Food Technician

Becket Keys Church of England Free School, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9DA

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  October 2025

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  12 September 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: £10,400.00 Annually (Actual) 17.5 hours per week, with an additional 2 hours per week until end of Feb 26

Food Technician job summary

Food Technician

Part Time

Permanent Position

Term time only

The Post

Do you enjoy food? Do you get on well with other people? Would you like to work in a Christian independent school environment where every student is known by name? Then this is a fantastic opportunity for you to join a well-motivated and successful team within our highly successful Food & Hospitality department.

No previous experience is required, but a love of cooking, baking and organising are important. You need to be able to work hard and carry heavy packages as the work can be fairly physically demanding.

This role is ideal for those seeking to join a highly successful school and work closely with our superb and highly experienced Food Teacher who will line manage you in this role. You will work alongside another technician who has been in role for a year.

This school is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ school and an exciting place to work.

The school is a Church of England School.

The school is part of the Russell Education Trust.

Our Food results regularly place us in the top 5-10% of schools nationally.

The school offers free on-site parking, childcare voucher scheme, discounted rates at a nursery/childcare facility on site.

Colleagues also benefit from a guaranteed place for their children in the school. This is significant perk with over 800 applications for our 150 places each year.

Duties include:

Preparation of resources, including weighing out ingredients;

Setting up practical lessons for all our Year 7, 8 and 9 lessons;

Supporting the teacher and students in practical lessons;

Ensuring safe storage and transit of ingredients;

Maintain the stock and equipment for classes to use;

Stock taking, ordering resources and ingredients;

Washing up!

Maintaining a healthy, safe and productive environment in the school's prep rooms and cooking rooms; in line with HACCP and Food safety (training given)

Ensure that equipment is properly cleaned and that all materials are appropriately stored;

Help maintain an up to date list of equipment and resources;

Support the work of teachers in class and before/after school;

Give technical advice to students;

Carry out monitoring of all students’ allergies (appropriate training given)

Supporting extracurricular clubs and activities;

Contributing to the whole school ethos.

The basic working format of this role is part-time, Wednesday to Friday starting at 8am and finishing at either 1:30pm or 3:30pm. It is a term-time position; however, we may discuss some very occasional holiday working with the successful candidate. We could consider a job-share for the right colleagues if two people want to apply together. Please contact us to discuss these options and the hours further.

Candidates will need to be good at getting along with other people, proactive, organised, (very!) tidy and good communicators. The ideal applicants will have a strong track record of being responsible and diligent with an eye for detail. A good amount of patience is also crucial in any role in school working with teenagers!

We have a lot of information about the school on the website, but we are also keen to welcome applicants to come for a tour and a face-to-face meeting with the head of department.

If you would like a conversation about the school or the position, please email us at vacancies@becketkeys.org.

We reserve the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at 12 noon, either on the advertised closing date, or the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early.

Becket Keys is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The appointee will be committed to our high expectations and core values - we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of their faith or belief. However, we ask for applicants to appreciate and respect the beliefs of others and have strong moral principles.

Staff of the school benefit from priority admission for their children. Our admissions policy effectively guarantees staff a place in the school for their children. With over 800 applications for our 150 places each year, this is a significant perk! In addition, staff will be provided with a comprehensive induction programme, free daily lunch and a car parking space. Childcare vouchers are available, and an excellent neighbouring provision offers discounted rates for staff members.

To Apply

Please complete both our application form and equalities monitoring form and email it with a personal statement to vacancies@becketkeys.org.

Becket Keys is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Closing date:

Noon, Thursday 2nd October 2025

Please apply promptly as interviews will be held as soon as possible (including before the closing day if the school decides the field is strong enough).

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 school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need a full DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, which can be applied for once a job offer is made.

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 Becket Keys Church of England Free School

• School type: Free School, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1140 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Becket Keys Church of England Free School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/becket-keys-church-of-england-free-school

Becket Keys Church of England School is in Brentwood in Essex. The school offers a high quality education in a caring, Christian environment in which each student is known, valued and encouraged to achieve his/her individual potential. We are committed to outstanding academic performance and to fostering a love of learning in our students.

At Becket Keys:
Our students

Act responsibly and respectfully
Aim high in life and learning
Engage with and contribute to the local community

Our staff

Support all students to achieve their greatest academic potential
Provide a nurturing environment where students and their individual learning needs are known by all
Encourage parental engagement

Through Character Education, we place a strong emphasis on all members of our community living in line with the traditional Christian values of respect, responsibility and forgiveness. We aim to be caring, fair, honest and trustworthy in all we do.

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