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Senior Science Technician

Senior Science Technician

St Paul's Catholic College

Burgess Hill

  • £17,423 - £18,980 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Term-time only, up to 28 hours. Grade 7 - Actual Salary
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
Autumn Term 2024
Apply by:
7 October 2024

Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity to become part of our Science Technician team in one of the country's most successful schools. Please see attached job description for further information. 

"Inspiring a living faith with hope and love"

In choosing to work at St Paul's we promise that will become part of a happy supportive and highly successful team.

Our staff benefit from:

  • a deep-rooted commitment to staff feeling "known and loved" and supported as individuals every step of their career.
  • a vibrant and modern environment and a real passion for learning and teaching. 
  • extensive opportunities for professional learning and coaching including individualised support and working collaboratively both internally and within the Trust.
  • their own laptop and iPad for all teaching staff, to support an embedded use of technology and reduce workload.
  • students benefitting from technology and having their own iPads to support learning in the classroom and beyond.
  • the support of a wellbeing team to care for staff happiness and welfare. There is also 24 hour access to the health assured helpline and app to support a wide range of personal or professional challenges.
  • a culture where you are trusted and motivated to teach great lessons and take risks to move on our practice.
  • exceptional leadership opportunities to grow and develop internally and externally.


Ideally you will be:

  • a passionate and committed member of staff keen to contribute and continue to improve each day all we do at St Paul's and beyond.
  • able to inspire and engage students with your passion and care for them as individuals feeling "known and loved" in their time with us.
  • willing to never give the students second best in supporting them and inspiring then to achieve their God-given potential.
  • a creative and innovate professional providing the best role model for the young people in our care.
  • keen to engage in being part of a vibrant Catholic faith community.
  • enthusiastic to contribute to the wider life of the school.
  • someone with a hunger to always learn, grow and develop as a teacher or leader.
  • a person with great energy, commitment and and a sense of humour.


We will offer you:

  • dedicated professional learning and development every week.
  • amazing students willing to learn and proud of being part of our school community.
  • a school graded as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted and the Catholic School Inspection process since 2007 and in 2023 which is one deeply committed to continually improve.
  • results consistently in the top 10% at A level and GCSE nationally.
  • benefits including health and wellbeing support, reduced gym membership, cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes.
  • care for you and your family not to miss important moments in life ranging from weddings to nativity plays.


Our 2024 results were:

GCSE: 84% 9-4 with English and Maths with significant progress for all students.

A level and BTEC: 59% A*-B and 80% A*-C with 79% of students going to their first choice universities.

Over 1 in 5 students have gone on to study at Russell Group universities.

Essentially these results are built on a belief that we have a duty to ensure that every student achieves their potential with us. We also believe it is essential to give our students the best opportunities to develop as learners, personally and in their faith journey.

The College moved to our current site in 2004 on the outskirts of Burgess Hill. This is situated with strong travel links from Brighton and London. This gave us the unique opportunity to develop an innovative twenty-first learning environment. We have worked hard to develop the highest standards of learning and teaching and have built a national reputation for using technology to enhance learning. 

Students have access to learning ‘anytime, anywhere’ through a scheme which looks to provide an iPad for every student to support their learning at home and school. As you can imagine this transforms the way we teach and the way students learn. Our approach to learning and teaching is based on the accelerated learning cycle to ensure we develop students as learners not just their understanding of subject knowledge. We believe this will develop every student as an independent learner and give them adaptable skills to ensure they can become life-long learners.

Outside the classroom there are numerous opportunities for students to take part in a very wide range of activities - drama, sport, music, exchanges, away days, Duke of Edinburgh, retreats and trips. This includes opportunities for prayer and reflection as well as many examples of living an active faith through service, pilgrimage and fundraising.

St Paul’s is heavily over-subscribed and has built an excellent reputation in the community. We only recruit the best possible staff and have high expectations to ensure we develop the highest standards of learning and teaching. It is this “rich diet” in the classroom that engages and motivates students as well as leading to positive behaviour and an exciting learning environment. Each teacher is expected to work hard to keep up these high standards. All staff are given extensive opportunities to develop professionally and we only look to recruit and retain the best teacher. We invest highly in the best opportunities for staff development. Staff at St Paul’s tend to be young, dynamic and ambitious and there are plenty of opportunities to develop in the classroom and as a school leader. Many staff are promoted, internally or externally, very rapidly.

We are confident that we used this ‘outstanding’ grading as a springboard for further development, growth and success. We need to work hard to maintain and build on the current standards as well as looking to move forward and continue to improve at St Paul’s in every way.

Bosco Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

In accordance with the recommendations set out in KCSIE, the Trust may carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates. 

References will be requested if you are shortlisted for interview.

We will interview as soon as we have strong candidates who have applied so would advise an early application.

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About St Paul's Catholic College

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St Paul’s Catholic College is a mixed, non-selective, Catholic secondary school with sixth form, situated in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. There are approximately 1,150 students at the school, 250 of which attend the sixth form.

We are based in the heart of Sussex at the foot of the South Downs and with easy access to the beautiful Sussex coastline. Travel links are excellent with the vibrant city of Brighton within 15 minutes by car or train and direct rapid links to London and international travel through Gatwick Airport.

We look to use technology innovatively and creatively. This has led to all students having their own iPads and also excellent software tools for staff to reduce workload and work collaboratively.

St Paul’s Catholic College was opened in 1963 and in 2004 moved to its current site in a modern and innovative campus. The school plays an active role as part of Bosco Catholic Education Trust and leads the Sussex Maths Hub. This leads to exceptional opportunities for professional development in the classroom and as school leaders.

We pride ourselves in being innovative and never sitting back. We have a deep-rooted commitment to learning and progress. At the part of this is the belief that we have a duty to fulfil each person's potential. We would welcome you to come and visit and find out more.

Values and vision

St Paul’s Catholic College wants all students to achieve their God-given potential and to put their individual talents to good use, nurturing them in a caring and stimulating learning environment. We have a deep rooted commitment to prepare our students for life in the modern world so they will be both happy and successful in all they do.

The school's Catholic ethos encourages pupils to explore their faith and allows for them to develop spiritually, socially and academically. We believe that every student needs to feel 'known and loved' during their time with us.

St Paul’s Catholic College wants to offer a wide range of opportunities for students to have the best possible chance of success and excel both inside and outside the classroom. Enrichment activities available include sports clubs and drama productions, while initiatives such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award allow for pupils to push their boundaries and learn new skills. We would welcome the opportunity to share with you why we believe is such a special community to be part of.

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