Lab Tech Apprentice

About the role

Science Lab Assistant Apprenticeship 🧪

Are you curious about the world of science and ready to kickstart your career? We're on the hunt for motivated individuals to join our Science Department as Apprentices! This is your chance to get hands-on experience, learn from the pros, and contribute to some awesome science education. 🔬

What you'll be doing:

• Getting our labs prepped and ready for action! This means setting up equipment, materials, and solutions for cool science lessons and demos. 🧑‍🔬
• Making sure all experiments are set up safely and that the gear is clean and working perfectly. ✅
• Helping to keep our lab organised, stocked up, and running smoothly. 📦
• Keeping our lab spaces spick and span – think clean benches, sinks, and equipment, so the next lesson can start without a hitch. ✨
• Learning the ropes of safely storing, handling, and disposing of chemicals and other lab stuff, following all our school's procedures. 🧫
• Doing basic maintenance on equipment and letting the senior technicians know if anything needs fixing. 🛠️
• Pitching in with the care and feeding of any plants or animals we have in the lab. 🌿🐶
• Working as a team with our science teachers and technicians to help make our science curriculum shine. 🤝
• Being a safety superstar by following all health and safety rules and helping to keep our lab a safe, clean, and organised hub. 🌟
• Crushing your apprenticeship training and putting all that new knowledge and those new skills to work right here! 🚀
• Taking on other reasonable tasks to help our Science Department be the best it can be. 🚀

Ready to dive in? Apply now!

Key responsibilities

• Prepare laboratory equipment, materials and solutions for science lessons.
• Set up experiments and ensure apparatus is clean, safe and functioning correctly.
• Support the organisation, maintenance and restocking of laboratory equipment and resources.
• Assist with the safe storage, handling and disposal of chemicals and other laboratory materials.
• Complete apprenticeship training and apply newly developed knowledge and skills within the workplace.

Entry requirements

GCSE in: (English (grade 4/C or above), Maths (grade 4/C or above))