Technology Technician - Food and Textiles

Are you practical and organised with a passion for supporting young people in a creative environment? If so, our client is seeking a highly motivated and professional Technology Technician to join their design and technology team specialising in Food and Textiles from September 2026. About the Role This is a key support role within their Technology Faculty. You will play a vital part in ensuring the smooth and safe running of Food and Textiles lessons across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. Your primary responsibilities will involve:

• Preparation and Organisation: Preparing ingredients, setting up cooking stations for food lessons, preparing fabrics, threads, and materials for textiles lessons.
• Stock Management: Ordering, monitoring, and maintaining stock levels of food, ingredients, and textiles resources, ensuring safe storage and checking expiry dates.
• Equipment and Safety: Responsible for upholding high standards of hygiene and safety in all practical areas, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and undertaking risk assessments.
• Classroom Support: Assisting teaching staff during practical lessons, providing technical guidance to students, helping to clear away and clean work areas after lessons.
  
  Our client is looking for a candidate with a strong commitment to working with young people in and educational setting. The ideal candidate will be:
• Financially Aware: With an ability to monitor budgets, track expenditure, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• IT Literate: Proficient user of Microsoft Office.
• Highly Organised and Practical: With a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage resources effectively.
• A Strong Communicator: Able to work collaboratively with teaching staff and support students with confidence.
• Proactive and Independent: Able to use your own initiative to solve problems and maintain safe, well-organised learning environments.
• Health and Safety Conscious: With a good understanding of hygiene procedures in a food environment and general safety in a workshop setting.
Qualified / Experience (desirable, not essential):
• Previous experience in a school or a similar workshop / kitchen environment is advantageous.
• A current Food Hygiene Certificate is also desirable however, full training will be provided for the right candidate.
  
  Contract: 35 hours per week; Term-Time including whole school closure days and five days during the summer holiday
Salary: NJC Spine Point 4 - (£25,185 per annum pro-rata; Actual salary £20,713 per annum). Please note there is a pay award pending from 1 April 2026.,
• Make a real difference: See the tangible impact of your work on the school and its students.
• Supportive: Join a welcoming team in a school that values its staff.
• Professional Development: Full induction, and opportunities for career development.
• Local Government Pension Scheme: Immediate memberships of the LGPS with a high % employer contribution.
• Wellbeing: They value their staff and recognise the contributions they make to the success of the whole school.
• The school motto: 'Integrity. Tenacity. Service.' is at the core of school life.
• School admissions: Children of members of staff, with a minimum of two years' service at the school at the time of application, are included in their admissions criteria.
• Term-time, plus one week, hours: Great work life balance.