Key Role Information

Salary
22,353.54 - 24,205.37
Job type
Permanent
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
07/11/2025 08:00
Interview
W/c 10/07/2025
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
NJC Scale Band 3 - SCP 6-11
Department
Science
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
36.25
Weeks per year
39.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

The Dean Trust is seeking to appoint a Science Technician. In this role you will provide practical and technical support across Biology, Chemistry, and Physics for students in Years 7–11. The role involves preparing and setting up equipment, materials, and resources for lessons, maintaining laboratories and equipment, and supporting teachers in the safe and effective delivery of practical work. The technician will ensure compliance with health and safety procedures, assist with demonstrations when required, and contribute to the smooth running of the Science department.

Broadoak School is a proud member of The Dean Trust and forms part of the West Trafford Learning Partnership. Our school proudly provides a broad and balanced curriculum with an impressive array of subjects at KS4. Our values and ethos centre on ‘Providing Opportunities, Improving Lives’ and have seen us gain national recognition for our academic and personal support of student groups joining us from Hong Kong and Afghanistan.

We are looking for an individual who possess:

  • Relevant Science qualification
  • Basic IT skills
  • Two to three years relevant work experience
  • Assist with ordering, procuring, storing and maintaining items
  • Setting up resources, equipment and materials for lessons
  • Experience of practical laboratory activities
  • Procedures for preparation, use and maintenance of materials and equipment
  • Awareness of health and safety issues relating to school science (an aware of CLEAPSS and/or COSHH regulations would be an advantage)
  • Working knowledge of secondary school science curriculum.
  • Able to demonstrate experiments and techniques to colleagues and students
  • Able to work on own initiative and to organise and prioritise tasks
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work flexibly as part of a team and be available for occasional out of hours work
  • Willingness to undertake training and keep abreast of current issues relevant to own area of work through networks, conferences and other meetings
  • Good health, attendance and punctuality record

To apply for this vacancy please visit our recruitment page careers.thedeantrust.co.uk.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to book a place on a school tour as scheduled below, please contact Maxine Mills HR Assistant on 0161 973 1179 Option 6 or email recruitment@thedeantrust.co.uk.

Application closing date:           8:00am Friday 7th  November 2025

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.

Benefits

Conditions of Service
Occupational Sick Pay
Continuous Service
Annual Flu Jab
Preferential Admission
Family Friendly Policies and Leave of Absence
Recognition Awards
The Believe Learning Institute
High Street Benefits and Discounts
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Pension and Death in Service Benefit
Annual Leave

Qualifications

5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalentessential
Relevant Science qualification

About Us

Broadoak School

Maxine Mills

recruitment@thedeantrust.co.uk

Warburton Lane
Partington
Manchester
M31 4BU

Safeguarding Information

The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.


This post involves working with children, young people, vulnerable adults or is a position of trust. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found at the Disclosure and Barring Service website (www.gov.uk/dbs). Any failure to disclose the appropriate information could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the organisation. Please note that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.