Main Areas of Responsibility
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 safe spills, breakages and related incidents
Qualifications & Experience
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
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