What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Science Technician to provide technical support to the Science Department at Harris Academy Sutton, enabling the smooth running of practical classes and maintaining a safe working environment.

The actual salary for this role will be £25,566.11 - £25,931.85 (38 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week).

We would like to hear from you if you have:

Qualifications to A Level or equivalent (A Level in either physics, chemistry or biology)

COSHH training as appropriate

Basic knowledge of Health and Safety regulations

Good understanding of a range of chemicals and their properties

Experience or solid understanding of working as a technician in a school or educational establishment, undertaking a range of practical tasks

Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload.

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff
Join our success:

Judged ‘Outstanding' in all categories by Ofsted (Feb 2023), more information here: https://www.harrissutton.org.uk/469/ofsted

Progress 8 scores of +1.10 & +0.91 in our first two sets of GCSE results (2023 and 2024)

Attainment 8 scores of 60.6, 59.9, 58.2, 58.7.

High achieving sixth form with multiple Russell Group Alumni (including University of Cambridge, Durham University and London School of Economics)

Hugely oversubscribed in both Year 7 and Year 12, the ‘Comprehensive of Choice' in a borough with several grammar schools.

Our staff
We believe that a happy and settled staff body helps drive the very best performance from our students. We are committed to a high-quality professional development programme and can draw on expertise from across the Harris Federation. As a HASU member of staff at any level you will receive the training and support that you need to carry out your role effectively and develop at a pace that suits you.

We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the right level of balance between work and home life. Our policies and procedures are aimed at allowing our teaching staff to spend as much time as possible planning and delivering lessons.



We work in an award-winning building with excellent facilities.

Our students
We run a broad and diverse curriculum to a fully comprehensive intake of students.

Our focus on the core value of Integrity means that our behaviour is excellent, with staff supported by a strong and highly visible Academy Leadership Group. Detentions are run centrally, allowing teaching staff to do what they do best: plan and teach amazing lessons.

Our people are at the heart of our success
We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, an Annual Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Other benefits of working for us

Regular dialogue about workload and how to manage it effectively

Protected time for examiners

Internal promotion and progression opportunities

Clear communication and manageable deadlines

High-quality staff induction programme

Regular recognition and celebration of staff excellence

Exemplary student behaviour

All SLT teach

Fully centralised behaviour system including rapid and effective support with any student behavioural issues

Attendance and engagement with learning is high, and centrally planned tutor time resources ensure that our tutors can engage with students whilst delivering high-quality experiences.





Further details about the role
Your responsibilities will include

Assisting and advising teaching staff on the preparation and layout in classrooms for practical exercises, running trials of experiments, demonstrations and helping students with learning activities

Ensuring equipment and materials are prepared to the teacher's specifications, including making up special equipment or modifying from existing equipment

Advising students and staff on the safe and proper use of tools and equipment and on the correct and safe way to carry out learning activities

Assisting in the safety, repair and general maintenance of all resources, equipment and tools, and advising where any maintenance or inspection is beyond your competence

Ensuring the welfare and care of any plants and animals in the science area and the security of the equipment

Ensuring understanding of science syllabus and schemes of work to prepare for practical lessons adequately

Assisting with stock keeping

Undertaking safety checks and risk assessments to comply with the requirements of Health and Safety, COSHH and other relevant legislation and school documentation

Ensuring that all equipment and materials are stored safely, securely, and in good condition

Safe disposal of used chemicals/hazardous waste

Keeping up to date with health and safety regulations and with developments in practical science

Working with other technical staff to assist in keeping areas neat, clean, tidy and in a safe condition in readiness for lessons, as well as cleaning and making protected spills, breakages and related incident

Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

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