Job Introduction
Permanent, Part Time - 30.25 hours per week
Term time only plus one week (40 weeks)
Actual Salary: £18,064 to £18,823 p.a.
Full Time Equivalent salary: £25,186 to £26,244 p.a.
Closing date: Noon on Tuesday 24 March 2026
We seek an individual with excellent communication skills and a flexible approach to provide technician support to Technology and Food Technology.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Organising resources, maintaining records and ensuring appropriate standards of hygiene and food
organisation are adhered to in Food Technology - Stock control and managing resources
- Workshop organisation, including overseeing the maintenance and safe storage of equipment and supplies
- General office duties
- Maintaining a safe, clean and tidy environment for pupils
- Leading groups of students/demonstrating to groups of pupils
- Line management will be overseen by a Senior Technician and supported by the Subject Leader of Technology
The successful candidate will be capable of working directly with pupils in a classroom environment.
There will be a requirement to complete an online Food Hygiene course as well as machine tools. Training will be provided for the right candidate.
GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in English and mathematics is essential.
Portchester Community School is a strong 11-16 Local Authority school of approximately 700 pupils with a resourced provision for physically disabled pupils. The school was last inspected by Ofsted on 30–31 January 2024, with the final report published on 7 March 2024. A full copy is available from the school website.
The school was judged:
- Good overall
- Good: Quality of Education
- Good: Behaviour and Attitudes
- Outstanding: Personal Development
- Good: Leadership and Management
Key Themes from the 2024 Ofsted Report:
- The curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced, and teachers provide strong subject expertise.
- Behaviour is good, pupils feel safe, and pastoral support is strong.
- Reading is central to school culture.
- The school is described as highly inclusive, with well‑understood and well-supported SEND student needs.
- Pupils benefit from rich extracurricular opportunities, including arts and sports programmes.
- Some subjects require improvement in how new learning is introduced; staff training is underway to address this.
Within the school we also have a resourced provision for physically disabled students who are integrated fully into the life of the school, which brings a richness and variety to the curriculum and adds to our extensive after school provision. As a community school we also run a local nursery and a pre-school.
Visits to the school to help inform applications are welcome and encouraged. If you would like to find out more about the school then please email Mr Nick Cousins, Deputy Headteacher (n.cousins@portchester.hants.sch.uk)
To apply:
An application pack is available from the school website: www.portchester.hants.sch.uk under the ‘About Us’ menu, or email: recruitment@portchester.hants.sch.uk
Please email your completed application to recruitment@portchester.hants.sch.uk., or send to Portchester Community School, White Hart Lane, Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 9BD, marked for the attention of Mrs Y Boxall, Personnel Services Leader. Please return the equalities monitoring form in line with the details shown on the form.
Please be aware that a Hampshire County Council application form must be completed, as CVs are not accepted.
Closing Date: Noon on Tuesday 24th March 2026. Possible interview date: Thursday 26th March 2026
Portchester Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Online searches will form part of the pre-employment checks on shortlisted candidates.
We are committed to creating a diverse workforce and applications are encouraged regardless of sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people. If shortlisted for interview you are therefore required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are ‘spent’. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.
DBS filtering guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Safer Recruitment
Portchester Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
