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The Lab Manager is getting all the LM job done by the Technician.

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The Lab Manager is getting all the LM job done by the Technician.

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Very difficult to get science technicians with these pay rates and conditions

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Want: Pay scale for range of different tech roles, from beginner tech to highly experienced

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Want: Pay scale for range of different tech roles, from beginner tech to highly experienced

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Issue of safe working conditions, eg: ventilation, safety equipment, buildings, correct storage etc

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Issue of safe working conditions, eg: ventilation, safety equipment, buildings, correct storage etc

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Help - I'm stuck in the padlet! cant get back to the zoom!!

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Help - I'm stuck in the padlet! cant get back to the zoom!!

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Lack of resources needs to be addressed. Guidelines for size of school and science teaching hours to science tech hours would be good.

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Lack of resources needs to be addressed. Guidelines for size of school and science teaching hours to science tech hours would be good.

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Not having our specialised knowledge reconginsed

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Not having our specialised knowledge reconginsed

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Lack of recognition of previous experience.

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Poor pay, no PD, lack of resources, often doing tasks above “pay grade”, health and safety issues,

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Poor pay, no PD, lack of resources, often doing tasks above “pay grade”, health and safety issues,

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Even most Techs need a lot of H&S knowledge as HODs are too busy to do much and most of the responsibility falls on the lab tech.

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Lack of understanding what the job intails and not understanding time required to do the job well.  Some schools are large in size but only have one technician.  I would like to see a guideline to size of school and technician hours/ number.

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Lack of understanding what the job intails and not understanding time required to do the job well.  Some schools are large in size but only have one technician.  I would like to see a guideline to size of school and technician hours/ number.

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Assume previous experience is of no value.

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Assume previous experience is of no value.

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Low pay and inappropriate placement in pay scales

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Low pay and inappropriate placement in pay scales

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concern at the moment about Teacher Aides being paid more than we are

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concern at the moment about Teacher Aides being paid more than we are

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Conditions of work in terms of safety requirements 

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Conditions of work in terms of safety requirements 

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lumped in with eg food tech technician when way more responsibility/knowledge needed

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lumped in with eg food tech technician when way more responsibility/knowledge needed

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Codes of practice and Legislation constantly changing

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Codes of practice and Legislation constantly changing

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Science Technicians need to be taken seriously by the MOE.
There needs to be some sort of standardisation of tech hours, based on school role.  Include some hours for H&S Admin.
Fact that technicians are paid out of operational grant & not independent of that - technicians competing with all other resources

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As I understand it, 10+ years ago, the job had little responsibility and required little technical knowledge. Now it requires a lot more knowledge, especially of Health and Safety, and especially for Lab Managers. This extra responsibility should be rewarded much more than it is.

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Having to jump through more hoops than teachers do in order to get PD funding

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Having to jump through more hoops than teachers do in order to get PD funding

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Technician but also Lab Manager... and Health & Safety for Science and wider school... Have to push Senior Leadership to take H&S seriously.

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SLT/Principal often not aware of what you do and the time it takes and the knowledge you have to perform these tasks

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SLT/Principal often not aware of what you do and the time it takes and the knowledge you have to perform these tasks

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PD and training oportunities especially for new or solo tech's

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PD and training oportunities especially for new or solo tech's

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Not always enough hours allocated to the role. Lack of understanding outside the science department.
Role is often wider than just science. I advise the caretaker grounds person plus tech department

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What about technicians who are also the lab manager? Is this being considered in the claim?

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No backup when you are on leave, so essentially having to get all the practicals ready before you take leave

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No backup when you are on leave, so essentially having to get all the practicals ready before you take leave

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Not a lot of guidance in regards to health and safety. Very low pay for the responsibilities.

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responsibility for safety not recognised in pay  - get blamed when things go wrong but not always listened to in advance

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responsibility for safety not recognised in pay  - get blamed when things go wrong but not always listened to in advance

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Not being valued for the increasingly essential work we are preforming.

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Recognition for all the variety of skills and life skills we need.

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Recognition for all the variety of skills and life skills we need.

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Having to fight for a fume cupboard that's up to standard when the school has no money for it.

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Having to fight for a fume cupboard that's up to standard when the school has no money for it.

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amount of work expected in a limited amount of time which results in missed tea breaks.