Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Prepare materials and equipment for science lessons.
• Maintain science laboratories and preparation rooms and their equipment, and services in good order and in line with health and safety expectations.
• Play an active role in developing innovative and inspiring practical Science lessons and show a willingness to expand/participate in activities for open days or events with other schools and universities.
• General duties in support of the teachers in the Science Department
• Be pro-active with all health and safety issues by keeping up to date with CLEAPSS guidelines specific to your role.
• Follow scheduled health and safety audit expectation.
• professional development. 
• Serve as a primary liaison with the Alumni.

Specific Responsibilities – Teaching and Learning

• Continually improve the effectiveness of student practical work by evaluations based on observing lessons, seeking feedback from science teachers and coming to conclusions
• Understand how to enhance students’ learning through high quality practical work by observing practical lessons and performing some teaching assistant / demonstrator tasks.
• Update and enhance portfolios of practical work by editing and tweaking practical worksheets, instruction sheets and safety sheets, based on evaluation of practical work carried out by students.

Resources

• Carry out risk assessments for technical activities.
• Dispose of waste materials safely and in line with agreed procedure
• Collect apparatus and chemicals from storage.
• Prepare necessary solutions.
• Check individual components in and out for class use.
• Arrange for apparatus including worksheets, books and audio-visual aids to be available and ready for lessons.
• Prepare experiments, set up apparatus and equipment for demonstrations and practical lessons as requested by teaching staff.
• Prepare chemicals and solutions.
• Liaise with staff over use of equipment and stock Advise staff of any problems, including safety aspects.
• Assist with collection and cataloguing of sundry worksheets, books, other teaching aids and materials.
• Return apparatus, etc. and chemicals to storage as soon as practicable.
• Repair damages or arrange for this to be done as appropriate.
• Constructing apparatus and equipment.
• Purchase of sundries from local supermarkets/suppliers

Routine Maintenance of science laboratories, preparation rooms and all equipment

• Maintain the cleanliness and tidiness of the laboratory in conjunction with the teacher in charge of the room.
• Clean the sinks, chemicals on bench tops, spillage’s of chemicals on floor
• Store materials tidily
• Keep equipment clean.
• Look after animals, insects and plants kept by the department.
• Clean goggles, safety screens, fume cupboards and other items.
• Carry out safety checks on equipment, e.g. Bunsen tubing

Stock Maintenance

• Take stock of chemicals, consumables, stationery, books and breakable items.
• Advise Senior Technician/Head of Subject on stock replacement needs.
• Order resources as needed Check deliveries.

Other Responsibilities

• Any additional duties that the School Director/ Principal deems necessary for the effective operation of the School

Person Specification:

Education

• The candidate should hold a tertiary qualification at B .Sc level preferably in Chemistry or Biology. Alternate qualifications at the same level will be accepted

Skills and qualities

•  Must be versatile and adaptable
• Must have experience working in schools or institutions where children are present
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to show initiative
• Be able to work as a member of a team.