and facilities, including the provision resources, assembling apparatus. of guidance and support in meeting the practical requirements of the Giving technical advice to teachers, science curriculum, including liaising technicians and pupils / students. with all areas of the school and outside organisations. Carrying out risk assessments for technician activities. To have overall responsibility for the Monitor staff requests for apparatus Daily correlation of requests for lesson and resources. resources and the delegation of their provision amongst the team of technicians. Delegate tasks amongst the team of Daily technicians. To have overall responsibility for the Ensuring the technician team up As required promotion and observance of a to date with health & safety healthy & safe working environment requirements and developments in for the technical support service by: practical science by ensuring that actively leading and coordinating relevant literature is available and • the assessment, monitoring and arranging for technicians to attend review of both health & safety courses. procedures and information resources; Giving health & safety advice to keeping up-to-date with current technical teachers and students. Daily • procedures and practices through continuing professional Disposal of waste materials. development; the provision of technical advice on Checking fume cupboards, pressure As required • health & safety issues to teachers vessels and first-aid kits; carrying out and technical support electrical and other safety checks, etc. As required the safe treatment and disposal of • used materials, including hazardous Organising, storing and checking the substances and responding to condition of chemicals and actual or potential hazards; equipment. As required the healthy & safe storage and • accessibility of equipment and materials. To ensure that the technical team is Managing, monitoring performance Daily resourced, organised and developed and supervising colleagues. to meet the performance standards required by the department. To take a lead role in the design, Designing, constructing and modifying As required development and maintenance of apparatus. specialist resources and/or long-term projects. Setting up and caring for plant and Daily To offer professional guidance, animal collections. assistance and support to pupils & teachers on the practical aspects of Preparing standard solutions, etc, As required the curriculum. purifying chemicals, treating waste.
and facilities, including the provision of guidance and support in meeting the practical requirements of the science curriculum, including liaising with all areas of the school and outside organisations. resources, assembling apparatus. Giving technical advice to teachers, technicians and pupils / students. Carrying out risk assessments for technician activities. To have overall responsibility for the correlation of requests for lesson resources and the delegation of their provision amongst the team of technicians. Monitor staff requests for apparatus and resources. Delegate tasks amongst the team of technicians. Daily Daily To have overall responsibility for the promotion and observance of a healthy & safe working environment for the technical support service by: • actively leading and coordinating the assessment, monitoring and review of both health & safety procedures and information resources; • keeping up-to-date with current procedures and practices through continuing professional development; • the provision of technical advice on health & safety issues to teachers and technical support • the safe treatment and disposal of used materials, including hazardous substances and responding to actual or potential hazards; • the healthy & safe storage and accessibility of equipment and materials. Ensuring the technician team up to date with health & safety requirements and developments in practical science by ensuring that relevant literature is available and arranging for technicians to attend courses. Giving health & safety advice to technical teachers and students. Disposal of waste materials. Checking fume cupboards, pressure vessels and first-aid kits; carrying out electrical and other safety checks, etc. Organising, storing and checking the condition of chemicals and equipment. As required Daily As required As required As required To ensure that the technical team is resourced, organised and developed to meet the performance standards required by the department. Managing, monitoring performance and supervising colleagues. Daily To take a lead role in the design, development and maintenance of specialist resources and/or long-term projects. To offer professional guidance, assistance and support to pupils & teachers on the practical aspects of the curriculum. Designing, constructing and modifying apparatus. Setting up and caring for plant and animal collections. Preparing standard solutions, etc, purifying chemicals, treating waste. As required Daily As required