Vacancies

Come and work in a school where students and staff matter.  Our care, candour and collaborative practices ensure year on year success!

Dinnington High School’s Food Department is growing and is now an examined subject at Key Stage 4.  Due to the growth of the Department, we require a Food Preparation Assistant to support the Teacher of Food Technology in the preparation of ingredients for cooking lessons and provide additional support as required.

Applicants should hold a Food Hygiene Certificate or be willing to undertake Food Hygiene training and will have recent experience of working with young people of secondary age as well as handling food and food storage.  The main duties will involve weighing and measuring ingredients for daily cooking lessons and ensuring that all equipment and work surfaces are clean and ready for use in line with food hygiene requirements.  In addition, the post holder will work with the admin team to process food shopping orders and store goods appropriately.

The successful candidate will work in this new role Monday to Friday, 1 hour per day, but the daily working time can be flexible to accommodate the postholder’s availability, either an hour before school or after school depending on the preference of the successful candidate.

Dinnington High School is a growing 11-18 Academy with a positive reputation at the heart of the local community.  We pride ourselves on knowing our students well and caring for them effectively while maintaining high standards and expectations so they can achieve their potential academically and personally to be the best they can be.  We take staff wellbeing equally as seriously valuing our greatest asset – our people.

New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) is a Multi Academy Trust which has grown significantly over the last four years and currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three secondary schools and three primary schools. NCLT has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development.  We have a strong track record of improving the quality of education, raising aspirations and helping young people progress to higher education, apprenticeships and careers. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education.

Why Work for Us?

• NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards – these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
• Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
• Attractive pension scheme
• Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
• A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff

If you believe you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you.

To see the full job description, person specification and to apply please visit https://nclt.ac.uk/vacancies/.

Applications should be submitted to recruitment@nclt.ac.uk.

Applications close Tuesday, 22^nd July 2025 at 12 noon.