Technician - Food Technology
King Edward VII School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2PW20 days remaining to apply
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 19.5 hours across three days
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £11,273 to £11,416
What skills and experience we're looking for
19.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Grade 3 point 5 to 6
£24,790 to £25,183 pro-rata (£11,273 to £11,416 actual)
Required ASAP
We have a vacancy for a versatile, skilful and dedicate technician to provide high-quality support to Food Technology department. The main focus of this post is to provide support for the subject areas across all Key Stages with you being based at our Lower School site.
The successful candidate will have:
- a wide range of excellent practical skills
- strong organisational ability
- a genuine interest in education and young people
Food Technology plays a prominent part in the life of the School and consistently achieves excellent results. The teaching accommodation is excellent – at both sites we have dedicated food rooms. There is effective and high quality technical and administrative support and the Faculties are well resourced.
Applicants must have a good working knowledge of the whole suite of Microsoft Office software and be comfortable using Word and Excel extensively. We use SIMS as our main management information software and whilst familiarity with this piece of software is not essential the successful candidate must be able to learn quickly as they will use this central source of management information on a daily basis.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity with children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children’s barred list held by the DBS.
Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”. These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment in confirmed.
Please note: Only applications on the standard Sheffield LA application form will be accepted.
CVs will not be considered
For further details please contact Mr T Hall – HR & Cover Manager at recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk or visit www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk/recruitment
Closing date: Friday 10th January 2025 - 12 noon
What the school offers its staff
King Edward VII School is a thriving, over-subscribed School with a diverse intake. It is a stimulating place in which to work, offering many opportunities to students and staff alike. The School enjoys an excellent reputation and sees the calibre of its staff as a key strength. King Edward VII School has two sites within the S10 area, approximately 1.5 miles apart. At King Edward VII School we offer an excellent benefits package, including a pension, eye test vouchers and a wellbeing package. We also offer a full employee assistance programme (EAP).
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About King Edward VII School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1733 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- King Edward VII School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0114 229 6560
Local authority maintained secondary School
School location
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