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We have an exciting opportunity for a friendly and enthusiastic individual to join our team at Albyn School.

Full time or part time hours will be considered. 25 to 35hrs per week. Working days Monday to Friday. Working hours between 8.30am and 4.30pm. Term time plus 2 weeks.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide a technical support service to the Science Departments. The post requires the successful candidate to establish regular liaison and good working relationships with all science teachers to ensure the smooth running of relevant departments and areas.

Job Specification

Responsibilities.

• To undertake the preparation, care and maintenance of teaching aids including:
• Reviewing the suitability and condition of equipment on a regular basis.
• The design and building of apparatus in consultation with relevant Heads of Departments.
• The trialling of new experimental procedures before class use.

Preparation of stores and equipment for classroom use including:

• Managing the online database* for practical resources/lessons. *Currently Lablogger.
• Storing materials including chemicals and equipment appropriately in line with current legislation.
• Setting out and clearing away materials and equipment, including arranging for the safe disposal of biological and chemical residues and other waste materials.
• Preparing sample stock solutions, preparing biological media using sterile techniques and bottling chemicals in accordance with instructions.
• Maintaining a clean, adequate supply of classroom equipment in each laboratory.
• Maintaining logs of equipment for relevant departments and areas.
• Responsibility, with Estates, for security marking of new equipment.
• Maintaining an up to date and detailed chemical log.

To be responsible for the maintenance of equipment, chemicals, and resources in line with Health and Safety standards including:

• Getting quotes and undertaking or organising equipment repairs on a first-line basis where appropriate.
• willingness to undertake such training courses as may be appropriate for the good and safe functioning of the Technician role.
• Organising and maintaining a schedule for ventilation systems in Science and Engineering as per the relevant legislation.
• During inset days, run the Risk Assessment for staff relating to chemical and HSE updates.
• To undertake monthly stock checks of radioactive sources held in the Physics department. (radiaiton training will be provided)
• To undertake leak testing of radioactive sources annually.

Maintenance of Living Organisms

• Feeding, keeping clean, watering the living organisms and reporting the general state of each.
• Practical assistance in advising on designing and construction of project apparatus.

Controlling stock and ordering of all necessary materials.

• Maintaining an adequate range of stock and efficient stock levels. This includes maintenance of the ordering system and completion of purchase orders for final approval in line with school procedures.

Pupil and Curriculum Support

• To liaise with subject teachers to assist with pupil projects if required.

Person Specification

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate from their application, at interview or from their references, the following:

• A good general level of education plus appropriate further or higher education.
• Additional qualifications or training in radiation, chemical or microbiological safety is desirable.
• Familiarity with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations.
• Awareness and understanding of the demands of working in a School and also as part of a small team.
• The ability to work independently, show initiative and enjoy challenges.

Terms & Conditions, and Remuneration

• This is a permanent post that will become available on Monday 21 August 2023.
• The position is term time, plus 2 weeks. Working days during school holidays by arrangement with line manager.
• The salary for the post will be based on point 24 on the Albyn Salary Scale for Support Staff which is £28,318.37 per annum, based on 52 weeks per year. The actual salary will be pro-rated for term time and part time hours and will include holiday pay.
• The pension scheme the School will use to comply with its auto-enrolment obligations is the Royal London. The School may amend or replace the Scheme from time to time.

Other, non-contractual, benefits include:

• Staff discount on basic tuition fees subject to the member of staff’s child(ren) meeting the entrance requirements.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Equal Opportunities

At Albyn School we are committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects our pupils and local community. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnic or national origin, gender identity, marital status, political opinion, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or trade union membership. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Method of Application

Applicants must submit:

• a letter of application stating why they believe that they are suited to the post.
• a full CV (including details of all post-16 qualifications).
• the names, phone numbers and email addresses of two referees.

For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Susan Allan, HR Manager.

Albyn School is committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be subject to a PVG check by Disclosure Scotland.

Applications should be sent by email to the HR Manager, Susan Allan ([email protected]).

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday 23 June 2023. Interviews will be scheduled for the following week.

The School

Albyn School is an independent, coeducational day school. With around 770 pupils and 175 staff, it comprises three sections: a Nursery for around 120 children aged 2-5. a Lower School for around 290 pupils aged 5-12 and an Upper School of around 360 pupils aged 12-18. Since 2018 Albyn has also incorporated the Total French School which currently has four members of staff and just over 40 pupils who follow a hybrid curriculum attending some Albyn School lessons as well as dedicated classes which follow the French national curriculum. The latter enables French School pupils, if they move on (as many do every two to three years), to continue their education either back in France or in other French medium schools around the world.

Situation

Located in the heart of Aberdeen’s West End with its playing fields at Milltimber, the School is fortunate to be situated in a city and region that offers a very high quality of life to families moving into the area. The economy and environment present a range of opportunities to enhance and enrich pupils’ education.

Famous for its striking granite architecture, Aberdeen is Scotland’s third largest city and the regional centre of the wider North East region. Dominated by energy-related industries, Aberdeen is a city with a wide diversity of other professional jobs and services such as a large teaching hospital, two world-renowned universities as well as many other legal, financial and technical organisations. The city has a diverse musical and cultural heritage centred on its theatres, cinemas, and the newly renovated Art Gallery and Music Hall. The city also has over 800 shops and restaurants, including many familiar high street names.

To the west of Aberdeen, the Cairngorms National Park is an area of outstanding natural beauty that draws in walkers, climbers and skiers. Within a short distance of the city and stretching many miles both north and south are empty beaches, miles of sand dunes, picturesque fishing villages and dramatic cliff top scenery.

History, Buildings and Facilities

Founded as a girls’ school in 1867, Albyn School has changed its name, location and structure a number of times over its 155-year history. On its current site since the mid-1920s, the then Albyn School for Girls first occupied two Victorian villas fronting onto Queen’s Road. Since that time, the School has grown, added to its buildings and grounds, and now occupies four listed Victorian villas with a host of more recent additions. In 2005, Albyn began its move to full coeducation, a journey that concluded when the first boys left S6 in 2014. Albyn School is now both a company limited by guarantee and a charity governed by its trustees who also act as the School’s Board of Governors.

The School has continually built and redeveloped its teaching facilities since its inception, creating specialist departmental areas, ICT suites, business education facilities, music practice rooms, art and design studios and numerous classrooms. In August 2007, Albyn School opened a dedicated Lower School building. Built over three floors it comprises 16 bright classrooms many of them with spectacular views across Aberdeen and the North Sea. In 2011, the Nursery was further extended and three additional science laboratories were built to meet the needs of increasing numbers seeking careers in science, engineering and medicine.

In August 2012, HRH The Duke of Gloucester opened 10 new, modern and spacious classrooms for the teaching of Mathematics, English and Computing, while in November 2014 a new Lower School Library and a studio theatre were opened. In 2017 the Wood Foundation Engineering Centre was completed. The School now has an excellent environment for the teaching of its pupils that marries together contemporary and traditional architecture.

The School also has excellent sports facilities located at Milltimber, 6 miles southwest of the city. There we have a pavilion, three pitches used principally for football, four tennis courts and a running track. The School also draws upon facilities at the Aberdeen Sports Village and RGU (Robert Gordon University) to train our teams. The PE programme is also taught on our Queen’s Road site within the School gymnasium and Former Pupil Centenary Hall and on a recently created floodlit netball and tennis court.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 35 per week

Salary: Up to £28,318.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
The Scottish Government has published clear guidance and our actions as a school are in line with that guidance.

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 23/06/2023
Expected start date: 21/08/2023