Laboratory Technician

Grade 2 £22,737 - £24,702 (Full salary)

£19,880 - £21,598 (pro rata)

Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review” by the salary/Grade.

Permanent, term time only contract

36.50 hours per week

Expected start date: as soon as possible 

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, and well-organised team player with excellent organisational and technical skills.

Applicants will be reliable and enthusiastic and have experience of providing tailored support to pupils. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparation rooms and laboratories in the faculty, including safety checks, and the clearing away and washing up of apparatus from lessons.

Applicants should demonstrate knowledge of health and safety legislation relating to the work of a school, knowledge of COSHH, ESCC regulations and CLEAPSS.

In return, we can offer you: 

·                     A caring and happy community that always puts our young people first  

·                     A supportive environment that takes an active interest in your professional development and personal wellbeing.  

·                     A highly supportive Senior Leadership Team  

·                     Access to a wide range of CPD courses  

·                     Use of a school laptop  

·                     Access to the local government pension scheme  

·                     24 hours access to the Employee Assistance Programme  

·                     A strong and supportive Governing Body  

·                     A well-equipped staffroom  

·                     Free on-site car parking  

Found in the heart of the Hodge Hill community, we are a small secondary girls’ school with strong community values. We know and care for every pupil as an individual. We strive to meet the needs of each member of our school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in our school family and the wider world. 

Our ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social, and academic progress during their time with us, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. A relentless drive for the best academic progress for each individual pupil, sits comfortably alongside the wider curriculum where values education embraces citizenship, pupil voice, charity, and community work. 

Pupils, families, staff, and governors work together in consultation to help every pupil make expected progress, to help many pupils make better than expected progress and to help some pupils to make exceptional progress. 

Here at Hodge Hill Girls' School, we genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with our families, feeder schools and our local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement, every member of our family has a role to play in raising the aspirations of all our pupils to ensure we really are "Educating Tomorrow's Women Today".  

 Application packs are available from: https://www.hrforschools.org.uk/directory/4/current-vacancies or from the school website.

We do not accept CV’s; applications will only be accepted with a completed application form.

An online search will be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.                                                                  

We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and to experience our school at first hand. If you would like to arrange a visit please contact Natasha Panton, HR Assistant via email: HR@hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk