Science Technician

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a competent and organised Science Technician to join our fantastic team at Manchester Enterprise Academy, starting as soon as possible.

This is a Grade 3 permanent post, working 35 hours per week term time only plus 5 INSET days. The starting pro-rata salary is £20,990 and the full time equivalent is £24,404.

Main purpose of the job

• To work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to support students to become creative, happy & successful
• Under the direction of senior staff, to provide technical support in a specific curriculum or resource area, including preparation and maintenance of resources and to provide general support to staff and pupils.
• To make a key contribution to the development and support of the school through the provision of technical support in a specific curriculum or resource area

Key relationships

The postholder will report to the Headteacher, Curriculum Leader, or Teacher where relevant. Main contacts of the post are: Headteacher, Teaching staff, other Associate staff and pupils.

Working for us 

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. 

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff wellbeing charter as a declaration of support to the wellbeing and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust. 

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including; 

• A commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues 
• Membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments 
• Access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support 
• Access to Cyclescheme  
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions 
• A range of policies which demonstrate our respect for your time and priorities outside work, including flexible working  

The closing date for applications is 24 November 2024 with interviews to take place shortly thereafter.

Applying to work for us 

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.  

 Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

 All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references. 

 Safeguarding Children 

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 

 Equality Statement 

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at jobs@prospere.org.uk