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Art and Food Technician required
School Term Time only
37 hours per week over 5 days
8.00 am - 4. 00 pm (3.30 pm on Friday)
Essex (Fringe) 2025 Scale 4 Point 7
Actual Salary £22,636 pa
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Technician to join our Art and Food teams. You will provide support to facilitate the smooth running of both departments within the school.
Set within the vibrant town of Brentwood is our popular and successful oversubscribed girls' Catholic School with a co-educational Sixth Form. We are proud of the welcoming environment we offer to all those who join our community. We believe in delivering outstanding education to the students we teach and work hard as a team to achieve that goal.
Part Time: Term-time only / 37 hours per week over 5 days.
Usual Hours are likely to be 8.00 am - 4.00 pm (3.30 pm on Friday) with a 30 minute unpaid break. Please note there may be a requirement for some evening work very occasionally e.g. Open Evenings.
For further information, please download the Job Descriptions.
In the first instance, email your C.V. to mfreeman@buchs.co.uk or apply via Essex School Jobs
Applications will be considered as and when received with final closing date 9th November 2025.
BUCHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all its employees to share this commitment.The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Information about the School
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School is a Roman Catholic state secondary for girls aged 11-16 with a co-educational Sixth Form, situated in Brentwood, Essex. In 2012 it became an academy; the Bishop, the chair of governors and the Diocesan directors are the trustees.
The school was founded in 1900 by Mother Clare, the first Superior of the Brentwood Ursulines. It was established as two schools – St Philomena’s, for poorer children, and St Mary’s – which merged in 1918. As the school grew, new buildings were added. Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School now has nearly 1,200 pupils, of which 190 are sixth-form students.
Brentwood Ursuline is a successful, happy school which treasures its historic buildings and traditions, but which combines this with recent investment that has enabled us to continue providing an excellent educational environment to both staff and students.
Brentwood Ursuline is a high-achieving, well-regarded and oversubscribed secondary school. In 2025, 92.8% of GCSE students achieved a 9-4 grade in English and Maths and 28.9% of students achieved a 9-7 grade in English and Maths
Students at KS5 continue to secure excellent outcomes at both A Level and in Level 3 vocational subjects. Students have access to an extensive extra-curricular programme which all staff are encouraged to participate in.
The motto of the school is "Duty" and its mission is to create a Christian environment in which each student can grow in personality, relationships and skill. The school aims to support pupils to reach their full potential, while ensuring that they are pleasing themselves and God.
Ofsted report:
In our recent Ofsted Report from 2023, the quality of education was recognised as outstanding throughout the school, including in the Sixth Form. Our excellent teaching helps our young people excel and we are proud of our outstanding academic record.
Further details of vacancies and the school are available from the Headteacher’s PA, Mrs Freeman, either by email: mfreeman@buchs.co.uk , telephone number 01277 238005 or via the school’s website www.brentwoodursuline.co.uk
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share their commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.