Science & General Technician

Headteacher: Mr. L. Raftery BSc (Hons), MA, NPQH

Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, Essex RM2 6HJ

Science & General Technician

Scale: 3 Point 5-6

35 hours per week; 38 weeks per year

(PART-TIME would be considered for the right candidate)

Salary £23,239 - £23,571

Required March 2025

Closing date: 31st January 2025 at midday

Interviews: week commencing 3rd February 

The Royal Liberty School where “Staff know their pupils very well, and as a result, pupils are happy and safe. Pupils are polite, respectful and mature and value diversity and equality.” (OFSTED February 2024).

We are seeking to appoint a Science & General Technician. The work will involve preparing materials and experiments, maintaining a safe & clean working environment, ordering materials, preparing displays and assisting the classroom teacher during practical lessons.

The successful candidate will have good practical skills and ideally some experience in the use of science equipment. There would be a requirement for the successful candidate to undertake chemical handling training.

You will be required to work with key personnel in school and other external agencies. Applicants will need to be adaptable, creative and flexible and have the ability to work with minimum supervision and should have excellent organisational skills. The ability to work independently as well as part of a team is essential.

We take a collaborative view of learning where good practice is shared through a structured INSET programme within school and across the Trust.

The Royal Liberty School is a small comprehensive, 11-16, located close to Gidea Park Station. We pride ourselves on our strong sense of community and the excellent behaviour of the students.  

Our results are impressive with the majority of subjects consistently above national average;

• English 9-4 82%
• Maths 9-4 82%
• English and Maths 9-4 78%

As an employee you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programme through MyMedicash.

If you are looking to advance your career in a small, friendly supportive school and are committed to providing the very best experience for our students we would love to meet you. If you would like to speak to the Headteacher, Mr L. Raftery, please feel free to contact the school. We welcome visitors to the school from potential applicants. 

As an employee you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programme through MyMedicash. 

This includes;

• Claim back the cost of your dental bills or new glasses (up to your annual limit)
• Wide range of therapy treatments covered, including physiotherapy
• Access to payment for private specialist consultations
• mProve, Physio & SkinVision included
• Options to upgrade and include your partner via personal direct debit

As an employer we are committed to promoting career development and recognise hard work and effort. This is evident in the attached staff testimonials. In addition to ongoing CPD we will also provide;

• Support towards achieving further qualifications
• Leadership programmes (NPQML, NPQSL, NPQH and PiXL Leadership Programme)
• Progression opportunities
• Teacher Training Programme

Further details can be downloaded from our website www.royalliberty.co.uk or from hr@sfaet.co.uk T: 01708 730141

Please apply via “Mynewterm” which can be accessed by clicking the following link :Apply here

PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible. The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way with the interview/application process.