Senior Science Technician
King Edward VI Grammar School
Essex
- £25,528.04 - £28,438.39 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Scale 7 Pt 19-24 (£25,528.04 - £28,438.39) actual salary per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 1 November 2024
Job overview
SALARY: Scale 7 Pt 19-24 (£25,528.04 - £28,438.39) actual salary per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.
HOURS: 37 hours per week term time only, plus non-pupil days (39 weeks per year)
START DATE: Required as soon as possible
We are looking to recruit an excellent technician to lead an established and supportive team. The successful applicant will play a significant role in the delivery of engaging and exciting practical science as part of our high achieving Science Department.
The Science Department at King Edward VI Grammar School (KEGS) comprises 13 specialist teachers and 5 science technicians who mostly operate within one particular specialism, but also support one another extensively as required. We are looking forward to welcoming a new colleague to join our friendly and hardworking team.
The successful applicant will have good organisational, planning and time management skills. They will also have good understanding of health and safety, and strong interpersonal skills. Previous laboratory, leadership or school experience is highly desirable for this role (although any necessary further training can be provided).
Due to our stringent safeguarding protocol, applications for employment at KEGS can only be accepted on our formal Recruitment Application Form. Please clearly mark on your application which position you wish to be considered for.
Application form and job description are available to download from our website www.kegs.org.uk, or by emailing recruitment@kegs.org.uk. Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 12 noon on Friday 01 November 2024. Interviews will be held shortly afterwards.
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About King Edward VI Grammar School
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford (known as KEGS locally) is a Leading Edge School, constantly testing and adapting professional practice to raise standards of teaching and learning. It is consistently one of the top ten grammar schools in the country and lends itself to being a natural leader with an international reputation as a centre of learning. The School is regularly in the top five in A Level league tables, and the top ten at GCSE.
We aim to optimise learning, and to educate the ‘whole person’ through excellence in the highest level of pastoral care and support in every aspect of our work. We provide an exceptional range of opportunities both within the classroom and through the impressively diverse extra-curricular activities. Our goal is to engage students in their own learning and to teach them to be life-long learners.
The most recent OFSTED report described the school as an ‘outstandingly effective’ school achieving ‘outstanding results’ and ‘excellent personal development’. It boasts a 'passionate interest in learning by teachers and students’. Admission to year 7 is by 11+ examination performance, and around 80 students, including girls, from other schools are admitted annually into Year 12, based on GCSE examination performance.
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