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Food Technician

Southgate School, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 0BL

This job expired on 30 November 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  January 2024

• Closing date

  30 November 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,834.05 Annually (Actual)

Food Technician job summary

The Design Technology is a very friendly and cohesive department. It consists of 6 members of teaching staff and 2 technicians who work across the different areas of subject (Product Design, Food Technology). There is a high amount of designing and making of products involved in the schemes of learning, and students also learn about industrial practice.

We are looking for a Food Technician with a relevant background and good IT skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Why work at Southgate School 

• You will be joining a highly successful school with a national profile of excellence in teaching and learning, teacher training and student outcomes
• We  will provide you with exceptional support and provide excellent opportunities such as access to the Outstanding Teacher Programme (OTP), National Professional Qualifications in Behaviour and Culture and Leading Teaching Development
• All  teachers can access professional development opportunities tailored for their level of career development. As part of this, we offer fully funded teaching CPD opportunities, such as, The Outstanding Teacher Programme and all the National Professional Qualifications on site

Staff Development and Talent Management 

Staff at Southgate School have access to a wide range of CPD as part of our Staff Development and Talent Management Programmes through Middlesex Learning Trust.  Over the last academic year, this has included:

• Access to NPQs in Behaviour and Culture, Leading Teaching, Teacher Development and Senior Leadership
• Regular Show and Share sessions for all teaching staff, providing opportunities for staff to come together to share teaching and learning strategies.
• Weekly CPD sessions for Early Career Teachers
• Access to the MLT Teaching and Learning Handbook, which sets out our shared principles for curriculum planning and implementation across the Trust as well as to termly publications of the MLT Teacher magazine, which staff from across the trust contribute to, looking at a wide range of topics.  Recent topics have included ‘How Students Learn’ with a focus on cognitive science, ‘Closing the gap’ between all student groups as well as ‘Challenge, High-Expectations and Inclusion’ to ensure Excellence for All
• Development of subject specific pedagogical expertise through cross-school sharing of best practice and structured opportunities for developing subject knowledge with departments, for example through the development of a process for subject-specific reviews
• Peer review activities, including a Challenge Partners Quality Assurance Review
• Opportunities for observing and shadowing practice across Trust academies
• Where applicable, scheduling joint moderation is used across the trust as an opportunity to share practice and enable dialogue between departments
• Launched in 2021, the new MLT Talent Management has been implemented to support retention of our staff and provide clear career pathways within the Trust. Through this talent management framework, MLT is able to identify and utilise the best practitioners and leaders to coach and/or mentor across the MAT. There are 3 tiers, each of which are linked to the corresponding NPQs.

Location and Benefits

Southgate School is situated in the London Borough of Enfield ( Outer London ). It  has excellent transport links. We are five minutes away from Oakwood Tube Station (Piccadilly Line). Central London is only 20 minutes away. We have parking on site and are also very well-connected by local bus routes.

There is a wide variety of property within easy reach. Additionally, there are plenty of shopping facilities, entertainment and recreational facilities nearby.

We offer: 

• A great school with committed staff and motivated students 
• Training and development including the Trusts Talent Management Framework
• Free on-site parking 
• Employee Assistance Programme 

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.

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About Southgate School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1455 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Southgate School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southgate-school (opens in new tab)

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