Technology Technician (Food)

Consett Academy, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6LZ

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,798.00 - £25,777.00 Annually (Actual) Actual salary based on working 37 hours per week, term time + 1 week

Technology Technician (Food) job summary

Technology Technician (Food) - Maternity Cover
Consett Academy
Start Date: June 2026
Grade 3 | Term Time + 1 week

Are you practical, organised, and enjoy working in a hands-on environment? Looking for a role that offers a great work-life balance, with school holidays off?

Consett Academy is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our welcoming Technology Department as a Food Technology Technician on a maternity cover basis. This term-time only role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a kitchen or food-related environment and wants to make a real difference supporting young people.

Why join us?

• Term-time only working - enjoy school holidays off

• Supportive, friendly team environment

• Opportunities for training and development

• A varied, hands-on role where no two days are the same

• A school that values staff wellbeing and teamwork

About the role

Working closely with teaching staff, you will play a key role in supporting Food Technology lessons by preparing ingredients, setting up equipment, and helping to maintain a safe and engaging learning environment. You will ensure that lessons run smoothly behind the scenes so that students can fully participate in practical activities.

What you’ll be doing

• Preparing ingredients and equipment for lessons

• Maintaining a clean, safe and organised kitchen environment

• Supporting students in practical activities under teacher guidance

• Monitoring and managing stock and supplies

• Carrying out basic maintenance and safety checks on equipment

• Providing general administrative and classroom support

• Supporting the supervision of pupils when required

• Promoting high standards of health, safety, and behaviour

Who we’re looking for

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and don’t expect candidates to have worked in a school before. This role would suit someone with experience in catering, hospitality, food preparation, or any hands-on environment involving practical tasks. You will be confident using kitchen equipment, well organised, and able to manage your time effectively in a busy setting. Strong communication skills and a positive, team-focused approach are important, along with the ability to build professional relationships with students and staff. You should be reliable, flexible, and able to remain calm under pressure, with a clear understanding of the importance of safeguarding and supporting young people. Flexible working arrangements may be available and can be discussed to suit individual needs.

Connect Multi-Academy Trust is legally obligated to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts. The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and bind-overs as well as pending prosecutions, which aren't 'protected' under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and check to establish that a person is not barred from 'regulated activity' as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

Please note that we operate a probationary period of 6 months across all jobs in the Trust (see attached policy for further details). You will receive a comprehensive induction to support you to successfully pass your probation

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

Connect Multi-Academy Trust is legally obligated to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts. The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and bind-overs as well as pending prosecutions, which aren't 'protected' under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and check to establish that a person is not barred from 'regulated activity' as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

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 Consett Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1491 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Consett Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/consett-academy

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