Design Technology, Food and Art Technician

Manor High School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 4FU

54 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £18,921 - £19221 (73.95% FTE) Per annum

Design Technology, Food and Art Technician job summary

Join Manor High School and help shape excellent people and excellent results.

Are you passionate about practical support and working with young people? Manor High School is seeking a dedicated Design Technology/Food Technician to provide essential hands-on support that enables high-quality practical design, kitchen and workshop lessons and helps maintain a safe, hygienic and well-resourced Design Technology classroom and workshop. You will be expected to work in either our Food Preparation and Nutrition space, or our Design and Art classrooms. Or both if your skills allow! This is a chance to join a consistently high-performing school at the edge of Leicester, contribute to student progress and wellbeing, and be part of a supportive, ambitious staff team.

About Manor High School
Manor High is an academy serving Oadby and the surrounding villages on the edge of the City of Leicester. We admit 210 students each year and have a strong record of high performance. Our vision is simple: Excellent People, Excellent Results. Our core values — Excellence, Inspiration, Resilience and Respect — shape everything we do.

About the role
As Design Technology/Food Technician you will play a central role in the day-to-day running of our Design Technology classrooms and workshop. Desirable (not essential) attributes include relevant technical qualifications, experience of working in a school support capacity and further training in health & safety.

Your primary responsibilities include:

• Preparing and clearing practical lessons, including setting up tools, equipment and materials.

• Providing hands-on support to students during practical lessons to promote safe, effective learning.

• Maintaining a safe, hygienic and well-organised working environment and carrying out cleaning and care of departmental items.

• Organising maintenance and repairs for equipment and completing the annual equipment inventory.

• Ordering materials, equipment and supplies, and supporting the departmental filing and resource organisation.

• Using basic IT skills (e.g. downloading photos from digital cameras) to support curriculum practice.

• Assisting with tasks across the Art, Design & Technology department as required.

• Adhere to all health and safety and food hygiene standards.

  We reserve the right to interview early for the right candidate. Please submit your application as soon as possible.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 Manor High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 941 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Manor High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manor-high-school-leicester

We are an inclusive, fully comprehensive school. We welcome students from all backgrounds, of all faiths or none and of all abilities from Oadby and the surrounding area. Our students are high-achieving. They feel safe
and enjoy learning in a happy and supportive environment.

Here at Manor High we are relentless in our mission to ensure that all pupils receive an excellent education that leads to real choice in life. In addition to ensuring excellent qualifications that surpass national averages, we are committed to our pupils, supporting them to flourish as individuals ready for life beyond Manor High. Our objective is to create excellent people who have excellent qualifications. We offer our pupils this commitment to excellence based on high-quality teaching and a wide range of experiences beyond the classroom.

Our collective mission through our school is to encourage pupils to become highly ambitious, successful citizens who are well positioned to create a better world. We set unapologetically high expectations,
challenging our pupils to believe in their ability and have the choice in life they truly deserve. We ensure our pupils are at the forefront of tomorrow.

Our Core Values of Excellence, Inspiration, Respect and Resilience were chosen by staff, parents, governors and, of course, the children who are at the heart of everything we do at Manor High.

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