Food & Textiles Technician & School Meals Supervisory Assistant

Ralph Allen School, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7AD

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Design and technology
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 03 SCP 05 & Grade 01 SCP 03

Food & Textiles Technician & School Meals Supervisory Assistant job summary

Food & Textiles Technician & School Meals Supervisory Assistant  

Total of 21 hours per week   

Wednesday – Friday 8:00am-3.30pm  

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Term time only plus one Trust Development Day and one school INSET day.

 

Food & Textiles Technician   

6 hours per day 

Grade 3 SCP 5

School Meals Supervisory Assistant (SMSA)  

1 hour per day 

Grade 1 SCP 3

This is an exciting opportunity to join our support team at Ralph Allen in this dual role.     

Working as a Food Technology & Textiles Technician within the Design & Technology Department, duties will include preparing materials and equipment for all lessons and providing technical and general assistance to teachers and pupils.  Experience of working in a school environment; food technology/textiles environment would be an advantage.    

This role also includes 1 hour per day on lunchtime assistant duties.  Lunchtime is a really important part of the day so we want to appoint somebody who is keen to make a difference to a child’s experience at school.     

You should enjoy working with children and understand how to provide for their needs in a positive and caring manner.     

Reliability, flexibility and confidentiality are crucial qualities required for this dual position.   

Full training will be provided   

Ralph Allen is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children: the successful applicant must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS. 

 

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

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 Ralph Allen School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1382 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ralph Allen School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ralph-allen-school-bath

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