Food Technician

Light Hall School, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 2PZ

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  8 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 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: £24,796.00 - £25,583.00 Annually (FTE) Full time equivalent salary range: £24,796 - £25,583 per annum 9.00am – 2.30pm daily with half an hour for lunch break Actual salary: £14,009 - £14,454 per annum

Food Technician job summary

Food Technician

To start in on 2 September 2026

Full time equivalent salary range: £24,796 - £25,583 per annum

9.00am - 2.30pm daily with half an hour for lunch break

Actual salary: £14,009 - £14,454 per annum

Required to work 25 hours a week, 38 weeks a year (term time only).

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our successful School and Sixth Form.

We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic person to join our Food department. If you enjoy

practical work, like being busy and want to help young people get the most from their lessons, this

could be a great role for you. You will be part of a friendly department and the role involves supporting

food practicals, including preparing ingredients and equipment, setting up teaching areas, assisting

during lessons and helping to keep kitchens and preparation areas clean, safe and well organised.

You will also help monitor stock and assist with ordering, storage and rotation of supplies. One of the

real joys of this role is working with our fantastic students. They are friendly, eager to learn and really

enjoy food lessons, so this is a great opportunity to work in a role where you can make a difference

every day.

You will be joining us at an exciting time as our sixth form continues to grow. It is a great time to be

part of Light Hall and the successful candidate will have access to a range of training and development

opportunities.

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you:

The opportunity to be part of our supportive and inclusive Light Hall family;

Students who are friendly, engaging and want to learn;

Induction, training and CPDL opportunities to further support your development, as well as a

range of staff benefits including local government pension with generous employer

contribution and free employee wellbeing services such as free physiotherapy and

chiropractor sessions, GP consultations for staff and their children 24 hours a day, 7 days a

week worldwide and flu jabs.

You can find out more about this role by:

visiting our school website www.lighthall.co.uk to download a candidate pack and application

form. Please refer to the candidate pack for the job description and person specification for

full details of this role.

Closing date:

9.00am on Monday 8 June 2026

We look forward to hearing from you.

visiting the school - to arrange a visit, please contact Anna Williams, HR, Cover and Office

Manager on 0121 746 5060 or email awilliams@lighthall.co.uk

This post involves working in regulated activity with children. Light Hall School is committed

to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects its

staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

1974. Safeguarding checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education are

required for shortlisted candidates which include self-declaration of criminal record and

online searches. An enhanced DBS check and safeguarding checks in accordance with

Keeping Children Safe in Education are required for successful candidates. This post

carries safeguarding responsibilities in line with our child protection policy as detailed in the

job description and person specification.

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 Light Hall School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1024 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Light Hall School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/light-hall-school

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