Food Technician

Waseley Hills High School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 9EL

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £18,526.00 Annually (Actual) Pay Award Pending

Food Technician job summary

Job Title: Food Technician

Hours: 32.5 per week, term time only + 5 days

Salary: £18,526 per annum (actual - Pay Award Pending)

Our Food Technology team requires a hands-on practical person to support the teachers in lesson preparation and deliver practical lessons. The role includes the use of cooking equipment and would suit a wide range of people including someone looking to start their career, work in a school environment, progress into teaching or a semi-retired individual. Flexible working hours will be considered.

We are a school in the Central Regions School Trust, whose mission is social justice through exceptional schools. Therefore, this provides us with the opportunities, capabilities and desire to develop both our staff and students so this role will be in collaboration with a wider team of technicians across other schools and will always be supported.

All support staff are subject to the Conditions of Employment set out in their contract of employment and the National Joint Council for Local Government Services (The Green Book) Document. The Trust and its schools comply with these requirements as a minimum but optionally offer an incredible wellbeing package including free tea and coffee facilities, free eye tests, cycle scheme and an employee assistance programme that offers a wide range of free support from emotional to financial and legal.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Online checks will be carried out on shortlisted candidates and an enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.

The completed form should be submitted by midnight on Sunday 4th October 2026.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Central Region Schools Trust is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity. It is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The completion of an Enhanced DBS will be required.

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 Waseley Hills High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 782 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Waseley Hills High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waseley-hills-high-school

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