Job Description
CF Children, Education and Justice Services
Science Technician
Tynecastle High School
Salary: £28, - £32, (pro-rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 21 per week, 40 weeks sessional
Tynecastle High School is a six-year comprehensive secondary school which has served west-central Edinburgh with distinction for over years. The school moved to a fantastic new site in January and has first class educational facilities. The school is thoroughly rooted in its local communities, with learners drawn from Craiglockhart, Dalry, Stenhouse and Balgreen Primary Schools. The school roll is currently around. The school offers a wide range of subjects and successfully presents students for SQA exams at all levels. There is a strong sense of pride in the school demonstrated by students, staff and parents.
We are currently recruiting a Science Technician to support our Science Teachers in the preparation of science experiments / projects across our year groups, in addition to ordering materials and maintaining the department budget. The candidate should have strong organisational skills and be proactive in working with the department to solve issues. The successful candidate will be able to use their skills, knowledge and experience to manage the storage, preparation and disposal of materials necessary for the delivery of experiments within the full range of teaching delivered by the faculty. The Science curricular area consists of a curricular leader, nine members of staff.
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Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.