Work With Us
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is situated only a 5 minute drive from junction 17 of the M6, with excellent links to the north west and the Midlands. Sandbach train station is a 10 minute walk from the school and our location benefits from being on several bus routes.
Join our positive, vibrant and caring community with kindness at the heart of our high expectations.
This is a time of great innovation and forward thinking at Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College. We aim to ‘educate for life’ here and students have an appetite for success, parents are supportive and proud of our work and staff are committed to unleashing potential.
We know it is vitally important that we recruit the very best staff: colleagues who are determined, positive with students and have a genuine love of learning. We believe in creating a sustainable framework for success rooted in people and strong relationships.
We are proud of our training, staff development and succession planning and we work closely with other schools in our local area and further afield. Development is fundamental to what we do and we have a long history of offering excellent CPD programmes, collaboration with other schools and personalised coaching. We are proud of our outstanding record of career progression and promotion.
Dedication, good humour & enthusiasm
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is a wonderful place to work, with the dedication, good humour and enthusiasm of the staff matching that of the students. We expect our staff to be hard working and enable them to focus on where they can have the biggest impact. We support this by having an active staff wellbeing group and workload consideration is in place for all.
We invite all prospective new members of the school, be they staff or students, to visit us and see for themselves what we have to offer and the direction in which we are heading.
We offer an excellent package of support and benefits for the right candidate, including:
- working within a talented and supportive community
- students who are a pleasure to teach
- good facilities
- a high achieving school with high standards and high expectations
- collaborative opportunities with other schools in Cheshire and the north west
- on-site parking
- annual flu jabs
- corporate Everybody gym membership rates
- access to an on-site and telephone counselling service
Please send application forms for vacancies to recruitment@Sandbachhigh.co.uk
Current Vacancies
Application packs and forms of all the jobs and roles currently advertised are available to download below. If you require further information regarding any of our vacancies please email recruitment@sandbachhigh.co.uk
Administration Assistant
Administration Assistant
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College have an exciting opportunity for a administration assistant to join the administration team within our friendly and welcoming school community from 1st January 2026.
The successful applicant will have:
Excellent customer service skills and attention to detail as well as a genuine desire to provide high quality administrative support to our students, their families and school colleagues.
In return you will receive:
A welcoming, friendly environment.
The support of committed, enthusiastic and dedicated colleagues.
Students who are eager to learn and a credit to the school.
If you feel this role offers you the rewarding opportunity you are seeking, we would like to hear from you.
| Appointment Type | Temporary in the first instance |
| Start Date | 1st January 2025 |
| Hours | 37 hours per week
Monday to Friday Term time + 2 weeks (40 weeks in total) |
| Salary Scale | Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College pay scale
Grade 4 £24,112- £25,801 pro rata Actual salary £21,244 - £22,732 per annum |
| Closing Date | Tuesday 25th November 2025. |
| Interview Date | TBC |
For an application pack detailing further information and how to apply for the role, please see the downloads below.
Applications will only be accepted on the school application form.
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced check by the “Disclosure and Barring Service” along with other stringent vetting and induction processes.
Science Technician - Chemistry
| Appointment Type | Permanent |
| Start Date | As soon as possible |
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Salary Scale |
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College pay scale
Grade 4 – 30 hours pw – Term Time +1 £23,364.83- £25,001.01 pro rata Actual salary £16,272.93- £17,413.32 – Pay Award Pending |
| Closing Date | Monday 17th November |
| Interview Date | TBC |
The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Science Laboratory Technician to support the Science Department. The Science Technician will provide a practical, daily technician service to members of the teaching staff in the Science Department through the preparation and provision of equipment, apparatus and chemicals to enable pupils to carry out laboratory and workshop practical work and experiments.
The closing date for applications is Monday 17th November
Cleaner
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College are looking to recruit a cleaner to join our professional Site Team. Applications are sought to join our morning shift team.
| Appointment Type | Permanent |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Hours | Applications are sought to join our morning shift team. Hours of work are 6.00am – 8.30am. Full Year |
| Salary Scale | Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College pay scale
Grade 4 £24112.50- £25801.04 pro rata |
| Closing Date | |
| Interview Date | TBC |
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College have an exciting opportunity for a cleaner to join the site team within our friendly and welcoming school community.
The successful applicant will be conscientious, hard-working and trustworthy and should be able to work alone, as well as part of a team. The role involves cleaning duties throughout the school.
These are term time only posts with additional hours to be worked during the school holidays for the deep clean activities.
For further information please contact Helen Hulse, School Business Manager on 01270 765031.
For a full job description and an application form, please see the application pack below
Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College is an equal opportunities employer and the school is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
N.B. Applications will only be accepted on the school application form.
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