Design & Technology Technician (Food)
Ashton Park School, Bristol, BS3 2JL10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
2 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £8,646.00 - £8,784.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 6-7 £25,183 - £25,584 (Full time equivalent)
Design & Technology Technician (Food) job summary
Permanent, Part-time (15 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 2 INSET days) Pay Scale: NJC6-7 Start date: 01/09/2025 Closing date: Weds 2nd July Interview date: Tuesday 8th July
Are you passionate about supporting young people to develop practical skills in food and nutrition? Do you have a keen eye for safety, organisation, and detail?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Design & Technology Technician to join our friendly and supportive DT department. This key role will primarily involve supporting food and nutrition lessons, helping to ensure that classes run smoothly, safely, and effectively. There may also be occasional support required in resistant materials.
Key responsibilities include:
Preparing ingredients, equipment, and resources for practical food lessons
Maintaining food rooms to high standards of hygiene and safety
Ordering and managing food stock and supplies
Supporting staff and students during practical lessons
Assisting with general departmental technical duties as needed
We are looking for someone who:
Has experience working in a practical or technical environment (ideally in food tech or catering)
Understands food hygiene and health & safety requirements
Is organised, reliable, and able to work independently
Enjoys working as part of a team and supporting students’ learning
A food hygiene qualification is desirable, but training can be provided for the right candidate.
Join us and help inspire the next generation of chefs, nutritionists, and creative minds!
What Ashton Park School can offer:
A highly collaborative department of specialists
Committed and supportive staff body with a real sense of community
Employee Assistance Programme
Ashton Park Fitness Centre offers
Cycle to Work scheme
Free eye tests
Access to staff sports and competitions
Local Government Pension Scheme
Training and professional development opportunities
Internal job market and great opportunities for progression
Family friendly policies
Free parking
About Ashton Park Secondary School
This is an exciting time to join Ashton Park School & sixth form as we embed our vision for our school to be ‘Valued in our community for our passion for learning and a commitment to excellence within a caring atmosphere built on mutual respect, and celebration of success’. In a recent Ofsted inspection we were graded ‘Good’ in all areas.
''The new school leadership team has been mindful of staff workload and well-being when introducing rapid change’’ Ofsted Lead Inspector
We are looking for applicants who are passionate about students’ learning and who have an unequivocal commitment to excellence in all they do. The successful applicant will have the enthusiasm, knowledge and skills to deliver high quality student support. The successful candidate will be committed to the personal development of our students.
Being part of the professional learning community at Excalibur Academies Trust will provide the post holder with outstanding opportunities to progress and contribute to the continuing development of both school and trust.
Ashton Park is an inclusive and oversubscribed school, with over 1200 students, set in the beautiful grounds of the Ashton Court Estate in Bristol. We have many strengths including a committed team of
staff who are enthusiastic and passionate about their work and supporting the young people in our care. There is a hugely impressive range of opportunities on offer for our student body. We are a very happy school community.
We truly believe Ashton Park has the potential to develop into a beacon of academic excellence over the next few years. If you are prepared for the challenge of playing a significant role in helping us achieve this and have a core belief that all students, no matter what their background or prior attainment can achieve, then we would welcome an application from you.
We wish you the very best of luck with your application and hope to meet you soon!
Please be aware that we will review applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close this posting once suitable candidates have been found. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible in order to be considered.
Safeguarding Statement
Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.
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 are not accepted.
About Ashton Park School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1234 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ashton Park School website
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