Senior Science Technician (1.0FTE)
La Retraite RC Girls' School
London SW12
- New
- Salary:
- Negotiable (depending on experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 4th November 2024
- Apply by:
- 14 October 2024
Job overview
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School is an ambitious, collaborative, diverse and dynamic school where innovative teaching and learning is the norm, and everyone’s talents and aspirations are recognised, developed, and rewarded. The school has 1,200 students (incl. 365 students in the 6th Form) on roll.
The school achieved its third consecutive ‘Outstanding’ rating by Ofsted in December 2023.
The Governors invite applications from individuals with experience of working in a science background. The key aspects of the role are to support teaching and learning across the Science Department by ensuring Science Labs and Prep rooms are maintained in good working order, that practical materials for science lessons are prepared in a timely manner and ensuring the whole department is compliant with the appropriate health and safety regulations.
Central to our offer is a community and environment that nurtures, challenges and supports, which fosters the expertise of our staff and allows us to offer a broad and innovative curriculum, to inspire learning at every level.
La Retraite is underpinned by the commitment of staff. By joining our team, you join a team of dedicated, like-minded, passionate colleagues in a welcoming staff body and our Catholic ethos welcomes students and staff of all faiths and none. If you believe you can add to our outstanding team, we would love to hear from you.
Our Offer to You:
- Endless opportunities for Continual Professional Development (CPD).
- Collaborative, cross-curricular working groups to drive innovation in teaching and share best practices.
- A comprehensive induction programme for all new staff.
- Inner London weighting to reflect our commitment to fair remuneration.
- A dedicated wellbeing programme to support staff health and work-life balance.
- Access to a healthcare scheme.
- Two-week October half-term break.
- Participation in the Cycle to Work scheme.
- Recognition through long service awards.
Should you wish to apply, please visit our website https://www.laretraite.co.uk/Current-Opportunities/ where you can download all of the forms required, including the application form and a detailed job description. Please then complete all forms and email these to ssilva@laretraite.co.uk.
Closing date: 4pm Monday, 14th October 2024
Interview date: to be confirmed
To organise an informal visit please contact Mrs S Silva, Business Manager (HR & Finance) on 020 8673 5644 extension 159.
La Retraite RC School is committed to Safer Recruitment and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
The successful candidate will be subject to Online Search, Social Media check and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. Further information about the disclosure can be found at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service.
Cultivating Passion – Realising Potential – Excellence for All
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School
Atkins Road, Clapham Park, London SW12 0AB.
Headteacher: Mr Dominic Malins
About La Retraite RC Girls' School
La Retraite is a high achieving 11-19 Catholic comprehensive school with 1010 students on roll in a great location close to Balham High Road, Abbeville Road, Clapham and Clapham High Street that promotes Faith, Values & Excellence. We have two tube stations (Balham & Clapham South) and a mainline station (Balham) within a 10 minute walk of the school. There are also a number of bus routes connecting us to other parts of South London and further afield.
At La Retraite, all students achieve to the highest possible standards, they have the opportunity to contribute to their community, they develop confidence, they make friends and they enjoy their learning. We also have a superb record of exam success, with results well above national averages and all students making outstanding progress.
The school achieved its third consecutive ‘Outstanding’ rating by Ofsted in December 2023. Ofsted observed that our school’s steadfast commitment to fostering each pupil’s full potential is clearly reflected in our high expectations, personalised support for individual aspirations and talents, and our dedicated focus on achieving excellent outcomes in public examinations. Pupils feel ‘happy and safe’ and parents/carers favour our school’s warmth, ensuring our students become ‘confident young women’.
We were the National Winner of the Pupil Premium Award in 2016.
The school’s academic success is achieved through the energy, commitment and dedication of our fantastic staff and by carefully matching the curriculum to ability in English, MFL, Maths & Science, and our exceptionally high pass rates in these core subjects demonstrates the success of this strategy. Small class sizes in Creative Arts subjects and in Music allow teachers to give students a very personalised experience and an opportunity to really master practical skills.
We have a well-established 6th Form with about 240 students on roll and admit boys into Year 12. We have a strong academic and vocational offer and are one of 50 schools and colleges around England that have been selected to pilot the Government’s new T Levels from September 2020.
There is a strong network of support staff here including a number of Learning Mentors, a full-time School Counsellor and Pastoral Support Managers; they along with the rest of the pastoral team, which includes Form Tutors and Year Learning Co-ordinators, know the students individually and they work together to ensure that the personal and academic needs of every student in their care are met. Teachers are supported by dedicated, professional Admin, Premises, Technical and IT teams and the school has a well-maintained infrastructure in place.
For all staff, we offer a comprehensive induction programme and CPD opportunities, access to a private healthcare scheme, an employee assistance programme, regular onsite massage, promotion opportunities, a fantastic catering service, a clean, bright premises with lovely grounds and, overall, a happy, helpful professional team of staff for you to work with.
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