All LocationsAll Locations:
Poole
Advertising SalarySalary Details:
£16,199 pro-rated annual salary (pending Pay Award)
What is the vacancy type for this advertVacancy Type:
Permanent
Function:
School Support Staff
EmployerEmployer:
Twynham Learning
Job Working PatternJob Working Pattern:
Term time only

About the role

We are delighted to be recruiting for an enthusiastic and efficient Food Technology Technician to join our fantastic team at Poole High School. Working 28 hours and 20 minutes per week, Monday – Friday 8.00am to 2.00pm with a 20-minute unpaid break. Term-time only.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

  • Provide specialist technical support to teaching staff within the Food Technology department.
  • Ensure the safe and proper use and maintenance of resources and equipment.
  • Support a variety of teaching activities, within Food Technology, including more advanced work with post-16. examination courses, through use of specialist technical knowledge and skills.
  • Ensure that Health and Safety requirements and other relevant regulations (e.g. COSHH) are adhered to and observed.
  • Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.

Who we are looking for

We would love to hear from you if you are:

  • Organised and a strong communicator
  • A problem solver
  • A team player
  • Able to prioritise and work to deadlines

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:

  • Aim high
  • Keep improving
  • Don’t leave anyone behind
  • See the bigger picture
  • An opportunity to work in a school environment with wonderful children and exceptional colleagues
  • High quality continued professional development and opportunities to progress
  •  Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
  •  Free on-site parking
  •  Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
  •  A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
  •  Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
  •  Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
  •  The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
  •  The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast

To discuss the post or your application, please contact Nikki Steele on 01202 662015 or email us at [email protected] 

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: [email protected]  

Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here:  www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 1 July 2026 at 9am. We reserve the right to interview exceptional applications prior to the closing date and therefore interested colleagues are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.  Interview date to be confirmed.

Further Information

Poole High School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Poole High School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

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