Food Technician

Zest Education have an exciting opportunity for a food technician to work in a Secondary School in Burton Upon Trent from September 2026.

This role is on a supply basis, but may evolve into a permanent role for the right person.

Some of the work you may be expected to do would be:

• Preparing and clearing away materials and equipment
• Assisting teaching staff with demonstration lessons and practical’s
• Making arrangements for maintenance and repair services to equipment
• Assisting in the maintenance of health and safety standards
• Assisting in the development of lesson plans
• Contribute to the planning, development and organisation of systems/procedures/policies
• Promoting healthy eating
• Maintaining stock and breakage records, catalogues and user manuals
• Ordering, receiving and accounting for new stock and equipment

Skill and Experience required:

• experience of preparing food
• to enjoy working with children
• to be self-motivated

Pay rates range from £14.25 per hour.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Phoebe Ratcliffe at [email removed] or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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