DT Food Technician

Education & Lifelong Learning

Cardiff West Community High School

Post Title: DT Food Technician

Ref. ED50247770

Contract: Permanent, Full Time (part-time applications can be considered)

Salary: Grade 3 SCP 3-6 (£24,027- £25,183) Pro Rata

Hours: 35 Hours per week/39 weeks (term time)

Start: September 2025

We are looking for a DT Food Technician who is a food specialist to join our team.

Cardiff West Community High School is a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community school in the West of Cardiff. The school opened in September 2017 and we moved into an all-purpose new school site in April 2019.

The successful candidates will be able to provide reliable and flexible support. You should be able to demonstrate excellent skills when working within a kitchen and with young learners. The successful candidates will need to have good interpersonal skills, be confident and innovative, reliable and flexible.

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced checks. Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

This salary is subject to the Living Wage supplement which brings pay rates up to £12 per hour (scp 2 - 4). This supplement will be reviewed in January 2024 and thereafter annually in April. Cardiff Council reserves the right to make any changes to, or removal of, the Living Wage supplement.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

Please download or print off the application form by selecting the “Apply Now” button.

Application forms should be completed in full and returned to the school by email for the attention of The Headteacher, before the closing date.

Closing date for applications: Friday 27th June 2025 at 3pm

Interviews: Week beginning Monday 30th June 2025

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:

• aged under 25;

• not in employment, education or training;

• from our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities;

• ability to communicate fluently in We