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Science Laboratory Technician - Term Time

Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury

  • Ref:KCC886-5444-218S
  • Posted:08/01/2021
  • Pay:KR5 - £19,335-£20,483 (pro rata to £16,289-£17,256
  • Start Date:1 March 2021
  • App Close Date:22/01/2021 at 09:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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Science Laboratory Technician (Chemistry)

KR5 - £19,335-£20,483 (pro rata to £16,289-£17,256)

START DATE:1 March 2021

Our School

Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT).  We are a small, but highly ambitious trust which consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS); The Charles Dickens School (CDS) which joined BCAT on 1 March 2017 and Barton Manor School, a free school which is a 5 form entry 11-18 non-selective school with a joint Sixth Form with BCGS. Barton Manor School is co-sited to BCGS and work on developing its multi-million-pound site has started with a view to this opening in September 2022.

The Post

An experienced and suitably qualified Science Laboratory Technician is sought for this busy role with particular responsibility for Chemistry and an ability to support Biology and/or Physics an advantage. Candidates must be able to work on their own initiative and will be key to ensuring safe working environments for both students and staff.

This is a term time only post, working 37 hours per week.  You will be required to work five Staff Development Days each year, one of which will be the first day of the new academic year with the rest to be agreed across the year.

Hours of work are:

08.00-16.00 Monday-Thursday and 08.00-15.30 Friday including a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

Applications from candidates interested in a part time contract or a job share role may also be considered.

Deadline: Friday 22 January 2021 @ 9am.  Early applications are encouraged   and will be considered before the deadline.

How to Apply

Applications for this post should be made online only via the School's website.  CVs alone will not be accepted.  Please email your application to Mrs Roberta Light, Trust Personnel Manager, rlight@bartoncourt.org

If you wish to discuss this post further please contact Mr J Stitson, Lead Teacher of Biology, by telephone or email rlight@bartoncourt.org.

Barton Court Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for Children.

Information about the school

Our Trust

BCAT is a small, but highly ambitious Academy Trust consisting of 3 secondary schools in Kent, Barton Court Grammar School, The Charles Dickens School and the new free school, Barton Manor School.

Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT). The Charles Dickens School (CDS), a state, non-selective, co-educational secondary school joined BCAT on 1 March 2017 and Barton Manor School (BMS), our free school, which is also a non-selective co-educational secondary school opened in September 2022 to Year 7.

Our School

Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. In February 2020 Ofsted judged the school to be ‘good’ and it possessed many ‘outstanding’ features. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT).

The School is committed to excellence in professional development and an extensive well-being programme is in place with many benefits including reduced gym membership at CCCU, event afternoons throughout the year and other benefits offered by BCAT and Kent Rewards.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Kate Trevor
  • Address:Longport, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1PH
  • Telephone: 01227 464600
  • Email: ktrevor@bartoncourt.org

Fax: 01227 781399

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.