Food Technician

Scale 2, Scale Point 3-4

37 hours per week - term-time only plus 5 training days

Age range: 11 – 18,  NOR: 978

Required from Monday 4^th November 2024

We are seeking a food technician to work 39 weeks per year, supporting our delivery of food and nutrition courses in Key Stages 3 and 4. Every child in the school studies food as part of the technology rotation in years 7 and 8. From year 9 onwards, there is a strong uptake for level 2 hospitality and catering. The role involves assisting our food teacher with demonstration lessons and practicals, with some ‘in class support’ during lessons as needed. It will also be necessary to prepare and clear away ingredients and equipment, and when needed, make arrangements for maintenance and repair of cooking equipment. Printing and organising recipes will require some basic IT skills.

We are seeking a technician with experience of kitchen work and who can quickly adapt to working directly with children. We offer ‘on the job’ training to suitably qualified applicant, who will at the very least have a reasonable range of cooking skills. The successful applicant will have excellent organisational and communication skills and work independently, being comfortable working with and around secondary school students. Experience of working in a hospitality related environment would be an advantage.

The Bewdley School, serving the Georgian town of Bewdley and on the banks of the River Severn, is a fully inclusive and comprehensive school performing well in national examinations and offering a broad and balanced curriculum. Students are hungry to learn, and the school is warm and welcoming. If you would like to work with skilled colleagues in a supportive environment, where you are free to develop your professional skills, please apply.

We seek a colleague who has:

• Exceptional energy and enthusiasm
• Substantial leadership & organizational capacity
• A sophisticated grasp of how children develop
• The optimism to imagine a better future

In return we offer:

• Students who are genuinely curious
• A welcoming, friendly and supportive culture
• Opportunities for personal development
• A commitment to rational leadership

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS, where appropriate.

An application form can be found at https://www.bewdley.worcs.sch.uk/life-at-bewdley/vacancies/.
Website: www.bewdley.worcs.sch.uk
Email: lol@bewdley.worcs.sch.uk

Tel: 01299 403277

Closing date for applications: vacancy open until filled