, everyone is encouraged to get involved, to do their best and to enjoy themselves, we have a dedicated and extremely hard-working staff team ensuring that students gain excellent exam results at all levels, results that place us amongst the best schools in the county and the country every year.

www.ahs.bucks.sch.uk/about-the-school/staff-vacancies

About the role

The role includes:

• Working as part of a team, overseeing the running of laboratories and the science preparation rooms.
• Finding out and following recommended safety procedures.
• Preparing materials for class experiments, demonstrations or assessments.
• Checking that all apparatus is working correctly prior to use and that materials have been prepared correctly.
• Liaising with the teacher(s) concerned at the earliest opportunity in the event of any difficulties in their provision.
• Equipping the appropriate laboratory with all the apparatus and materials for any practical work needed, setting up laboratory apparatus as requested by the teacher and checking that it functions properly.
• Assisting in the classroom as required.
• Tidying up wherever possible each laboratory after each practical, removing equipment and any materials that may be left over, and cleaning equipment as required.
• Disposing safely of used chemicals.
• Regular safety checks of equipment by inspection and using test equipment as required.
• Supporting teachers in devising and making novel experiments and equipment resulting from developments generated by changes to the current curriculum.
• Assisting with stock checks, orders and deliveries.
• Use of IT in the organisation and smooth running of the science faculty.
• Liaising/assisting other members of the science technician team as appropriate.

Additional Duties:

• Work with other members of the Curriculum Support Team to contribute to the school improvement plan.
• Undertake other duties that may reasonably be required by the Senior Science Technician.

About you

The successful candidate will:

• Have a keen interest and proven track record of keeping up to date with current legislation and modern scientific laboratory techniques.
• Have demonstrable familiarity with standard scientific nomenclature.
• Have demonstrable familiarity with standard glassware and apparatus normally found in a science laboratory.
• Be able to react knowledgeably in potentially hazardous situations.
• Be an experienced IT user, preferably with Google products, and capable of the preparation and management of basic spreadsheets and databases.
• Need to be organised and methodical, enthusiastic and adaptable.
• Ideally have previous working experience within a School Laboratory.
• Have Science A-Level(s) or equivalent are an essential requirement.
• Be a graduate in a scientific field (desirable).

The requirements of the post may vary from time to time without altering its essential nature or level of responsibility.