Food Technician- Design Technology

Tring School, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5JD

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £15,674.00 - £16,172.00 Annually (Actual)

Food Technician- Design Technology job summary

Food Technician- Design Technology

Contract: Permanent - 26 hours a week, term time + 3 weeks

Salary: H2 (FTE £24,796-£25,583), Actual salary (£15,674-£16,172)

Start Date: September 2026

Responsible To: Lead D&T Technician

About the role: We are looking to appoint a friendly and approachable person with a can-do attitude who will provide effective support to the Food & Nutrition department within Design and Technology. The role requires a commitment of 26 hours per week with availability needed between 8am and 4.30pm to provide essential support to the two Food teachers across two classrooms.

Main Areas of Responsibility:

• Preparing for, assisting in, and clearing up after practical Food lessons

• Ensuring equipment is clean and working, and that materials and ingredients are fully stocked and ready for practical lessons

• Maintain a well organised and safe working environment

See Job Description/Person Specification for further details

Tring School can offer the successful candidate:

• Training for school specific systems as required

• ‘State of the Art’ school facilities

• Children of staff have second priority admission after 2 years’ service or recruited to fill a post with a demonstrable skill shortage

• CPD Champion School

• Free and confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Cycle to Work scheme and free on-site parking

• Free flu vaccinations

• Dedicated wellbeing team who are extremely passionate about ensuring our staff are well looked after

• Access to Occupational Health and Onsite Counsellor

• Discounted membership to our onsite Sports Centre, offering swimming and exercise classes

Tring School is very popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England comprehensive school with nearly 1600 students on roll including nearly 400 in the Sixth Form. Academic attainment is well above average and improving year on year. The school strives to support and encourage individual growth within a caring community. We have a talented team of staff who are ambitious to become outstanding in all areas of our work.

We are proud to be joined by two local Primary schools in our closely formed MAT, The Ridgeway Learning Partnership, where we create a seamless educational journey from ages 3-19.

If you are interested in the prospect of working in a supportive environment where you can have real impact, then we welcome an application from you.

Closing date: Friday 15 May 2026

Interview date: w/c 18 May 2026

“The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.”Safer recruitment Policy , Child protection Policy KCSIE 2024

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 Tring School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1584 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tring School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tring-school

Tring School is popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England all-ability school, 1500 on roll, over 300 Post-16. Academic attainment is well above average and improving year on year. The school strives to support and encourage individual growth within a caring community. We have a talented team of staff who are ambitious to become outstanding in all areas of our work. Ofsted Inspection November 2017 stated: ‘Pupils are highly motivated to learn.' ‘Teaching is good overall with outstanding features.’

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