Subject Leader for Food Technology
Saltley Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5RX7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
1 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
27 March 2025
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Food Technology, Hospitality & Catering
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS TLR 2c
Subject Leader for Food Technology job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and innovative leader who possesses the talent and enthusiasm necessary to lead Food Technology within our Design & Technology department and join our highly committed team of staff.
We are seeking to appoint an excellent teacher who has experience of successfully leading teaching, learning and assessment in Food Technology to raise standards and achieve ‘outstanding’ outcomes. This is an opportunity to progress your career as a leader of Design & Technology in which you will lead and be responsible for ensuring the highly effective delivery of Food Technology across all year groups.
The ideal candidate will:
Have a track record of success in teaching Food Technology
Have a flexible, aspirational and enthusiastic attitude.
Have a passion for motivating students and improving outcomes.
Be reflective and have a desire to work effectively in partnership with parents and students.
Have a desire to set high expectations, embrace change and challenge and support each other as part of a highly committed team
In return, we will offer you:
A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment, both within your schools and Trust-wide.
An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters, with regular twilights.
Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process.
A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views.
Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.
Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.
Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
Onsite parking at all schools.
We know you would love working at Saltley Academy. We have wonderful, enthusiastic students and amazing staff who always go the extra mile for their classes.
‘Outstanding, resilient and loving’ is how one of our students described our school during our last Ofsted inspection, so we know you would love it here – our friendly, supportive staff always go the extra mile for their students. We are an Ofsted rated Good school, come and join us on our journey to Outstanding.
Informal conversations are warmly welcomed.
As part of our recruitment process, we carry out rigorous online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
NB - CVs will not be accepted
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Saltley Academy as a Subject Lead for Food Technology.
We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.
We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
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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 are not accepted.
About Saltley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1344 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Saltley Academy website
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