Food Technology Teacher

Prospero Teaching Liverpool; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Prospero Teaching is seeking a dedicated Food Technology Teacher for a secondary school in the Sefton area. The role is full-time, temporary/long-term, with lessons running 8:00 am–4:00 pm. Start date is as soon as possible.

Responsibilities include planning engaging cooking and theory lessons, ensuring safety, allergy awareness, and high hygiene standards, and adapting to diverse learning needs. Right to work in the UK is required, with DBS clearance or willingness to obtain it.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is required.
• Proven experience teaching in a UK secondary school.
• Enhanced DBS certificate (or willingness to apply) and safeguarding checks.
• Right to Work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver practical cooking classes and theoretical lessons.
• Differentiate lessons for a wide range of abilities.
• Provide clear demonstrations and structured activities.
• Ensure allergy awareness, equipment safety, and risk assessments.

Skills

Lesson planning

Differentiation

Food safety

Classroom management

Education

QTS

Job description

About the Role

Prospero Teaching is excited to announce an opportunity for a dedicated Food Technology Teacher to join a secondary school in the Sefton area. You will have a vital role that involves classroom teaching and curriculum development, with a strong emphasis on safety, creativity, and student progress.

Food Technology Teacher

Location: Sefton

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Type: Temporary, Long Term

Working Hours: Full-time, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Pay: Paid to scale

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver engaging practical cooking classes and theoretical lessons
• Adapt lessons for a wide range of abilities and learning needs
• Provide clear demonstrations and structured activities
• Ensure proper equipment handling, allergy awareness, and risk assessments
• Ensure all equipment is safe, clean, and ready for use
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene and safety
• Supervise students closely during practical sessions to ensure safe working practices

Requirements:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Proven experience teaching in a UK secondary school.
• Up-to-date Safeguarding training (desirable, but not essential as training can be provided).
• Right to Work in the UK.
• Enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service, or willingness to apply for a new one.
• Ability to provide references that cover at least 24 months worked and where possible 2 roles where you have worked with children

IND-TEACH

Prospero Teaching is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy