Science Technician - Paulet High School & 6th Form College

John Taylor Multi Academy Trust; Brooke's Hill; On-site; GBP 6,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Brooke's Hill is seeking a part-time Science Technician to support the Science teaching team in delivering practical lessons. The ideal candidate should possess good numeracy, literacy, and communication skills, along with the ability to use initiative. The role involves maintaining health and safety practices and contributing to student success. If you are passionate about education, we invite you to apply and join our supportive team.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of health and safety requirements.
• Experience supporting students in a classroom setting.
• Commitment to improving young people's lives.

Responsibilities

• Support the Science teaching team in practical lessons.
• Maintain health, safety, and wellbeing practices.
• Engage in behaviour management and support students.

Skills

Good numeracy skills

Good literacy skills

Good communication skills

Ability to use initiative

Job description

Science Technician

Permanent, part-time 10 hours a week, open to different working patterns within teaching core hours of 8:30am – 3:00pm Monday – Friday.

Term Time Only plus INSET days.

Salary: Grade 3 (SCP 4) £25,185 per annum pro rata.

Actual salary: £5,910.86 per annum.

John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) believes in the power of education to improve lives – and the world. As a partner academy in JTMAT, we are seeking to appoint a committed and motivated individual to join our friendly and supportive school team, giving you the opportunity to have real impact on the lives of young people.

This role is key to supporting our Science teaching team to deliver and support practical lessons, and you will be directed and supported by senior colleagues to allow you to fulfil this role. Good numeracy, literacy and communication skills are essential, as is the ability to use your initiative to support students, contributing to their success, behaviour management and social skills. Working in both the preparation room and classroom to ensure good health, safety and wellbeing practices are maintained you will have a good understanding of health and safety requirements, although training can be provided.

If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do.

If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Clare Pickering by emailing [e-mail] or telephoning 01283 247900.

Completed application forms should be emailed to [e-mail]. Only fully completed application forms will be submitted for shortlisting. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 9am Monday 26th January 2026

Interview Date: Friday 30th January 2026

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Please note if you are shortlisted, an online search will be carried out before interview which may identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. Please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants for the lawful basis for processing and retention. John Taylor MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.

Please review our Recruitment Pack on the school website before submitting your application.