About this role
Job Title: Food Technician
Hours: 32.5 per week, term time only + 5 days
Salary: £18,526 per annum (actual - Pay Award Pending)
Our Food Technology team requires a hands-on practical person to support the teachers in lesson preparation and deliver practical lessons. The role includes the use of cooking equipment and would suit a wide range of people including someone looking to start their career, work in a school environment, progress into teaching or a semi-retired individual. Flexible working hours will be considered.
We are a school in the Central Regions School Trust, whose mission is social justice through exceptional schools. Therefore, this provides us with the opportunities, capabilities and desire to develop both our staff and students so this role will be in collaboration with a wider team of technicians across other schools and will always be supported.
All support staff are subject to the Conditions of Employment set out in their contract of employment and the National Joint Council for Local Government Services (The Green Book) Document. The Trust and its schools comply with these requirements as a minimum but optionally offer an incredible wellbeing package including free tea and coffee facilities, free eye tests, cycle scheme and an employee assistance programme that offers a wide range of free support from emotional to financial and legal.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Online checks will be carried out on shortlisted candidates and an enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.
Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.
The completed form should be submitted by midnight on Sunday 4th October 2026.