Food Technician
The Priory Ruskin Academy, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8ED15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 November 2026
Closing date
14 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Food technology
Working pattern
- Part time: 15 hours per week, 39 working weeks.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- PPS 4, £26,016 per annum, pro rata to £9,056
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Priory Ruskin Academy is looking for a well organised and motivated individual to support the Food Technology department. The successful candidate will look to ensure that: food is ordered in a timely and cost-effective way, that ingredients are available at desired times, help prepare ingredients, manage stock levels, ensure that equipment is regularly cleaned and maintained.
The successful applicant should hold a basic food hygiene certificate. The post holder should have an understanding of health and safety in the kitchen, as well as have knowledge of COSHH and manual handling. There will be times when the successful applicant will also support the Food Technology teacher in the running of practical lessons.
The role will be 15 hours per week, with several potential variations on how those hours can be spread across the week and this would be discussed fully at interview. Options may include 3 hours solid per day or split shifts in the morning and the afternoon. These patterns would not necessarily have to be the same every day of the week.
The Priory Ruskin Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students, and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.
There is a unique energy at The Priory Ruskin Academy; we are forward thinking, aspirational and dynamic but with a genuine warmth and supportive culture.
The job description and person specification can be found in the attachments.
Please select Apply Online to begin your application. Please note CVs are not accepted.
For expressions of interest from colleagues within the Trust, please complete the internal application form through ESS under current vacancies.
What the school offers its staff
The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment for all. Our aim, embedded in the Trust Values, is to enrich our workforce at every level and we encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
The Priory Federation of Academies Trust strictly adheres to UK-GDPR regulations. In order to complete your application for this position you will be required to read and agree to the terms of our privacy statement. This will be available for you to read when you commence your application.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Please note that applicants may be subject to online/social media presence checks.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if we identify a suitable candidate.
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Priory Ruskin Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1347 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- Prioryrecruitment@prioryacademies.co.uk
Our Academy offers a vibrant and stimulating learning environment where every young person is challenged to reach their full potential. Our students are proud of their Academy, where outstanding teachers and dedicated pastoral teams ensure high standards of academic success and a sense of personal responsibility.
Our curriculum is varied and inspiring, reflecting our traditional core values coupled with a modern outlook that celebrates the creativity of our specialisms in the Arts and Sport. Our extensive extra-curricular provision further nurtures students’ talents, providing a variety of educational, sporting and cultural opportunities. Such wide ranging academic and personal experiences are extended to our successful Sixth Form, from where the majority of our students will continue to university.
A Priory Ruskin student has high expectations for their future success and “Aims High and Shows Respect” in all aspects of school life. We respect our learning. We respect and foster our talents. We respect our school and wider community. It is our mission to ensure that each student appreciates the excitement of learning, the rewards of personal challenge and the importance of helping others in order to become a true citizen of the world.
Arranging a visit to The Priory Ruskin Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Prioryrecruitment@prioryacademies.co.uk.
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