Teacher of Food Technology
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,916 to £45,352 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 4ZB |
| Company: | Lift Schools |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CSC115752_1755707219 |
Summary
MPR + SEN Allowance + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Permanent, Full Time
January 2026 or sooner start
Lift Columbus is a special school dedicated to providing an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day. We cater for pupils aged 3-19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities, including profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), severe learning difficulties (SLD), and autism spectrum condition (ASC).
We are seeking a passionate and creative Food Technology Teacher to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to combine subject expertise with a strong commitment to inclusive education. You will design and deliver engaging food technology lessons, adapting the curriculum to meet a wide range of learning needs and helping pupils to develop essential life skills.
As part of the role, you will also lead our College Café one day each week, working with post-16 learners to prepare and serve meals to staff. This provides pupils with the opportunity to develop confidence, independence, and employability skills in a real-life setting.
We are looking for someone who:
- Holds QTS and has secure knowledge of the food technology curriculum.
- Has experience of working with SEND learners (PMLD, SLD, ASC).
- Can inspire, motivate and engage pupils through creative and practical approaches.
- Is committed to high expectations, inclusion, and ensuring every pupil achieves their potential.
We warmly encourage you to visit our school and experience our exceptional learning environment first-hand.
Closing date : 14th September 2025
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
- Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
- Our partnership with One World powers our innovative Instructional Excellence Program. We also offer a comprehensive range of CPD programs, including Ambition Institute's Early Career and NPQ offerings, tailored to both individual and network needs.
- Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
- Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme