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Laboratory Technician – Sixth Form Centre
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,031 to £30,378 per year |
| Additional salary information: | https://www.ucb.ac.uk/about-us/work-for-us/rewards-and-benefits/ |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 January 2026 |
| Location: | b3 1JB |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University College Birmingham |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Are you an enthusiastic Laboratory Technician looking for a unique and exciting experience?
We are a new £5.5 million Sixth Form Centre within University College Birmingham looking for a proactive and efficient Laboratory Technician to join our friendly staff and provide practical support for our A-Level Biology, Chemistry and Physics groups.
This is an excellent opportunity to join our innovative team on a maternity cover contract and contribute to a transformative educational experience. Our A-level students benefit from access to UCB’s world-class vocational facilities, including advanced health simulation suites, robotics labs, and food chemistry laboratories. Working within our brand-new laboratories, you will be a key player in shaping our innovative science programme and empowering our students as responsible and creative scientists.
You will be responsible for sourcing materials and developing efficient requisition processes, as well as maintaining all equipment and ensuring that prep rooms and laboratories remain clean and well organised. To enable safe and effective science teaching and learning, you will co-ordinate and prepare resources that support the practical delivery of A-level Science, ensuring full compliance with all Health and Safety regulations.
The candidate will enjoy working independently and bring an approachable, can-do attitude to the role. As a valued member of our caring community, you will help our students flourish as global citizens and inspire in them a genuine passion for STEM.
You will have previous experience of working in a laboratory.
We are a new £5.5 million Sixth Form Centre within University College Birmingham looking for a proactive and efficient Laboratory Technician to join our friendly staff and provide practical support for our A-Level Biology, Chemistry and Physics groups.
This is an excellent opportunity to join our innovative team on a maternity cover contract and contribute to a transformative educational experience. Our A-level students benefit from access to UCB’s world-class vocational facilities, including advanced health simulation suites, robotics labs, and food chemistry laboratories. Working within our brand-new laboratories, you will be a key player in shaping our innovative science programme and empowering our students as responsible and creative scientists.
You will be responsible for sourcing materials and developing efficient requisition processes, as well as maintaining all equipment and ensuring that prep rooms and laboratories remain clean and well organised. To enable safe and effective science teaching and learning, you will co-ordinate and prepare resources that support the practical delivery of A-level Science, ensuring full compliance with all Health and Safety regulations.
The candidate will enjoy working independently and bring an approachable, can-do attitude to the role. As a valued member of our caring community, you will help our students flourish as global citizens and inspire in them a genuine passion for STEM.
You will have previous experience of working in a laboratory.