Teacher of Food Technology

Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1PY

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2026

• Closing date

  19 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Food technology
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) Discretion to award TLR 2.1 for a suitably experienced candidate

Teacher of Food Technology job summary

The post holder is required to meet the conditions laid out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document and the Guidance on School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions, particularly in the below areas:

Professional Responsibilities

Health, Safety and Well-being of pupils

Professional Development

Communication

Working Time

The post holder will carry out the functions of a teacher at OLSJ in accordance with the stated aims and objectives of the school and the department and will contribute to departmental improvement in accordance with the aims of the School and Departmental Improvement Plans. Please refer to the Recruitment Pack for a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities.

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 Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 812 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-and-st-john-catholic-college-blackburn

Our Lady’s & St John is a large and friendly school, under the Trusteeship of the Salford Diocese and part of the Romero Catholic Academy Trust. Our school aims to be a “Caring Catholic Community” centred on Christ, where our faith and values guide everything we do.

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