Start date: As soon as possible
Closing date: Tuesday 1st September, 9.00am
Shortlisting date: Tuesday 1st September
Interview date: To be confirmed
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: 37 hours per week
Working pattern: Term time, TD days plus 5 days during holidays (40 weeks)
Monday to Friday (includes a daily 30-minute unpaid break)
8.00am to 4.00pm Monday - Thursday
8.00am to 3.30pm Friday
Salary Range: Actual: £22,528-£23,249 (FTE: £25,584-£26,403) pay award pending
We are looking for an organised and methodical individual to join our science faculty as a Science Technician. Working in a calm technical space, your work will directly enable our teaching staff to deliver safe, impactful and engaging practical lessons.
Why This Role Matters
You are the operational backbone of our science curriculum. By ensuring the smooth, safe delivery of chemicals, apparatus, and experiments, you remove the administrative friction for our teachers and ensure students experience science at its best—through hands-on investigation.
What You Will Bring
Qualifications: Educated to GCSE Grade C/4 (or equivalent) in at least three subjects, including Science.
Experience: At least one year of relevant laboratory or technical experience, or two years in a school technician role with evidence of relevant training.
Technical Knowledge: A solid working knowledge of health and safety policies, COSHH regulations, and safe chemical management.
Mindset: Strong organisational skills, an eye for detail, and a calm, methodical approach to managing multiple preparation requests.
The Kingsdown Difference
At Kingsdown School, we recognise that student outcomes and staff wellbeing are directly linked. We uphold a collaborative culture that respects your workload and personal development. By joining our team, you will access professional growth tailored to your career stage—whether you are exploring a future route into teaching or seeking a dedicated career in education support.
Our colleagues benefit from high-quality CPLD, a structured induction programme, an excellent pension scheme, and free access to our on-site gym.
River Learning Trust and Kingsdown School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We are an exempt employer under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
We actively value the "different contributions" you can make. We want you to be at your best during the application process; if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.
Note: We do not accept CVs; please apply via My New Term. We reserve the right to interview and appoint exceptional candidates early.
For more details, please see the Job Description below. If you would like to know more about this opportunity please contact [email protected]
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
Kingsdown School and the River Learning Trust
By joining our Kingsdown family you will join a team who genuinely cares and champions each and every student and each and every member of the Kingsdown team.
At Kingsdown, we know that staff and students thrive in a ‘healthy work culture’ and the wellbeing of staff and student outcomes is inextricably linked. We are committed to providing the best working and learning environment for all. The RLT has a staff charter and strong values, we uphold these values and commitments, and further build on these with our Wellbeing Strategy.
One of the core values of the RLT is that ‘everyone is learning’ and at Kingsdown we ensure each person has the personalised CPLD that they deserve. We do this through a variety of programmes that allows all staff to take a lead on their own professional development, with the support of colleagues within the school. We are also very excited to be launching our coaching model this year, to allow staff the opportunity to be coached and develop their teaching practice further, whatever stage of their career they are in. High quality CPLD and training are an integral part of our meeting schedule and time is given to curriculum teams to collaborate and learn from each other. Alongside this we have a personalised induction programme that allows for new staff members to join us feeling supported and welcomed from day one.
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.
