Meadowhead School Academy Trust are seeking a reliable, organised and enthusiastic Food Technology Assistant to join our busy secondary school Food Department. This supporting role is essential in helping our practical lessons run smoothly and ensuring a safe, welcoming environment for our students.

The working hours will been hours: two (2) hours per day working 9am – 11am, Monday – Friday however, we can be flexible with these hours for the successful candidate.

Key Responsibilities:

•             Preparing and setting up practical workstations and equipment before lessons.

•             Ensuring all ingredients, utensils and resources are ready for student use.

•             Cleaning and maintaining ovens, work surfaces and classroom equipment to a high standard.

•             Wash and dry tea towels and other laundry items to maintain high cleanliness and hygiene standards.

•             Assisting with the organisation and storage of ingredients and supplies.

•             Supporting the Food Technology team with general classroom preparation and end-of-lesson clean-down

•             Support within the classroom.

 The ideal Candidate will:

•             Be well-organised, proactive and able to work independently.

•             Maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety.

•             Enjoy working in a school environment and supporting young people’s learning.

•             Be a team player with good communication skills.

If you are practical, positive and enjoy helping others, we’d love to hear from you.

Staff benefits also include enrolment onto the enhanced package for smartclinic which provides a wealth of wellbeing support for all employees.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Meadowhead School Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.