Science technician - Small Heath - ASAP

Science technician - Small Heath - ASAP

Do you have a keen interest in the sciences?

Are you willing to work within a school environment?

Then this may be the perfect starting point.

Academics Ltd are supporting a Secondary school in Small Heath in their search for a science technician.

This school strives to deliver an excellent and high quality service to their students and staff alike. With this in mind, you will need to be comfortable working as part of a strong net team who consistently provide excellent support to all their students. The right candidate will also need to follow the aims and ethos of the school by being encouraging, positive and flexible. The successful candidate will be needed as soon as possible to work full time.

The role

• liaising with academic staff to discuss timetables, equipment requirements and work plans;
• running trials of experiments prior to classes and then demonstrating techniques for experiments;
• preparing equipment and chemicals before lessons - from test tubes to state-of-the-art microscopes;
• maintaining and repairing equipment and laboratory apparatus;
• record keeping, e.g. for students' practical sessions, tracking methods, results, etc;
• ensuring that equipment is properly cleaned and that chemicals, drugs and other materials are appropriately stored;
• cataloguing recordings and making them available when requested (if the department houses audiovisual resources);
• supporting the work of teachers in classes and laboratory sessions and giving technical advice to staff and students;
• working with individual students and supporting them on research projects;
• managing the stock control of chemicals and equipment;
• ensuring that all health and safety procedures are understood and followed correctly;
• Coordinating work in the laboratory to ensure efficient use is made of expensive pieces of equipment.

Requirements

• Degree qualified in science
• New graduates or extremely experienced science technicians will be accepted
• Available for full time work ASAP
• Ability to travel to Birmingham

If you feel that you are well suited for this role, apply now for an immediate interview. Any questions please call Keyleigh on or