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 protected 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:
- 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 career 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 secure way to carry out learning activities
- Assisting in the safety, repair and general maintenance of all resources, equipment and too

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