Reference: JAN20255131
Expiry date: 12:00, Sun, 26th Jan 2025
Location: Highfields School
Benefits: All employees: Local Government / Teachers Pension Scheme; Permanent, contracted employees: SAS Employee Assistance Programme; Cyclescheme
Hours: 24 hours per week, term-time only (39 weeks)
Starting Date: As Soon As Possible
The opportunity has arisen for a food technician within our successful, enthusiastic and talented technology department. Highfields is a vibrant and popular school with approximately 1300 students, including 200 in our sixth form. Our students are friendly and highly motivated.
Highfields is proud to be a part of East Midlands Education Trust (EMET), a partnership of schools whose mission is to raise educational standards and improve the life chances of all children within our Trust. Our schools are high performing, representing the full age range of 3-19, along with an alternative education provider. We emphasize collaborative working across the Trust within a family of schools approach, enjoying a high degree of ‘aligned autonomy’ while being supported by a central trust team.
Food technology is a thriving part of our school. The curriculum is rich and challenging, focusing on building students’ enjoyment and interest along with the knowledge and skills required for examination success alongside practical skills.
We are looking for an outstanding practitioner who is resourceful, inspirational, and forward-thinking. You will share our vision of achieving excellence.
We wish to appoint a colleague to this post who has:
1. The ability to inspire and motivate students and colleagues to achieve their best
2. Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills and is highly organized
3. A commitment to professional development
4. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
Highfields is situated in Matlock, the county town of Derbyshire, on the south-eastern edge of the beautiful Peak District National Park. It is within easy reach of Sheffield, Derby, and Nottingham.
On the application form, please focus on a detailed 'supporting statement' taking into account the person specification and indicating why you would be the best person for us to recruit to this position.
If you would like further information and require an informal conversation or visit, please telephone or email our school office via 01629 581888 or info@highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check, and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religion.
Closing date for applications is 12:00 PM on Sunday 26th January 2025.
Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.
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