Science Technician (Ark Alexandra Academy)

Salary: Ark Support Scale 5, Pay Points 5 - 12: £25,583 - £28,598 per annum pro rata (actual salary: £22,569.92 - £25,229.82)

Contract type: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time, term-time only

Closing date: 05 January 2025 at 11:59pm

Interview date: w/c 12 January 2026

How to apply: Please click 'apply' on our website when you are visiting to complete an online application form, however please be aware we reserve the right to close this vacancy early - https://careers.arkonline.org/vacancies/1012/science-technician.html

Please ensure you complete your application fully. You will be able to pause, save and log back in to complete your application up until the vacancy closes. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role to avoid disappointment.

If you’re interested in further information about our school, please visit our website – www.arkalexandra.org

If you have any questions about the role, please contact HR on ALEHR@arkalexandra.org

Please download the information pack here: Info Pack

Science Technician

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: Ark Alexandra Academy, Hastings, East Sussex

Hours: 36 hours per week, term time only plus 1 extra week (40 weeks per year)

Closing date: 23:59 on 05 January 2026

Applications will be reviewed as submitted therefore the school reserves the right to close this advert early and interviews may take place before the advertised closing date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role to avoid disappointment.

This is an exciting opportunity to join and support our successful and committed Science department who offer a combined program to all students and triple science to the most able.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dependable and conscientious person to join our technician team. As a Science Technician, the successful candidate will support our teachers in delivering high quality practical work and maintain excellent standards of health and safety in all areas of the department across both of our campuses.

Our standards are high, and we need someone who can be a team player and flexible when supporting other colleagues with the ability to be resilient, calm and professional under pressure.

For more information, please read the job description and person specification available for download from the application website.

As the ideal candidate you will:

• Will have experience, knowledge or a keen interest in a Science related field
• Can be flexible, enthusiastic, well organised, adaptable with an eye for detail
• Will have knowledge of COSHH procedures and CLEAPSS or Health & Safety involving hazardous substances
• Will be able to deal with minor incidents including first aid and undertake training
• Will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with young people and adults

Our School:

We are aiming to create one of the top performing schools in the UK right here in Hastings.

Ark Alexandra Academy is a popular secondary school in Hastings. We operate a ‘One School, Two Campus’ model, which brings with it unique opportunities for career growth and development. The school is on an exciting and rapid journey of improvement which is underpinned by research and best practice. We place primacy on traditional values: discipline, courtesy and respect. Our students are smart and ready to learn and thrive. We are a strict no mobile phone school.

As part of the Ark network, Ark Alexandra Academy has access to the dedicated support of a highly successful MAT with a well-regarded CPD offer for leaders and teachers at all levels. In addition, the school is part of the Hastings DfE Education Investment Area giving an increased focus on the region, potential funding, and genuine opportunities for collaboration between schools.

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on the link at the bottom of the advert on the application website.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click on the link at the bottom of the advert on the application website.