Food Technology & Art Technician

FOOD TECHNOLOGY & ART TECHNICIAN

SCALE: APT&C Scale 3 (point 5-6)

HOURS & PAY: 35 hours per week, term time only. Actual salary £18,319. 

RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of Faculty Creative Arts & Design Technology

Closing Date: Friday 30th August 2024. Interviews will be held w/c 2nd September.

Purpose of the role:

Working under the direction of the Head of Faculty, the successful candidate will work across the Food Technology and Art departments, supporting the respective teams of teaching staff and students to ensure the highest quality of education and high student outcomes.

Main activities and responsibilities:

·        Preparing for lessons including weighing and measuring ingredients, photocopying resources, typing of worksheets and recipes, and placing orders under the guidance of the head of faculty or classroom teacher.

·        Working with the teacher during lessons to ensure health and safety procedures are followed and to support individual or small groups of students as required.

·        Assisting students during examinations and monitoring small groups for assessment.

·        Keeping allergy documentation and pupil allergy records up to date.

·        Ensuring that the general housekeeping of the food room is upheld, this will include the cleaning of cookers, fridges, sinks etc.

·        Organising the washing of items such as tea towels and aprons after each practical lesson.

·        Undertaking regular stock-takes for equipment and food supplies.

·        Ordering and organising stationery as well as text and revision books.

·        Assisting with the presentation of displays within the department and school buildings.

·        Checking food rooms at the start and end of each day to check for any damage or wear to equipment.

·        Report any faults with equipment as necessary to the site team or supplier.

·        There may be occasions when you will need to purchase ingredients from local suppliers and liaise with the school finance department.

·        Maintaining the store cupboards by rotating stock and ensuring that sufficient resources are available for timetabled lessons.

·          Formally logging any accidents and ensuring that the first aid box is properly equipped following the school’s policy.

·          Setting up of specialist equipment necessary for some lessons in both the DT and art areas.

·          Undertaking relevant first aid training once successfully appointed.

·          Specific to Art - ensuring the safe storage of specialist equipment as and when needed in line with the programme of study.

·         To review and develop your own personal practice including taking part in annual performance review.

Safeguarding

All staff are responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students by always ensuring compliance with the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. All staff must report any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of students to the Designated Safeguarding Lead. This document summaries the main responsibilities of the post. All staff are required to undertake whatever else may reasonably be requested by the Principal in support of the Aims of the School. Job Descriptions are subject to annual review.

Review Arrangements - 

The details in this job description reflect the job's content on the date it was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that over time the nature of individual jobs will change, existing duties may no longer be required, and other duties may be gained without changing the general nature of the duties or the level of the responsibility entailed. Consequently, the school will expect to revise the job description and consult with the postholder at the appropriate time.

Conditions of Employment

• The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the written statement of conditions of employment 
• The post holder is required to support and encourage the school’s ethos, and its objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the governing body
• The post holder is required to uphold the school’s policy in respect of child protection matters
• The post holder will be subject to the National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service, supplemented by local conditions as appropriate and all relevant statutory and institutional requirements
• The post holder may be required to perform any other reasonable tasks after consultation
• This Job Description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so constructed
• This Job Description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post holder