What are the main issues you think Science Technicans are facing? by Amanda Alsweiler https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef en-us 2022-03-15 23:28:40 UTC 2022-03-24 00:16:03 UTC hello@padlet.com low pay https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106622388 2022-03-22 03:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106622388 Career Progression https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106622886 2022-03-22 03:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106622886 https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623007 amount of work expected in a limited amount of time which results in missed tea breaks.

]]> 2022-03-22 03:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623007 pay controlled by Principle https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623028 2022-03-22 03:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623028 No PLD available https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623260 2022-03-22 03:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623260 High workload https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623356 2022-03-22 03:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623356 Having to fight for a fume cupboard that's up to standard when the school has no money for it. https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623607 2022-03-22 03:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623607 Recognition for all the variety of skills and life skills we need. https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623888 2022-03-22 03:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106623888 https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624010 Not being valued for the increasingly essential work we are preforming. ]]> 2022-03-22 03:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624010 Pay from general budget https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624089 2022-03-22 03:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624089 responsibility for safety not recognised in pay - get blamed when things go wrong but not always listened to in advance https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624111 2022-03-22 03:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624111 Lack of resources https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624172 2022-03-22 03:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624172 or hard to access PLD https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624466 2022-03-22 03:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624466 https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624612 Not a lot of guidance in regards to health and safety. Very low pay for the responsibilities.]]> 2022-03-22 03:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624612 No backup when you are on leave, so essentially having to get all the practicals ready before you take leave https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624770 2022-03-22 03:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106624770 Lab Manager https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106625134 What about technicians who are also the lab manager? Is this being considered in the claim?]]> 2022-03-22 03:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106625134 https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106625420 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 ]]> 2022-03-22 03:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106625420 PD and training oportunities especially for new or solo tech's https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106625994 2022-03-22 03:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106625994 SLT/Principal often not aware of what you do and the time it takes and the knowledge you have to perform these tasks https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106626035 2022-03-22 03:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106626035 Duties on top of normal day https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106626120 Technician but also Lab Manager... and Health & Safety for Science and wider school... Have to push Senior Leadership to take H&S seriously. ]]> 2022-03-22 03:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106626120 Having to jump through more hoops than teachers do in order to get PD funding https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106626156 2022-03-22 03:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106626156 Increasing technicality of job https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106626407 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.]]> 2022-03-22 03:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106626407 No Training https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106626576 2022-03-22 03:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106626576 Main issues for Science Technicians https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106627907 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]]> 2022-03-22 03:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106627907 Codes of practice and Legislation constantly changing https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106627952 2022-03-22 03:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106627952 lumped in with eg food tech technician when way more responsibility/knowledge needed https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106628344 2022-03-22 03:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106628344 Conditions of work in terms of safety requirements https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106628760 2022-03-22 03:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106628760 concern at the moment about Teacher Aides being paid more than we are https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106628841 2022-03-22 03:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106628841 Low pay and inappropriate placement in pay scales https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106628967 2022-03-22 03:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106628967 Assume previous experience is of no value. https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106629225 2022-03-22 03:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106629225 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. https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106629386 2022-03-22 03:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106629386 H&S https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106629457 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.]]> 2022-03-22 03:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106629457 Poor pay, no PD, lack of resources, often doing tasks above “pay grade”, health and safety issues, https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106630038 2022-03-22 03:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106630038 https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106630076  Lack of recognition of previous experience.]]> 2022-03-22 03:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106630076 Not having our specialised knowledge reconginsed https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106631606 2022-03-22 03:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106631606 Lack of resources needs to be addressed. Guidelines for size of school and science teaching hours to science tech hours would be good. https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106633917 2022-03-22 03:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106633917 Overcrowding of labs https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106634501 2022-03-22 03:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106634501 Help - I'm stuck in the padlet! cant get back to the zoom!! https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106636483 2022-03-22 03:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106636483 How do we see this? https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106637596 2022-03-22 03:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106637596 Can't see what you are talking about! https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106639262 2022-03-22 03:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106639262 Issue of safe working conditions, eg: ventilation, safety equipment, buildings, correct storage etc https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106652755 2022-03-22 03:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106652755 Want: Pay scale for range of different tech roles, from beginner tech to highly experienced https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106654089 2022-03-22 03:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106654089 Want: Clothing allowance https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106655107 2022-03-22 03:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106655107 Recruitment https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106657388 Very difficult to get science technicians with these pay rates and conditions]]> 2022-03-22 03:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2106657388 The Lab Manager is getting all the LM job done by the Technician. https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2110657572 2022-03-23 22:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/amandaanzei/w9fopng9ubt4uhef/wish/2110657572