SCIENCE TECHNICIAN Actual Salary £19,645.22 - £19,970.95 per annum (Grade 3, SCP 3-4) pay award pending. This job is Term Time Only for 37 hours per week and 39 weeks per year. We seek to appoint a Science Technician with a genuine interest in science, someone who is versatile, hardworking, organised and works well as part of a team. Working with the Senior Science Technician, the successful candidate will help prepare equipment for lessons, maintain and check equipment, undertake administrative tasks such as sending emails and keeping an inventory of stores for Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and ensure that all Health and Safety requirements and regulations are adhered to. A full job description for this interesting and rewarding post can be found attached, but the qualities of the person are as important as their knowledge and skills. Previous experience is considered desirable but is certainly not essential as we will provide full training, alongside opportunities for continuing professional development. The postholder should be enthusiastic about working with a range of pupils with differing needs and abilities, and demonstrate initiative and a flexible approach to working. Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged, and the Senior Science Technician will be happy to meet with you. Please do get in touch if you would like to arrange this. Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of this post the school requires flexibility and a can-do attitude in all of its employees who will be required to perform a range of other tasks as and when may be necessary to ensure the smooth running of the school. The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year. Further Information Not Specified About Us Beaminster School Safeguarding Beaminster School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are made subject to suitable references, enhanced DBS and medical clearance in line with the Government’s safer recruitment guidelines. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide 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. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Keeping Children Safe in Education Beaminster School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. T he salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.