John Taylor High School

 Barton under Needwood 

mixed 11-18 comprehensive with approximately 1600 students on roll including approximately 380 Post 16 

“Outstanding”

 (OFSTED 2014)

 Requires a 

Science & Safety Technician 

Full-Time, Permanent 

Term Time only + 6 inset days 

(37 hrs per week) 

Salary: Grade 4, scp 5-6, actual Salary range £16,988 – £17,328

As a partner academy in JTMAT, a successful Teaching School and newly designated Hub (September 2021), SCITT and Research School, John Taylor High School prides itself on being able to offer a wealth of developmental and leadership opportunities for staff. If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do. 

John Taylor High School has a vision of one community, striving for personal excellence, based on four key values of respect, perseverance, kindness and integrity. 

We are seeking to appoint a Science & Safety Technician who will work under the direction and instruction of senior staff to provide general technical support to the Science department. 

The successful candidate will be: 

• Methodical with a good attention to detail. 

• Experienced in a related discipline. 

• Educated to NVQ2 level in Laboratory and Associated Technical Activities (LATA) Educational or NVQ2 School Support staff, or other appropriate equivalent qualification or experience is essential. 

• Able to organise, plan and prioritise 

• Able to relate well to students  

School Visits: 

We welcome and encourage all applicants to visit our school before submitting their application and to review our recruitment pack on the school website. To book a place on a visit, or to arrange a telephone conversation to discuss the role further, please contact the Head’s PA, Mrs Whiting (d.whiting@jths.co.uk). 

Application/Closing Date: 

Applications must be made by 9am on Wednesday 29th June. Completed application forms must be submitted to recruitment@jths.co.uk 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the (Exceptions) Order1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

This Trust is committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced disclosure and barring service check is a requirement of this post. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy is available to view on our website.