Senior Science Technician - St Peter's C of E VA School
- Exeter, Devon
- Multiple Terms
- £13.90 - £14.82 per hour
Required from: 1st September 2026
St Peter’s is an oversubscribed school, known as a high performing school and nationally recognised for our approaches to character education. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (‘Good’ November 2019 and SIAMS inspection (‘Excellent’ May 2019) indicate the significant progress we have made in developing well rounded students who ‘live life to the full’. As a Beacon School, Relational and Restorative Approaches are key to how we educate for a wise, courageous and compassionate community.
We are seeking to appoint a Senior Science Technician to provide technical and administrative support for the Science Department, working in a small friendly team
Required as soon as possible, a suitably qualified and enthusiastic person to join our successful Science team of 13 Teachers and Technician. The post is available to individuals with appropriate experience and qualifications. You will have effective people skills with a good sense of humour and professional work ethic. You will oversee the work carried out by the Science Technicians. You will be able to provide support for Teachers and Students in Science. Duties will include preparation and maintenance of materials and equipment and other technical tasks.
Our students make working here a real pleasure, and as such we have high expectation for both our students and ourselves.
We offer:
- A welcoming and friendly team of excellent staff
- A supportive working environment
- Students with a drive to succeed
A willingness and ability to offer time and energy to our wellbeing programme &/or extra-curricular provision (which we believe adds significant value to our character based approaches to education, including our Duke of Edinburgh and Ten Tors), will be taken into consideration for applications.
As a Church of England Aided School, in cases of equal merit preference will be given to candidates who are in sympathy with the foundation. The school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of its students, please refer to our child protection policy on the St. Peter’s website using the following link https://www.spexe.org/593/key-information-policies/key_information/3/safeguarding-esafety.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
Online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.
Please visit https://www.spexe.org/674/vacancies for further information.
Closing Date: Monday 4th May 2026 23:59pm.
Job Details
- OrganisationDevon County Schools
- Work LocationExeterDevon
- Work Postcode
EX2 5AP
- Reference
AC6335
- Occupational GroupEducation Support
- Salary Details
£13.90 - £14.82 per hour
- Job TermPermanent
- Appointment TypeFull TimeTerm Time
- Hours
37 hours per week (term time only) 39 weeks per annum
- Closing Date
03/05/2026
- DBS Check Required
Yes