Apprentice Science Technician

Summary

We are looking for an energetic and hardworking Apprentice Science Technician, to support our Science curriculum. This role has the potential to provide a fantastic stepping stone for future careers and supports access to a range of careers such as teaching, medicine and further University study.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday. Exact times to be confirmed, but within normal office hours.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Preparing equipment and materials, including handouts, required for demonstrations and for practical work to support lessons:

Setting up and testing demonstration experiments and ensuring that they will work satisfactorily.
Assisting pupils and teaching staff with classroom practicals and demonstrations.
Cleaning of apparatus (e.g. glassware) used by teaching staff, and by pupils if it is difficult or dangerous.
Maintaining apparatus and equipment in good working order, advising any improvements which can be made in this respect and reporting equipment for repair if outside the capabilities of the Technician.
Construction / preparation / modification of simple teaching aids.
Inspection, maintenance and correct use of safety equipment.
Operating an efficient system for stocking, storing, transporting and distributing all items used within the Academy.
Operating documentation systems (cataloguing, filing, worksheets, etc).
Making petty cash purchases.
Maintaining a good stock of necessary materials and operating and administering stock control and ordering procedures, preparation of requisitions (orders), obtaining quotations,
checking deliveries and co-ordinating common stock between sections.
Familiarising him/herself with all relevant Health and Safety procedures and legislation.
Developing working practices, in line with Academy policy and practice, to safeguard the Health and Safety of all staff and pupils in authorised Academy activities, both on the Academy premises and elsewhere, including the maintenance of legal chemical records (COSHHE).
Participating in the Academy performance and review programme including job related training.
Any other duties deem to be appropriate to the role.
Participation in arrangements for further job specific training and development for technicians.
Any other duties deemed to be appropriate to the role.

Where you'll work

Gainsborough Road
Corby
NN18 9NS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CSR SCIENTIFIC TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Comply with health and safety policies and procedures including HASWA, COSHH, risk assessments, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), manual handling, emergency procedures.
Maintain excellent housekeeping, in accordance with organisation Standard Procedures
Order and control stocks of laboratory materials where required
Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks applying the concepts of resource efficiency e.g energy, water and waste
Adhere to internal and external regulatory requirements e.g. GLP, GMP, GDP
Prepare for, and perform, laboratory experiments, tests or tasks following any specified methodologies to provide reliable, accurate data e.g. weighing, pipetting, filtering, spectroscopic techniques, chromatography techniques
Demonstrate technical competence in the use of specified instruments and equipment
Report faults and seek diagnostic advice to maintain equipment in good working order, including calibration where required
Complete documentation proficiently
Keep accurate records of laboratory work undertaken and results
Contribute to the preparation of reports.
Use simple statistical techniques for data presentation and evaluation e. g calculation of median and standard deviation, production of graphs
Demonstrate problem solving techniques including identification of sources of error and how they can be reduced e.g. human error
Use standard software packages and applications e.g. Microsoft Office suite
Use Laboratory Information Management systems to support their work
Address non-routine problems with samples and instrumentation, within defined areas
Identify relevant information from scientific sources e.g. supervisors, literature etc. in order to contribute to solutions
Participate in continuous performance improvement of systems and processes relevant to the work environment e.g. workplace organisation techniques, accreditation (e.g. ISO, UKAS) and proficiency testing.
Evaluate data, recognise and call attention to anomalous or unusual results
Comply with health and safety policies and procedures including HASWA, COSHH, risk assessments, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), manual handling, emergency procedures.
Maintain excellent housekeeping, in accordance with organisation Standard Procedures
Order and control stocks of laboratory materials where required
Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks applying the concepts of resource efficiency e.g energy, water and waste
Adhere to internal and external regulatory requirements e.g. GLP, GMP, GDP
Prepare for, and perform, laboratory experiments, tests or tasks following any specified methodologies to provide reliable, accurate data e.g. weighing, pipetting, filtering, spectroscopic techniques, chromatography techniques
Demonstrate technical competence in the use of specified instruments and equipment
Report faults and seek diagnostic advice to maintain equipment in good working order, including calibration where required
Complete documentation proficiently
Keep accurate records of laboratory work undertaken and results
Contribute to the preparation of reports.
Use simple statistical techniques for data presentation and evaluation e. g calculation of median and standard deviation, production of graphs
Demonstrate problem solving techniques including identification of sources of error and how they can be reduced e.g. human error
Use standard software packages and applications e.g. Microsoft Office suite
Use Laboratory Information Management systems to support their work
Address non-routine problems with samples and instrumentation, within defined areas
Identify relevant information from scientific sources e.g. supervisors, literature etc. in order to contribute to solutions
Participate in continuous performance improvement of systems and processes relevant to the work environment e.g. workplace organisation techniques, accreditation (e.g. ISO, UKAS) and proficiency testing.
Evaluate data, recognise and call attention to anomalous or unusual results

Your training plan

Entirely remote delivery, with onsite observations from a dedicated skills coach.
Inputs every week for the first 4 weeks and then every month from month 2-15, with 1:1s between formal sessions.
Access to Eportfolio system (OneFile) for learner and line manager.

More training information

You will undertake a Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship with an Ofsted rated 'Outstanding' training provider, CSR Scientific Training, which will include:

Fully recognised apprenticeship qualification - Level 3 Laboratory Technician
On-the-job competency training
Theoretical knowledge - BTEC Level 3 Applied Science (and option if required)

The majority of your learning will be completed online once a week with some face-to-face practical sessions/exams in Birmingham (if BTEC is included).

Upon successful completion, apprentices can apply for professional registration as a Registered Science Technician, RSciTech, with either the Institute of Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry or Royal Society of Biology.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/4)
Science (grade C/4)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Science (grade C/4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview for this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

About this company

The Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) currently has 39 open academies educating approximately 17,000 pupils across seven local authority areas.

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After this apprenticeship

Undertaking the Science Technician role has the potential to provide a fantastic stepping stone for future careers. Experience gained in this role and the positive impact made to the lives of young people, supports to access a range of careers such as teaching, medicine and further University study. Furthermore, we run a very successful Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme at Kingswood. Someone who had successfully completed the role of Science Technician, would, in time be in a strong position to explore the potential of you completing their ITT with us and develop into a fantastic teacher.

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