15 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    21 October 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    1 October 2024

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Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£15,471.31 - £16,201.16 Annually (Actual)

Design Technology & Food Technician job summary

Design Technology & Food Technician

Pay scale: H2/H3 (SCP 3-6) £22,737 - £23,893 paid pro rata for hours and weeks worked

Hours: 30 hours per week

Weeks: Term time only (38 weeks) + Inset Days as required (0.678072 FTE)

Actual salary: £15,417.31 - £16,201.16 (includes holiday entitlement)

Ridgeway Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of ten schools in Hertfordshire; three primary, one nursery and infants’, one juniors and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2024 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and Atlas Multi Academy Trust. As a member of the AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organization.

We have an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our talented support staff team. The Design Technology & Food Technician will provide support to teaching staff and classes in the Technology areas including Food. The Technician will maintain the upkeep of the workshop and equipment and maintain the upkeep of the kitchen and equipment.

We can offer you:

A supportive team with a passion for continuous improvement

A commitment to professional development

A collaborative working environment

We are looking for someone who:

Working knowledge of Health & Safety issues or willing to work towards qualification in basic food hygiene

Well organised

First Aider or willingness to train

Has good interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate with a wide range of people

Has a flexible and adaptable approach to working in a very busy environment

Works hard, is enthusiastic and self-motivated

Ambition Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at AET is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

We are committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.

To apply, please submit a completed application via via mynewterm https://www.mynewterm.com/ or see school website, www.ridgeway.herts.sch.uk if you have any queries, please contact the HR Officer by email (appointments@ridgeway.herts.sch.uk) or extension 3373.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Closing date: 9am Monday 21 October 9am

Interview date: TBC

Start date: As soon as possible

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.

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About Ridgeway Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
947 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

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