Food Technology and Art Technician

King’s Leadership Academy Bolton is seeking to appoint an organised and enthusiastic Food Technology/Art Technician to join our team.

King’s Leadership Academy Bolton is located close to the centre of Bolton with good access to both the M6 and M62. In January 2024 our staff and students moved into a new state of the art building. Class sizes at the school are below average and every student has access to a personal computer tablet. Innovation is one of our strengths, which supports our modern approach to education alongside our commitment to the highest expectations. King’s is a vibrant and diverse school which enjoys a strong sense of community amongst both staff and students.

This position is available due to the school expanding, we now wish to appoint an ambitious, highly motivated individual who loves their subject and shares our vision for making all students successful citizens in tomorrow’s world.

Key Benefits

• A trust which prioritises the well-being of its staff

• Flexible Working opportunities

• Highly competitive salaries

• Access to the Teacher Pension Scheme and Local Government schemes

• Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days for support staff

• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme which provides access to tools to help manage well-being along with services such as counselling and access to a child and dependant care helpline

• Good occupational sickness and maternity/paternity schemes

• A unique approach to Performance Leadership

• A commitment to personal and professional development with training and support for each staff member

• The opportunity to develop your career within and across the Trust

• Salary sacrifice scheme - Cycle to Work

Main Purpose

Under the direction/instruction of senior staff: provide general support to staff and students, to ensure the smooth operation of the faculty areas, including the ordering, preparation, cleaning and maintenance of materials and resources for the department and in giving practical support in the classroom to teachers and students.

Duties & responsibilities

• Support students in accessing learning activities using specialist skills, training and experience.

• Prepare materials & equipment/resources for practical lessons

• To be able to work one to one/with a designated small group of students as per teachers’ requests.

• To carry out daily visual checks of all machinery/appliances, before being used by students.

• To carry out staff photocopy requests for booklets and resources

• To carry out weekly material/equipment/resource checks in technology rooms (ICT/Stock Room/Gas points) and maintain a record of all equipment checks.

• Establish daily, weekly and termly routines to promote high standards in hygiene and safety in all learning areas. Including weekly cleaning of Refrigerators in the food department and a termly deep clean of the food rooms including cookers.

• To ensure a high standard of safety and cleanliness in all learning areas within the department, including maintenance of equipment in accordance with Health & Safety requirements.

• To keep sinks/ work tops clean; keep stock rooms and resource/equipment /tool cupboards clean, tidy and in good order. Daily checks to take place in accordance with learning needs.

• To control and store safely all chemicals, flammables, and specialised solutions, ensuring that current Health & Safety, COSHH regulations are adhered to. To maintain all necessary safety signs adjacent to all machinery.

• To maintain and monitor stock control, keep stock records, receive equipment and materials.

• To purchase resources as agreed with staff from the faculty budget, including sourcing materials and placing orders as necessary.

• To ensure safe storage of equipment and materials.

• To assist staff in the production and updating of displays within the department.

• To assist in the organisation and preparation of displays for open evenings and other school events.

• To provide technical support to staff and students during lesson time as required.

• To ensure each teaching area is locked and secure when not in use, and all power is turned off where appropriate.

• Maintain equipment and communicate faults/concerns to those who need to know • in order for the problem to be solved.

• Undergo any training, which will enhance duties including First Aid Training.

• Carry out such other duties as may be determined by the Head of Faculty/Subject Leader

• To perform such other duties as the Principal may from time to time determine.

General

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of students you come into contact. Including awareness of allergies and conditions associated with food.

• Be aware of and comply with all school policies and procedures.

• Be aware of, support and ensure equal opportunities for all.

• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.

• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.

• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required. Safeguarding

• Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (including Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and the school’s safeguarding and child protection policies

• Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school