Laboratory Technician - Repton Senior

Package Description

Location:                    Repton School

Salary:                        Commensurate with skills and experience

Contract Type:          Laboratory Technician: Term-time only plus 15 days in holiday time

Job Introduction

Repton School are seeking to appoint an experienced Laboratory Technician to join its outstanding Science department from January 2025. The ideal candidate for the Laboratory Technician role will have laboratory experience in Physics. For a full description of duties, hours of work and remuneration details, please refer to the job description and school information sheet.

Candidates should submit a completed application form together with a letter outlining their suitability for the post, to the HR Department via HR@repton.org.uk. 

The closing date for applications is December 1st, however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application early.

Due to the high number of applicants it is not possible to respond to every application individually, therefore candidates will only be contacted if successful in the short-listing stage.

About Repton School

Repton School, founded in 1557, is a leading co-educational School situated in the historic village of Repton. Five miles from Burton upon Trent and eight miles from Derby, Repton lies in the very centre of England. The School boasts a consistently fine academic record and is active and successful in a wide range of other activities. The School’s 600 plus pupils, both boys and girls, are predominantly boarders. Each belongs to one of the ten boarding houses. Repton prides itself on its long and close association with the village. 

With the establishment of Repton Dubai in 2007, Repton was a pioneer among UK independent schools in opening overseas ‘branches’. The Repton Family of Schools has now established a group of seven international schools: with four in the UAE, one in China, one in Malaysia and one in Cairo. The family also comprises two UK Prep schools: St Wystan’s School and Vinehall. Repton (UK) takes great pride in its international and UK family, and works closely with its overseas partners to ensure that each Repton international school fully reflects the standards, ethos and values of the UK school.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, therefore the following shall be deemed to be included, in addition to the duties that you may be required to perform:

Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.

Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 it is a criminal offence for a person over 18 (e.g. teacher, matron, sports coach) to have a sexual relationship with a child under 18 where that person is in a position of trust in respect of that child, even if the relationship is consensual. This applies where the child is in full-time education and the person works in the same establishment as the child, even if s/he does not teach the child. Moreover, whatever the age of the pupil, a sexual relationship between an employee and a pupil will be considered an abuse of a position of trust and gross misconduct, likely to result in dismissal.