Food Technician - The Kingsway School in Stockport

Closing date for applications: 24 November 2026, 4.00pm

Contract type: Permanent

Location: THE KINGSWAY SCHOOL

Required from: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Salary: NJC Scale 3, Pts 5-6 : FTE = £25,427 - £26,847 PRO RATA (term time only plus 3 INSET days, 35 hours per week)

Interview date: 27th November 2026 (however we will interview and close this position early if we receive strong applications prior to this date)

About the Role: The Kingsway School is looking to recruit a proactive, organised and reliable technician to contribute to the smooth running of the Food Preparation & Nutrition department, specifically with planning departmental resources and preparing for the effective delivery of practical lessons. The successful candidate will work closely with the teaching staff and contribute to the department by organising and coordinating resources to ensure a high standard of safety and hygiene. They will liaise with colleagues and external suppliers to provide the resources needed for the delivery of the curriculum.

About Education Learning Trust: Education Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 490 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities. As a valued member of our Trust, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive and rewarding benefits package. This includes a highly competitive salary, a respected and generous pension scheme, and outstanding opportunities for career progression and professional development. We are also committed to supporting your health and wellbeing, offering access to our award-winning employee assistance programme and a wide range of employee benefits and discounts.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002. All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief. We welcome applications from disabled candidates and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).