Science Technician

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham City Council Full time

Start date 22 August 2024

Hours 36.5 term time only

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College

1, Belgrave Road

Birmingham

B12 9FF

Contact email

We are currently seeking to appoint a Science Technician to support the Science Faculty. The successful candidate will provide general support in the Science department, including preparation and maintenance of classroom resources as requested by teaching staff. You will assist the Senior Science Technician in the preparation of science practical's and carry out any other task necessary to the role.

You will be expected to have excellent communication skills, be IT literate and have good numeracy and literacy skills. You will have opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge and you must demonstrate a willingness to grab these opportunities. You will also be expected to respond promptly to the needs of staff and students regarding experiments and assessed practical's and anticipate these needs. An interest in, or background knowledge of, Science is essential. In addition to this a willingness to train as a first aider would be desirable.

Situated within easy reach of Birmingham City Centre, we are a highly successful and vibrant College, having been graded as 'outstanding' in all categories once again in December 2023 by Ofsted. Our College excels in providing a broad, inclusive and high-quality education to all of our learners, which has resulted in some of the highest levels of progression to Higher Education in the sector.

In 2023, students at Joseph Chamberlain College achieved excellent exam results, as they have done for many years. You will be working in a state-of-the-art building with superbly equipped classrooms and facilities and continue to grow in size due to demand. We have been featured in the Parliamentary Review for best practice in further education for the second time and we have been awarded the Teachers' Development Trust (TDT) Silver Award for our comprehensive package of innovative and high impact professional development.

If you are aspirational for all young people and want to play a part in shaping their futures, we would really like to hear from you.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Please see Applicant Pack and visit the school website

For any queries, please contact the HR department via e-mail or call

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check (where applicable) Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out on all shortlisted candidates.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.


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