Food Technician

Wollaston School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7PH

36 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  2 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Food technology
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC Grade F, points 6-7

What skills and experience we're looking for

FOOD TECHNICIAN37 hours per week, term time + training days, required asap

NJC GRADE F (6-7) Actual salary: £22,354 – £22,710

Are you passionate about food and supporting young people in their learning? Wollaston School is seeking a dedicated Food Technician to join our vibrant Food and Nutrition Department. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role in supporting practical lessons, ensuring a safe and well-organised environment for our students.

Key Responsibilities:

·Prepare and clear away resources for food lessons

·Support students and staff during practical sessions

·Manage stock, order supplies, and maintain equipment

·Ensure food safety and hygiene standards are met

·Provide general administrative support to the department

We offer:

·A supportive and friendly team environment

·Opportunities for professional development and training

·Access to school facilities

·Membership of the local government pension scheme

·Free onsite parking

·A commitment to staff wellbeing

Closing date for receipt of applications: Midday on Wednesday 2nd September 2026

Interviews will be held on Thursday 10th September 2026

Email:nvp-recruitment@nenevalleypartnership.comwith any queries

To apply: Please visit - https://nenevalleypartnership.com/join-our-team/

Wollaston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, a medical check and the provision of two references one of which MUST be your most recent or last employer.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

·A supportive and friendly team environment

·Opportunities for professional development and training

·Access to school facilities·Membership of the local government pension scheme

·Free onsite parking

·A commitment to staff wellbeing

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Food Technician Advert July 2026.pdf - 826 KB (opens in new tab)

Food Technician -JD & Person Spec 2026.pdf - 182 KB (opens in new tab)

About Wollaston School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1432 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wollaston School website
• Email address: ridgek@wollaston-school.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wollaston-school

Wollaston School is a large, rural community school located in a village setting about 15 minutes drive from Northampton. The student intake draws on nearby villages and the towns of Earls Barton, Wellingborough, and Irchester. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed. Wollaston School was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2023.

We are a school that takes great pride in our central purpose - to prepare every student for success. Success in academic qualifications, success in a wide range of extra-curricular and leadership activities and success in every individual’s personal and social development. We work towards this mission through a focus on exceptional levels of pastoral support and an academic and enrichment programme designed to ensure that every individual reaches their true potential.

At Wollaston, we believe in aiming high. We target excellence with the utmost commitment, but we also remember that a truly inspiring education is one that is filled with joy, laughter and happiness. We are also a school that is led by our values. We value honesty, kindness and tolerance. We embrace individuality as well as collective responsibility, we celebrate diversity, promote equality of opportunity, and we are a community which supports every individual to achieve all that they are capable of.

For most students, Wollaston School provides an education which lasts for seven years, from age 11 to age 18. Our ambition is to ensure that at the end of that journey, every student is ready to take their place in society as positive, purposeful, ethical and well qualified individuals.

Life at Wollaston School is characterised by an ethos of warmth, respect and ambition. We value effective working relationships with parents and we believe in delivering a high quality professional service in every aspect of our work. We offer a broad and exciting curriculum, expert teaching and high standards of academic achievement. We promote impeccable standards of behaviour and we expect the very best of every individual who walks through our doors. We are a team of staff and students who are committed to ensuring that our school is a truly exceptional place of learning.

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Northamptonshire and Northampton