Chemistry Technician
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The Vacancy
Permanent, Full-Time, Term-Time Plus 2 weeks
We are seeking to appoint a Chemistry Technician to assist with efficiently managing practical requests across Chemistry, providing technical support to Chemistry lessons and related activities and to support Lead Chemistry technician in ensuring the Health and Safety relating to practical Chemistry work and the Chemistry Prep areas is upheld.
The Chemistry Technician will work as a member of a team to provide a service which will ensure safe, effective and efficient use of resources to support the science curriculum. Although the post holder generally specialises in one science, there is a requirement to assist in other subject areas as reasonably required.
The position is line managed by the Lead Technician. The coordination of day-to-day responsibilities associated with this role is overseen by the Lead Chemistry Technician.
The salary range for this post will be Point 24-26 on the John Whitgift Foundation Support Staff Salary Scale. The full-time salary will be between £37,693 gross pay per annum (at Point 24) to £39,986 gross pay per annum (Point 26) depending on qualifications and relevant experience. The Pro-rata salary range for this post will be £31,604.13 gross pay per annum to £33,526.72 gross pay per annum to reflect Term Time plus 2 weeks.
In return we offer a generous salary and benefits package including a money purchase pension scheme (plus Life Assurance Cover), Employee Discount Club, discounted school fees for the Foundation Schools (permanent posts only and upon successful completion of the probationary period).
We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.
Applications will be reviewed daily, and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received so we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
For any queries, please telephone Human Resources on 020 8688 9222 or e-mail SchoolHR@whitgift.co.uk.
Applications will be reviewed daily, and we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers, the Disclosure & Barring Service and online media checks (including personal, professional and other online activities).
All roles within the school involve contact with children and are therefore classed as regulated activity. Child protection and safeguarding are the responsibility of everyone who works or volunteers in our school. All staff must be committed to providing a safe environment for children and supporting the school’s safeguarding ethos.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to declare all convictions and cautions, even those that are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules, to assess suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose information relevant to safeguarding prior to interview.
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For more than 400 years, Whitgift has been transforming boys’ lives through education.
Whitgift 2025 was created as a result of the input and imagination of staff and students and the next few years will represent an exciting time of evolution for the school, both in terms of our site development plan and the educational partnerships we are embarking on.
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