Art, Textiles and Food Tech Technician

Parkside School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 5AD

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £15,772.10 Annually (Actual) Band 5 SCP 4-6 starting at £15,722.10 (£26,016 FTE) - 26 hours over 4 days

Art, Textiles and Food Tech Technician job summary

Join Our Team at Parkside School as an Art, Textiles and Food Tech Technician

Parkside School is seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic and organised Art, Textiles and Food Tech Technician to join our team.

In this varied and hands-on role, you will provide vital technical and practical support across our Art, Textiles and Food Technology departments. You will work closely with teaching staff to prepare resources, support practical lessons, maintain specialist equipment and foster a safe, inspiring learning environment where students can flourish.

Working in conjunction with two other technicians within the faculty. As such this post is part time over four days. There could be some flexibility over these days that could be discussed at an interview or in advance by contacting Steve Tighe, Associate Principal at s.tighe@wellspringacademies.org.uk

Key Responsibilities

• Practical & Classroom Support: Prepare materials and equipment and provide 1:1 and small group support to students during practical activities.

• Resource & Equipment Maintenance: Ensure sewing machines, sublimation printers and practical equipment are serviced, clean and safe for use. Maintain tidy preparation rooms and storage areas.

• Health & Safety Compliance: Manage stock levels, update CLEAPSS and COSHH documentation and ensure all materials are stored safely in line with safety guidelines.

• Creative & Display Work: Assist in creating vibrant displays of student work and setting up exhibition spaces.

• Performing Arts & Event Support: Provide audio-visual, lighting, costume and set design support for school productions, showcases and school events.

• Faculty Administration: Handle ordering, stock audits, delivery management and administrative support across the department.

What we are looking for

• Qualifications: GCSE English and Maths (Grades A*-C / 9-4) or equivalent Level 2 qualification.

• Skills & Experience: Practical aptitude with Art, Textiles or Food Tech equipment, alongside confident IT and Audio-Visual skills is essential.

• Attributes: High self-motivation, excellent communication skills, attention to detail and a genuine commitment to empowering young people.

• Flexibility: A collaborative team player who can adapt to changing daily priorities and occasionally support out-of-hours school performances or open events.

• Commitment to safeguarding, child protection and promoting equal opportunities.

To review the full job description and person specification please refer to the attached supporting documents.

Why Join Parkside School?

At Parkside, we believe in making a difference. You will be part of a supportive team that values professional development and contributes to an environment where every pupil has an equal opportunity to thrive. It is a very exciting time to join Parkside School, a part of Wellspring Academy Trust. Our school is welcoming and vibrant, with students who thrive on positive relationships and staff who are committed to securing the best possible outcomes for them. We are on an exciting journey reshaping Parkside School to be a school that students, staff, and the community are proud of.

As an employee you will benefit from a range of employee perks which include Staff Offers and Discounts, a free will writing service, Community First Credit Union, Cycle to Work schemes and People Celebration Schemes.

Next steps

Please apply by completing our online application form

Closing Date: 9am, Friday 16th October 2026

Interview Date: Week commencing 19th October 2026 - TBC

The School has adopted the principles of Safer Recruitment and will safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Parkside School is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Parkside School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1061 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Parkside School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parkside-school-bradford

Parkside School and locality
We want all of our schools to make a positive contribution to the community that they are embedded within. This impact should be meaningful, considerable and lasting.

We want the young people of Parkside school to have every available opportunity to develop into well-rounded citizens who are equipped to make a positive contribution and who know how to keep themselves safe. We want students to have passionate hopes for their future; hopes that they can articulate, believe in and make real. We want to develop a nurturing environment that develops students who can empathise, critique, protect, love, inspire, make, design, explore and understand; students who are willing to try things they have never tried before, do things they have never done before and who are willing to risk reimagining themselves as the very best version of what they can become.

Located in the picturesque village of Cullingworth, Parkside School is surrounded by rolling hills and dramatic countryside.

The village, three miles south of Keighley and seven miles west of central Bradford, is not only popular with commuters but also with tourists, walkers and cyclists who revel in some of the country’s most glorious scenery.

The locality is steeped in history; the Brontë Parsonage Museum and its famous literary collections lie less than five miles east.

Also on the doorstep is the Saltaire World Heritage Site; a Victorian model village that is home to Salts Mill, which itself boasts striking architecture, eateries and shopping.

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