Science Technician

Salary: £24,790 to £25,183 (£21,389 to £22,220 actual pro-rata), Grade 4 point 5 -6, Cheshire East Council NJC Pay Structure

Start date: 10 March 2025  

Contract type: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus 5 inset days)

Contract term: Permanent

Closing date:  Monday 20 January 2025 at 12 noon

Interview date: w/c Monday 27 January 2025 (date to be confirmed)

Wilmslow High School

• School age range: 11-18
• Number on roll: approx. 2,200 (including 500 sixth form)

We are looking to appoint a Science Technician who can support our teaching team in delivering practicals effectively and safely. We require someone with a thorough and meticulous approach and ideally, a strong scientific and technical knowledge.

This is a full-time role, but for the right candidate part-time hours would be considered.

Starting salary will depend upon qualifications, experience and level of responsibility.

Practical work is at the heart of the Science curriculum at Wilmslow High School and the science team prides itself on its delivery of sound and safe practical science for all our students. Our highly regarded laboratory technicians are a key part of our team and central in ensuring we achieve this vision.

The Science team consists of 24 members of teaching staff and 5 technical support staff, and the curriculum area is well-equipped with 14 laboratories. We offer A Levels in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology and a variety of examination packages at GCSE, including Triple Science, Combined Science and when appropriate, Entry Level Certificate. 

Young people only get one chance at education; therefore, at Wilmslow High School we are committed to the pursuit of excellence for every student, every day. We do this through our dedication to learning, by being guided by values and in striving to serve.

We endeavour to preserve a happy and caring environment that is rooted in our core values, and in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. A consideration of the person’s suitability to work alongside children is part of the selection process. 

If invited for an interview, you will be:

asked to complete a self-declaration form answering questions in relation to any criminal record or other information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

subject to an online search. This is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore at interview.

If successful, you will be subject to:

an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

pre-employment checks which will include References, Health, Right to Work in UK, DBS and a Declaration that neither they nor anyone who lives in the same household is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009.

Current or previous employers will be contacted, and information requested will include:

disciplinary offences relating to children, including any for which the penalty is ‘time expired’.

whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns.