Textiles and Food Technician - Full-time

Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-5450-182S
• Posted:25/02/2026
• Pay:Actual Salary £23,639 gross per annum
• Start Date:May 2026
• App Close Date:16/03/2026 at 16:00
• Interviews:TBA

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(Hillview Range 6 Point 10 £27,198-£28,542 fte)

WHY CHOOSE US?

Do you want to be part of a community which offers a positive, exciting and rewarding place to work?  Hillview School for Girls is a popular, high achieving, non-selective school based in Tonbridge, Kent. 

This is a rare opportunity to join a Visual Arts team within a specialist school. You will be working across two highly popular subjects with courses running from KS3 – KS5, engaging with highly enthusiastic staff and students.

We are looking for an inspiring and passionate Textiles and Food Technician to join our thriving Faculty. Working alongside the Senior Visual Arts Technician and the teaching staff within the departments, you will hold a crucial role within the school, providing support to these departments, ensuring that equipment and resources are prepared, so our students get the very best learning opportunities.

Working closely with the departments, you will:

• Enthuse and motivate students to strive for success and produce exceptional outcomes
• Be willing to work across Textiles and Food Technology to help deliver an engaging and forward‑thinking curriculum that sparks imagination and celebrates innovation.
• Champion students to achieve exceptional levels of skill, creativity, and success, both in and beyond the classroom.
• Help bring our ‘Pure potential’ vision to life within the Arts, setting ambitious expectations and helping every student realise what they are truly capable of.

Our calm and focused environment, where students are keen to learn, achieve and appreciate their staff’s dedication and support, are the main reasons why people love to work at Hillview.

Information about the school

We are a creative, inclusive school where all students flourish and make exceptional progress. Our dynamic Performing and Visual Arts specialisms have a profound impact upon learning and contribute to the purposeful, friendly and stimulating atmosphere that permeates the school. We foster self-esteem and high aspirations.

Hillview consistently achieves above national average and recognises the value and importance in developing the child beyond qualifications and preparing them for the future world beyond education. Our students enjoy their time at school and the staff enjoy the supportive, caring and friendly atmosphere.

Our dynamic Performing and Visual Arts specialisms have a profound impact upon learning and contribute to the purposeful, friendly and stimulating atmosphere that permeates the school. We foster self-esteem and high aspirations.

By encouraging a ‘can-do’ culture, our students become astute, ambitious and independent. Visitors often comment about how articulate and enthusiastic our students are.

Our vision is that: students unlock their pure potential to drive their future and thrive in society.

The pure potential belief is integral to everything that we do in school and the outcomes we expect for our students.

The View @ East Street (TV@ES) This is a new provision based in the heart of Tonbridge. It is a comfortable and small-scale study centre for 16 to 17-year-old students. This Satellite Centre, of the highly successful Hillview School for Girls, offers the highest level of support through a personalised and nurturing approach to its students, with dedicated pastoral support, counsellors and support mentors. This centre supports young people who would benefit and prefer to study in a smaller learning environment.

Two study programmes are available which can be personalised to meet the student’s interests and needs. Our personalised careers advice supports the student in meeting their aspirations and guides them onto the next part of their journey, whether it be moving onto an apprenticeship or further full-time educational studies in a Sixth Form or college environment. Our focus is firmly on equipping young people not only with key qualifications, but also with the broad range of employability and life skills they need for a sustained career – with the option to continue their studies in Higher Education.

Additional Learning Support at TV@ES is designed to remove any potential barriers to learning and ensure successful outcomes. We work closely with all our students to organise support and make reasonable adjustments to their learning experiences. Our experienced and specialist team offer a range of support, treating all students as individuals and enabling them to achieve their full potential.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Amanda Dennett
• Address:Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
• Telephone: (01732) 352793
• Email: dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01732 368718

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Form
• Application Pack