Food Technician

Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 4HN

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £23,040.00 - £24,941.00 Annually (Actual) SCP 5-10 (£26,428 to £28,608 FTE) £23,040 to £24,941 Actual, term time only plus inset days

Food Technician job summary

Job Title: Food Technician

Salary: SCP 5-10 (£26,428 to £28,608 FTE) £23,040 to £24,941 Actual

Location: Yardley Wood, Birmingham

Start: Fixed Term to provide maternity leave cover, expected to end in August 2027 or upon the return of the substantive postholder, whichever is sooner.

Duties & Responsibilities

Provide assistance to teaching staff with demonstrations and practical lessons.

Oversight of stock and/or preparation rooms and arrangements for maintenance and repair services to equipment and working surfaces.

Assisting in the maintenance of safety standards in the departments.

Routine maintenance of any equipment.

Provide support to students to achieve learning goals.

Ensure the efficient and prompt preparation and organisation of equipment and materials for lessons as required.

Ensure safe storage and use of equipment.

Carry out or arrange for the maintenance and repair of equipment as appropriate.

Assist in preparing lesson materials in other departments from time to time.

Maintain stock levels and process online orders.

Organise textbooks, worksheets, routine filing and photocopying as required.

Christ Church Secondary Academy opened in September 2021, welcoming the first cohort of students into year 7 and is growing year on year into a 11 - 18 Church of England academy. The vision is for all to flourish together within a Church School community. We are one community: students, parents and carers, staff and governors learning together and serving the community of Yardley Wood and beyond. At Christ Church we aim to provide an exceptional education, supported by excellent pastoral care with an insistence on securing the highest standards in everything we do.

The vision of the Trust is to ensure pupils have ‘life in all its fullness’; providing an education that will offer a wide range of opportunities and experiences within a Christian framework.

Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust (BDMAT) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. BDMAT is a Disability Confident employer.

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

Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff 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 Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 829 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/christ-church-church-of-england-secondary-academy

Christ Church – Church of England Secondary Academy opened in Yardley Wood, Birmingham, in September 2021. We provide an excellent education rooted in Christian values and built on the rich heritage of the Church of England. This does not mean our staff have to go to church to work at Christ Church Academy, but our policies, values and day-to-day life are based upon Christian faith values and these need to be embraced. We welcome staff and children of all abilities and from all faith backgrounds and none. We believe everyone is of equal value and everyone deserves the best.

“Through valuing every individual, as made in God's image, we will learn, flourish, and celebrate truth.”

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