Science Technician
Ruislip High School
Hillingdon
- £23,118 - £23,467 per year
- New
- Salary:
- NJC Scale 3 (Outer London)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 9 September 2024
Job overview
Salary: actual salary starting at £23,118 rising to £23,467 (NJC Scale 3 inclusive of Outer London Weighting)
Hours: 36 hours per week term time only (plus five INSET days)
Required as soon as possible
Ruislip High School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly effective individual to join our flourishing science department. The successful applicant will be part of a team of technicians who service the science, art, craft and design and also food and nutrition departments and the flexibility to cover the other faculties if required would be desirable.
The duties of the role include the preparation of materials, equipment and chemicals for lessons, caring for plants and animals, ensuring the clearing and cleaning of laboratories, as well as art, craft and design and food and nutrition rooms as appropriate. Other duties will include advising on the stock of materials and undertaking inventory checks. The role will also include working alongside teachers to aid student progress.
This is a varied role and would suit someone with laboratory experience (although not essential) and who is looking to develop their career as a technician. The successful applicant will need:
- to be resourceful and enthusiastic;
- to be able to work as part of a team and enjoy working with students and teaching professionals;
- to be able to demonstrate flexibility;
- to have energy, stamina and a sense of humour.
Ruislip High School is an outstanding, oversubscribed, 11-18, mixed comprehensive school with over one thousand students on roll and we have recently undergone an exciting phase of expansion, including a brand new sixth form centre. We obtain excellent results. In the summer of 2023, 55% of students attained a grade 5 or above in English and Maths with 25% of students attaining a strong pass (grade 5 or above) in the Ebacc measure; at A Level, 26% of all grades were A* to A, with 25% of Year 13 students securing places at Russell Groups universities and two students securing places at Oxford or Cambridge.
Why work at Ruislip High School?
- Students and staff treat each other with respect. They share high aspirations which are realised through high expectations of everyone.
- The school has a comprehensive professional development programme tailored to individual needs, from ECT to middle and senior leadership; new staff are supported and guided by highly skilled and experienced colleagues, and by partners in external organisations.
- Staff have a range of opportunities to collaborate and develop their career within the Vanguard Learning Trust.
- Staff are afforded many benefits and rewards as part of the Vanguard Learning Trust’s entitlement package for staff.
- There are excellent transport links with central London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.
In joining Ruislip High School you can expect to work in an environment that focuses on teachers improving, rather than proving, their practice; where teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do; and where all staff work as a community to support our students to fulfil their potential in line with our school’s motto: from grass roots to reaching for the sky.
An application form can be downloaded from the school’s website click here where all information about this post and the school can be obtained. Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Applications should be returned to: Justine O’Driscoll, HR Manager, Ruislip High School, Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 0BY or via email to: jodriscoll@ruisliphigh.org.uk
Closing date: 10:00am, Monday 9th September 2024
Interview date: Friday 20th September 2024
This job is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account. Ruislip High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts.
Ruislip High School is committed to the implementation of equal opportunities principles and the monitoring and active promotion of equality in all aspects of staffing and employment. We seek to reach the widest possible labour market when seeking to recruit new staff. All staff appointments and promotions are made on the basis of merit and ability and in compliance with the law. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our community.
Attached documents
About Ruislip High School
Ruislip High School, based in Middlesex, is a secondary academy for girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 18. Currently there are 1300 students enrolled at the school, located in Hillingdon. It opened in 2006 and was converted to academy status in on April 1, 2014.
Headteacher
Mr Gareth Davies
Values and Vision
The school aims for teachers and students to have respect for each other. Children should also be honoured to be a part of the school community. Ruislip High School believes in unity. It especially believes in standing side-by-side to help others in the community. Thus, students who volunteer are valued. Students are expected to follow the rules of the school and achieve excellent academic results, but personal development is also seen as important. One of the school’s motto is “you own your own behaviour”. The teachers hope every student leaving the school remains curious about the world and continue to learn.
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