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Food Technology Technician
HOURS: Term time only

Food Technology Technician

HOURS: Term time only DEADLINE 01 Jun 26

Required for Autumn 2026

Salary: NJC Scale 4, points 6-11, £29,856 - £32,070 FTE

(actual starting salary £24,075)

 

Closing date: Monday 1st June, 9am
Interviews will be arranged upon receipt of application

This role is 33.75 hours per week, 8.30am to 3.20pm, term time only

 

Glebe School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Food Technology Technician to enhance our committed and supportive team. Food Tech is a popular subject, and the FT Technician is pivotal in helping to equip our pupils with essential life skills.

Glebe is an outstanding secondary special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties and complex needs, including autistic spectrum disorders.

Our dedicated team of technicians work 33.75 hours per week (including a paid lunch break). Support Staff have a 39-week term time only contract, with hours worked over 38 weeks to allow for a two-week autumn half term.

We want our workforce to reflect our diverse student community and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religious belief, sexual orientation or disability.

 

 Our Food Technology Technician will have:

  • A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

  • A passion for education and commitment to working alongside the teachers to provide a high quality learning environment

  • A strong interest in the practical skills required for food preparation, kitchen organisation, and supporting hands-on learning in a busy Food Technology department

  • Pupil focus as a priority and ability to forge positive relationships with pupils and colleagues

  • Excellent literacy and numeracy skills

  • An energetic, enthusiastic and motivated approach

  • A warm, yet professional manner towards colleagues, pupils & visitors at all times

  • A commitment to contributing to the positive ethos and strategic direction of the school

 
We can offer you:

  • An outstanding school with good established practices, a sound financial position and well-maintained buildings and site;

  • A stable, committed and friendly staff team determined to give our students the best possible opportunities;

  • Excellent ongoing professional development and training;

  • A well-being day during the school year

  • A comprehensive wellbeing package including access to GP appointments & physiotherapy

 

If you are the person to take up this opportunity, we would like to hear from you. We are proud of our school and students and encourage you to visit. Please email us on recruitment@glebe.bromley.sch.uk or call 020 8777 4540 to arrange this.

 

The Specialist Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS and satisfactory pre-employment checks will be required for this post. CVs will not be accepted. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

The Specialist Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and satisfactory pre-employment checks. In line with safer recruitment practices, CVs will not be accepted. Roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and all convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings must be disclosed.

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