Senior Chemistry Technician (part time) - Royal Grammar School Academy
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
We have a vacancy for a part time senior Chemistry Technician (three days per week). We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced technician to join the team.
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Starting salary: £14,816.17. Range 4: £14,816.17-£15,905.87 (pro-rata of £30,361-£32594)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time
Closing date: 16/03/2026
Interviews to be held: asap
About us
RGS is an exceptional place. We have a vision to be seen as world class in offering those most naturally able the best that a state funded school can offer. You will very much enjoy working with the students here who are courteous, committed, caring and entertaining.
Support staff at RGS provide a vital role in ensuring that the School not only runs smoothly but continues to develop. Whether joining one of the administration teams, being a technician, a support assistant, gap student, and working on the finances or around the extensive school estate, RGS welcomes colleagues from all backgrounds to bring an added dimension to our staff body. A range of roles exists from part time, term time only to full time and support staff have excellent opportunities to contribute towards school life. Although we do not ask our support staff to undertake teaching roles, we warmly encourage participation in school trips and co-curricular activities.
We offer:
- Excellent pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free membership of the School's Fitness Suite
- Free use of the swimming pool
- Staff common room with free tea & coffee
- On site hot and cold food
- Accommodation (limited)
- Long service awards
- Staff golf
- Staff football
- Staff yoga
- End of term get-togethers
- Staff birthday cake breaks
Plus many more benefits
About the role
- Manage on a day-to-day basis the practical needs of the department;
- Manage all department equipment;
- Manage the booking system for equipment;
- Provide appropriate equipment for practicals as ordered;
- Set up equipment for practicals as requested;
- Assist teachers with practicals as requested;
- Keep equipment to the required standard, including repairs/replacements;
- Keep rooms in a state appropriate for teaching in conjunction with academic staff;
- Maintain a current inventory stock of equipment and consumables;
- Manage the outside chemistry store;
- Manage ground floor technician in association with the subject leader;
- To undertake any other task reasonably requested by the Subject Leader or Headmaster
Please see attached job description for more details
About you
Ideally this candidate should have:
- STEM-based degree
- Preferably experience as a science technician
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Able to use own initiative
- Flexibility to carry out responsibilities as and when needed
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Tel No: 01494 524955
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Email: [email protected]
All staff, visitors and volunteers understand safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility and that they must be diligent to help secure children's safety and wellbeing.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
