Laboratory Technician Apprentice

Summary

Are you looking for a once in a career opportunity? Do you have a genuine desire to do something extraordinary? If so, we may be just looking for you. Eden Learning Trust are looking to recruit a Laboratory Technician Apprentice, where duties will include preparing practical resources for science lessons, plus more.

Annual wage

£12,313.60 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

National Minimum Wage appropriate to age. This position is term time only plus 5 days, so pro rata at £9,235.20.

Training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Hours

Working Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm, Friday 8am to 3.30pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 6 January

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Prepare practical resources for science lessons
Tidy equipment from labs at the end of each lesson
Prepare risk assessments as suggested by CLEAPSS or science staff
Set up practical demonstrations as required, including data logging experiment
Clean and maintain equipment
Maintain an inventory of equipment for each lab
Order equipment and keep records of orders
Maintain stocks of stationery and order when appropriate
Ensure the chemical store is maintained and chemicals stored safely
Ensure the use of radioactive resources are logged in line with Health and Safety policy
Comply with Health and Safety policies and organisations
Be aware of Academy policies and procedures
Be aware of and comply with policy and procedure relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection
Contribute to the ethos of the Academy
Attend meetings and complete training
Support Safeguarding

Where you’ll work

South Church Road

Bishop Auckland

DL14 7JZ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

DARLINGTON COLLEGE

Your training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Comply with health and safety policies and procedures including HASWA, COSHH, risk assessments, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), manual handling, emergency procedures.
Maintain excellent housekeeping, in accordance with organisation Standard Procedures
Order and control stocks of laboratory materials where required
Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks applying the concepts of resource efficiency e.g energy, water and waste
Adhere to internal and external regulatory requirements e.g. GLP, GMP, GDP
Prepare for, and perform, laboratory experiments, tests or tasks following any specified methodologies to provide reliable, accurate data e.g. weighing, pipetting, filtering, spectroscopic techniques, chromatography techniques
Demonstrate technical competence in the use of specified instruments and equipment
Report faults and seek diagnostic advice to maintain equipment in good working order, including calibration where required
Complete documentation proficiently
Keep accurate records of laboratory work undertaken and results
Contribute to the preparation of reports.
Use simple statistical techniques for data presentation and evaluation e. g calculation of median and standard deviation, production of graphs
Demonstrate problem solving techniques including identification of sources of error and how they can be reduced e.g. human error
Use standard software packages and applications e.g. Microsoft Office suite
Use Laboratory Information Management systems to support their work
Address non-routine problems with samples and instrumentation, within defined areas
Identify relevant information from scientific sources e.g. supervisors, literature etc. in order to contribute to solutions
Participate in continuous performance improvement of systems and processes relevant to the work environment e.g. workplace organisation techniques, accreditation (e.g. ISO, UKAS) and proficiency testing.
Evaluate data, recognise and call attention to anomalous or unusual results
Comply with health and safety policies and procedures including HASWA, COSHH, risk assessments, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), manual handling, emergency procedures.
Maintain excellent housekeeping, in accordance with organisation Standard Procedures
Order and control stocks of laboratory materials where required
Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks applying the concepts of resource efficiency e.g energy, water and waste
Adhere to internal and external regulatory requirements e.g. GLP, GMP, GDP
Prepare for, and perform, laboratory experiments, tests or tasks following any specified methodologies to provide reliable, accurate data e.g. weighing, pipetting, filtering, spectroscopic techniques, chromatography techniques
Demonstrate technical competence in the use of specified instruments and equipment
Report faults and seek diagnostic advice to maintain equipment in good working order, including calibration where required
Complete documentation proficiently
Keep accurate records of laboratory work undertaken and results
Contribute to the preparation of reports.
Use simple statistical techniques for data presentation and evaluation e. g calculation of median and standard deviation, production of graphs
Demonstrate problem solving techniques including identification of sources of error and how they can be reduced e.g. human error
Use standard software packages and applications e.g. Microsoft Office suite
Use Laboratory Information Management systems to support their work
Address non-routine problems with samples and instrumentation, within defined areas
Identify relevant information from scientific sources e.g. supervisors, literature etc. in order to contribute to solutions
Participate in continuous performance improvement of systems and processes relevant to the work environment e.g. workplace organisation techniques, accreditation (e.g. ISO, UKAS) and proficiency testing.
Evaluate data, recognise and call attention to anomalous or unusual results

Your training plan

Level 3 Laboratory Technician
Location - South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ
Working 5 days per week inclusive of 1 day release for study at Darlington College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4/C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Relateable
Accurate recording
Punctual
Good attendance
Professional
Resilient

Other requirements

Please note that successful applicants will be required to comply with all Academy policies, including the no smoking policy.

About this company

At King James I Academy we pride ourselves on the support we provide to our students, helping them to achieve excellent results, Our dedicated and hard-working teaching and support staff have continued to help our students to exceed expectations and to achieve positive results. We are an inclusive school and we employ a large number of highly skilled support staff who are available to help all our students to prosper. From our Student Support Workers who provide day to day support to students to our Learning Support team we are a caring school.

http://www.kingjames1academy.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

There may be an opportunity to secure a long-term position after successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DARLINGTON COLLEGE

Nagina Patrai

NPatrai@darlington.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000287693.

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