Job Description

Salary:

30,000 - 33,500 per annum FTE, pro-rata (Actual salary: 24,807 - 27,701)

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

As soon as possible

Apply by:

9 May 2025

Job overview

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If you offer some laboratory experience and knowledge of Science, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role providing technical support in a lively and enthusiastic Science Department at an award-winning school.


As a Chemistry Technician, you will play an important role supporting the safe delivery of experiments and practical activities within Chemistry lessons. This will involve preparing and clearing away equipment and materials and assisting pupils and teachers with the safe use of equipment.


You will need to keep up to date with health and safety protocols in the department, as well as maintain the department inventory, undertake stock control and oversee the purchase of equipment and materials for lessons.


You will also be expected to share your interest and passion for Science with students through the department's co-curricular clubs.

About you

Good, basic knowledge of Science is essential, as is some laboratory experience.


You will need to be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, demonstrate practical knowledge and problem-solving skills.


You will have a passion for education and Science and be committed to supporting young people in their studies and their personal development.


A Grade 4 (C) or above in GCSE Science (or equivalent qualification) is essential.

About the School

Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Pupils are intelligent and inquisitive, energetic and engaging. We offer competitive salaries, generous employee benefits and a warm, supportive environment, with a strong emphasis on Continuous Professional Development.


The school is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:

Competitive salaries and pay progression Access to extensive professional development opportunities Training grants for qualifications Generous pension schemes Free life assurance benefit Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans A Cycle to Work scheme Competitive terms and conditions of employment A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date is Friday 9th May 2025 at 9am.

The school may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published interview date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted.

We recommend that applications are submitted early to avoid disappointment.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.

About

South Hampstead High School

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South Hampstead High School

3 Maresfield Gardens
London
NW3 5SS
United Kingdom

+44 20 7435 2899

South Hampstead is a forward-looking school, empowering girls to prepare for life and work in a rapidly changing world. Pupils are intelligent, inquisitive, energetic and engaging, making this an exciting and rewarding place to work. South Hampstead offers competitive salaries, generous employee benefits, and outstanding opportunities for professional development in a warm, supportive environment.



Excellent academic results place South Hampstead comfortably amongst the country's top schools, but there is also great emphasis on bringing in the outside world, engaging with the local community, and fostering a culture of kindness and curiosity. Pupils benefit from a huge range of academic enrichment opportunities - lectures, competitions, social action initiatives, expeditions - that combine to ignite a genuine joy in learning and enabling pupils to thrive, both intellectually and personally.