Laboratory Technician - Part-time

Wrotham School, Sevenoaks

• Ref:KCC886-5409-493S
• Posted:29/04/2026
• Pay:Kent Scheme C (Unqualified), E (Qualified)
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:17/05/2026 at 15:00
• Interviews:As Arranged

Advert

Science Laboratory Technician

Kent Scheme E qualified- £29,167-30,934

Kent Scheme C Unqualified-£26,956-27,765

Required for immediate start

18-20 hours per week, Term Time plus 1 Staff Development Day

A vacancy has become available for a Science Laboratory Technician for 18-20 hours per week to work and support the teaching and learning needs of the students at Wrotham School.

The candidate will need to have Maths and English at GCSE grade C or above, with previous experience (and or) an equivalent qualification in a relevant subject as essential. However there is an opportunity for this role to be filled by an unqualified candidate, with the expectation that should you be successful, you will complete the relevant training towards a recognised qualification.

Wrotham School is a great place to work. Ofsted judged the school to be ‘good’ with ‘outstanding’ features. Students here make accelerated progress placing the school in the top 3% nationally.

The role is term time only plus 1 Staff Development Day and attracts the following salary, based on level of qualification:

• Kent Scheme E (Qualified) at £29,167 - £30,934 (pro rata for 18-20 hours a week)
• Kent Scheme C (Unqualified) at £26,956-27,765 (pro rata for 18-20 hours a week)

To apply, please complete the application form attched to this advert. If you would like any further information regarding the role, please contact Ben Sanchez, HR Manager via email BSanchez@Wrotham.kent.sch.uk 

Information about the school

Wrotham School forms part of the Character Education Trust, a 2 Academy Trust that aims to provide students with high quality academic and ‘Character Education’.

Our vision is to support and encourage the students within our Trust to develop good character; to be confident and kind; to have integrity; to respect difference and to make a positive contribution to the community around them. A link to our website for more information can be found here https://www.charactereducationtrust.org/

The school has been recognised for its excellent work on Character Education by being awarded the prestigious School of Character Kitemark - a formal acknowledgement of the work the school has done to promote and develop good character in the school community.

We are a progressive and innovative school that provides a positive and productive place to work for teachers of all experience levels.

Why Work at Wrotham School?

-A trusting and caring workplace that looks after its staff. -A school that respects and values its staff team. -A high performing school that rewards good teaching. -Great students and families that give back in support and appreciation for good teaching.

An incredible provision of staff benefits from day one including:

• Flexible working arrangements that ensure every member of staff has an “offsite” flexible working period of 75 minutes+ at the start or end of at least 1 day per week. • Strict and well established out of hours communication restrictions that protect evenings, weekends and holiday periods. • Free lunch for all staff – every day. • No directed or preferred teaching style or method other than sharing and learning from good practice. • Access to short term/ emergency staff counselling by qualified psychotherapists – on site. • Free breakfast cereal for all staff and students – everyday. • Excellent transport links via motorway/ nearby train station. • Regular staff welfare surveys with clear outcomes and actions. • Bespoke and personalised CPD programme • An innovative “target free” teacher appraisal system that is exclusively based on continuous development of teaching and learning. • An excellent ECT and trainee programme of support and development. • Aspirant leadership courses (in house) and access to NPQ qualification at all levels. • A supportive behaviour and sanction system that relieves burden on teaching staff.
• A culture of trust of staff to manage working hours with no expectation to work on site when not required. • A regular and supportive check in and on boarding system.
• Access to excellent Teacher and LA pension schemes. • 3 days paid leave per rolling year for care of dependents. • Clear and transparent directed time

Wrotham is a small village in the heart of Kent, surrounded by a scenic rural landscape and beautiful countryside with excellent (5 minute) access from the A20/M20 and close proximity to the A2/M2/M25/M26. Journey by road from nearby Bromley/ Dartford/ Bexley/ Orpington varies from 15-30 minutes. The local mainline station is a 10 minute walk from the school and is on the direct commuter line to Victoria Station in central London; this line includes stops at Bromley South.

For further information visit our website www.wrothamschool.com

Job Contact Information

• Name:Ben Sanchez
• Address:Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7RD
• Telephone: 01732 905860
• Email: BSanchez@wrotham.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Form
• Science Lab Tech Job Description