Education Programmes Officer

London, Greater London (Hybrid)
£26,000 - £30,000 per year
Full-time or part-time (35 hours per week full-time, or pro rated for part-time work by mutual agreement)
Temporary (Fixed-term for 9 months from start date)
Job description

The Salters’ Company is seeking to appoint an Education Programmes Officer to support and implement programmes within its educational charity, The Salters’ Institute. This includes assisting with the planning and delivery of the Institute’s programmes including in-person chemistry education outreach events for schools, online learning materials and chemistry education awards. The Education Programmes Officer will support the Institute in its aims to support excellence in chemistry education, widen participation and increase engagement, and promote careers in chemical industry. The Institute delivers numerous programmes including its Festivals of Chemistry for students aged 14-18, an online Chemistry Club learning platform for students ages 11-14, a range of chemistry education awards, curriculum development including A level Salters’ Advanced Chemistry and Best Evidence Science Teaching (BEST), and support for school chemistry teachers and technicians.

Application resources
Application Instructions

The role is advertised as full-time, but we would consider part-time down to 0.6 FTE by mutual agreement; please mention in your application if you would like to be considered for part-time working. We are not sponsoring visas at this time, so please do not apply if you are not eligible to work in the UK; overseas candidates will not be considered for this role. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List check, and relevant checks for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Organisation
The Salters' Institute View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 6 - 10

The Salters’ Institute works to support education in chemistry, widen participation, increase engagement and promote careers in chemical industry.

Posted on: 10 November 2026
Closing date: 29 November 2026 at 23:30
Tags: Education, Engagement / Outreach, Safeguarding, Science

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