AddressSapientia Education Trust
Old Buckenham High School
Abbey Road
Old Buckenham
Norfolk
NR17 1RL
Tel: 01953 860233
Website: www.se-trust.org
- Salary: SCP5 £20,394 to SCP9 £22,194 p/a pro rata (£23,500 – £25,119 p/a FTE) - depending on experience
- Permanent
- Full Time
- 37 hrs per week
Old Buckenham High School is a small/medium-sized high school set in the heart of the beautiful Norfolk countryside. We currently have around 500 students aged between 11 and 16 years with an average of 24 students in each classroom and we are committed to ensuring that we provide all our students with an inspiring and challenging learning experience based around excellent teaching, traditional student standards and values as well as high quality pastoral care, guidance and support. Our school is firmly built upon a strong and positive community ethos of mutual respect and high standards for all. The school will use the curriculum, pastoral support programme, wider life of the school and local and wider community to comprehensively and positively promote the key fundamental British values. It is our intent to have high success rates in terms of academic achievement, we are efficient in delivery and cost effective providing diverse and rich experiences that develop students academically, socially and culturally to ensure they are fit for the 21st Century, responding to the local, regional, national and global challenges. Our strong leadership team and continuous improvement approach was recognised by Ofsted in our last inspection where we were rated as ‘Good’ in all aspects.
THE ROLE
We are looking for a hard-working and enthusiastic person with high standards and the ability to communicate and interact effectively with others as part of our school as a Science Technician. Providing professional technical support to enhance the delivery of the curriculum by the Science Department. You will prepare, maintain and assist with the safe use of specialist equipment, resources and materials. Prior experience with lab safety and good IT skills would be desirable.
How to apply
A job description is available from ‘Attachments’
For this vacancy, if you select the orange ‘Apply for job’ button and enter your details you will be redirected to complete our online application form.
Closing date: 8 March 2024
Interview date: w/c 11 March 2024
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
