Job Description

Post Title: Food Technician

Location: Arnold Hill Spencer Academy

Salary/Pay Range: NJC3 - NJC7 21,290 - 22,670

Hours of work: Full Time (37hrs), Term Time Only (39 wks), Permanent.

Reporting to: Head of Design and Technology

Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic full-time Food Technician to join our thriving and successful faculty. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of our Food Technology department.

As a Food Technician, you will play a key role in supporting teaching and learning by assisting staff with lesson preparation, maintaining equipment and resources, and ensuring a safe, clean, and efficient working environment in our food technology classrooms. Your work will directly enhance the educational experience of our students.

You will be joining a forward-thinking, dynamic team that is both welcoming and supportive, with a strong commitment to high standards and continuous improvement.

Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is a special place to learn and work. Our students are impressive young people, whose behaviour and achievements are something to be proud of. Our aim is for all members of the community to "Be inspired and achieve together" and to provide opportunities for this on a daily basis. Student attainment and progress is above national average at GCSE and well above average at A Level. We are currently full to capacity in most year groups with waiting lists for students hoping to join. We teach our students the value of respect, how to act responsibly and support them to become mature, independent young people. We very much believe in the potential of every student, enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2800 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 18 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe:

All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development. Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a 'family' and are open to a true sense of partnership. We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.
Applicants would be expected to share the Trust's high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact Ashley Brown on abrown@arnoldhillspencer.org.uk

The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV's cannot be accepted. We are also required to request references prior to interview.

Closing date for applications 11.59pm Friday 11th July 2025

Interviews will take place on W/C 14 July 2025

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

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Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics

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Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer

Purpose of Role

To provide technical assistance and support to the teaching staff in the food department. Liaise with teaching staff and colleagues to ensure that equipment and resources are available as required.

Nature and Scope

Working as part of this important team you will be required to carry out the following duties. The nature of the Academy Year requires some of these tasks to be done regularly whilst others will be on an annual cycle.

The post holder will be expected to use all Trust standard computer hardware and software packages where appropriate.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Specific Responsibilities

Prepare and maintain resources and equipment for class use. Follow procedures and comply with Health & Safety and Food Hygiene guidelines to safely store resources and equipment. Carry out cleaning of equipment and all food preparation areas after each lesson. Maintain stock levels in all rooms, prepare requisitions for equipment, books, food and materials using Academy computer systems and following Academy guidelines and processes. Prepare food classrooms for lessons including demonstrations and for those students where we provide ingredients. Carry out routine administrative tasks as requested by the Head of Design and Technology to include, but not limited to, liaising with other departments, regular use of email, check daily cover lists, photocopying resources. Maintain department displays as directed by the Head of Design and Technology. Manage laundry within the department and other cleaning tasks as necessary. Maintain tidy, organised and clean work spaces and storage areas, checking and cleaning work surfaces, fridges, cookers and sewing machines on a regular basis. Support teachers in lessons and ensure that they have the necessary resources for each lesson. Weigh out and prepare ingredient packs for lessons as directed by the Head of Design and Technology. Be prepared to shop for ingredients following Academy financial procedures.

General

Work in a professional manner and with integrity and maintain confidentiality of records and information. Maintain up to date knowledge in line with national changes and legislation as appropriate to the role. Be aware of and comply with all Trust policies including in particular IT, Health and Safety and Safeguarding. Participate in the Trust Professional Performance Review process and undertake professional development as required. Adhere to all internal and external deadlines. Contribute to the overall aims and ethos of the Spencer Academies Trust and establish constructive relationships with nominated Academies and other agencies as appropriate to the role.
These above-mentioned duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive, the post- holder maybe required to carry out other duties as required by the Trust.

The Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.

Person Specification

Essential

Good standard of education especially with regard to literacy and numeracy skills.

GCSE Maths and English grade C or equivalent

Ability to work calmly under pressure

Ability to communicate clearly orally and in writing

Ability to work collaboratively with others

Ability to work with school-based systems and specified timelines

Knowledge of the practices and procedures relating to working with food.

Knowledge of safe food storage and handling.

Understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace.

Ability to use office computer software including word processing, spreadsheets, email and internet systems

Knowledge of the practices and procedures relating to working with food.

Desirable

SIMS management information system

Previous experience in an educational environment

Personal qualities

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain strict confidentiality

Initiative and ability to prioritise own work and that of others to meet deadlines

Efficient and meticulous in organisation

Able to follow direction and work in collaboration with the leadership team

Able to work flexibly, adopt a hands-on approach and respond to unplanned situations

Ability to evaluate own development needs and those of others and to address them

Commitment to the highest standards of child protection and safeguarding

Recognition of the importance of personal responsibility for health and safety

Commitment to the Trust's ethos, aims and whole community

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 21,290.00-22,670.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Free flu jabs Free parking On-site gym On-site parking
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday No weekends
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Food Tech 30.6.25
Expected start date: 01/09/2025