Food Technician
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5ZA33 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 January 2025 at 8am
Date listed
29 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 35hpw, Term Time Only + one week during the summer
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,161 - this is the pro rata salary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will have:
• Basic understanding of food hygiene, safety, and health standards.
• Strong organisational skills to manage stock, maintain records, and ensure a smooth flow of lessons.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Patience and good communication skills, especially when working with students.
• Be prepared to undertake any relevant training as required, to support the function of the post and to enhance personal development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparing ingredients, tools, and equipment needed for lessons and demonstrations, ensuring everything is ready for practical classes.
- Maintain, clean and set up workstations, ensuring a safe and clean environment. Clean and maintain kitchen equipment, such as ovens, mixers, and utensils, - Keep records of risk assessments and COSHH documentation
- Assist with ordering, receiving, and storing food supplies, managing stock levels to minimize waste and avoid shortages.
- Support the teachers within the department during practical lessons by assisting students with safe handling of equipment and following recipes or instructions.
- Supervise students during practical sessions, helping to ensure they work safely and hygienically.
- Provide guidance to students, especially during practical tasks, to help them develop confidence in their cooking skills.
- Enforce health and safety regulations in the classroom, including safe handling and storage of food and equipment.
- Maintain inventory of kitchen resources and report any maintenance needs.
- Assist in organising resources and stationary for both Food rooms as well as creating and maintaining visual displays for the classrooms.
What the school offers its staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jsissons@ahs.pmat.academy
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1842 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jsissons@ahs.pmat.academy
School location
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