Design Technology / Food Technician

St Thomas Becket Catholic School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT

59 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 December 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 October 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: £25,614.00 Annually (FTE) Grade E Scale point 4

Design Technology / Food Technician job summary

The Design Technology / Food Technician is responsible for:

• providing direct technical support to the teaching and learning of cooking, catering and food technology subjects
• carrying out risk assessments as appropriate
• ensuring that all cooking, catering and food technology teaching activities are carried out in accordance with current school policies and/or best practice
• providing support for the Design technology department when required

Main Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide technical support to the cooking, catering and food technology faculty and contribute to its efficient operation by carrying out installation, maintenance and routine tasks as required.
• Provide technical support, advice and assistance to teachers and pupils during practical activities, including supervising individual pupils in the use of equipment.
• Advise teaching staff on the technical requirements needed to support curriculum delivery.
• Liaise with teaching staff to develop new practical ideas and advise on schemes of work.
• Prepare materials and set up, check and issue equipment, apparatus and utensils for practical lessons, in accordance with the requirements of teaching staff and schemes of work.
• Set up equipment, apparatus and materials for display and demonstration work as requested by the class teacher.
• Assist with the development of apparatus and equipment for use in practical activities.
• Shop for consumable food items and other materials as required by the Food teacher.
• Monitor stock levels, assist with regular stock checks as required, and make appropriate arrangements for orders to be placed.
• Manage the inventory and account for losses.
• Ensure equipment is kept in optimum condition, stored correctly and returned to storage as soon as practicable.

The full job description attached to this advert.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if there are sufficient applications.

All staff uphold the core values and Catholic ethos of the school. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and online checks in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Successful applicants who have worked or lived overseas in the last 5 years must be able to produce a police clearance check to assist with safe recruitment requirements and DBS checks.

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 St Thomas Becket Catholic School

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 912 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Thomas Becket Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thomas-becket-catholic-school-northampton

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