Job Title: Senior Science Technician
Location: East Croydon – Ten-minute walk from East Croydon station
Contract: 36 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (0.878fte)
Start Date: 01 September 2022
Salary: £23,823 - £25,454 (pro rata based on Ark Support Outer London 14 - 19)
Closing Date: 06 July 2022
Interviews: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and the position may be closed earlier than advertised
Opportunity for an exceptional candidate to be a Senior Science Technician, shaping a new Ark secondary school in East Croydon.
Ark Blake Academy welcomed its first year cohort in September 2020 and currently provides Year 7 and 8 children in East Croydon with a first-class academic education, based on our strongly held values.
We aspire to become one of the best schools in the country, providing all our pupils with an excellent education that empowers them to seize greatness. Next year, our KS3 becomes complete with years 7, 8 and 9 providing a rich, powerful curriculum in the lead-up to GCSE.
At Ark Blake, we seek to transform lives through education. We believe that each of our pupils is born with unique potential for greatness and can take responsibility to achieve this. We believe that by aiming high, working hard and living according to Ark Blake’s Values, our pupils can seize greatness, lead lives that bring fulfilment and strengthen their communities.
The Role
We are recruiting an exceptional candidate as Senior Science Technician to work in close partnership with the Science department, the Senior Leadership Team and the Principal to embed the school’s vision and develop an outstanding school that empowers our pupils to take responsibility and seize greatness.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow with the school. They will be supported in their development and will have access to network training.
Ark Blake Academy is part of Ark, one of the most successful school groups, with a network of 39 schools in 4 locations across the country.
As a proud member of the network we offer:
• Twice as many training days as standard
• Access to the high-quality, regular professional development
• Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network
You will:
• Have an unwavering determination to deliver excellence for pupils from all starting points
• Share the Ark Blake beliefs, vision and mission and be aligned with the Ark six pillars underpinning it
• Be committed to Ark’s ethos of high expectations for every pupil in both academic achievement and personal development
• Have the drive, skills and resilience character required to help build a new school
• Be reflective about the Academy and committed to securing its continued development
• Value and support practices driving continual progress across the network of Ark Schools
For further information refer to the full job description and person specification. Sen Science Tech JD_PS.pdf
For more information about our school, please visit: www.arkblake.org. To arrange a confidential conversation with the Principal/Operations Manager about this role, please contact: hr@arkblake.org
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process which will include questions about safeguarding. This process is outlined here, but can be provided in more detail if requested. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. This post is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.