Food Technology Teaching Assistant Required

An Autism and SEMH specialist on the Stockport/Derbyshire border is working alongside Prospero Teaching to find a temporary Food Technology Teaching Assistant to start as soon as possible on an ongoing basis. If you have a catering background and considering a career in education, this could be the perfect role for you.

The school has fully equipped kitchens and workshops, with technicians in the department. There is a strong focus on staff development across school, they offer various, regular CPD courses. Alongside this, the school offers a broad curriculum and a wide variety of extra-curricular activities to pupils to ensure that all students have the opportunity to gain a full educational experience.

CONTRACT/POSITION DETAILS

• Location – High Peak
• Position – Food Technology Teaching Assistant
• Start date – ASAP
• Duration / Likely Duration – July 2022
• End date (if applicable) – As above
• Contract type – Long-Term
• Full time/part time – Full time
• Minimum rate of pay – From £90 a day
• Hours – 8:00 am – 4.30pm (full day)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organising resources (particularly ingredients) for catering lessons in all year groups e.g. weighing out of ingredients in advance of planned practical lessons, planning ingredients purchase, producing display and classroom resources.
• Placing orders for ingredients and receiving deliveries on a regular basis.
• Providing technical support during practical lessons e.g. organising equipment, assisting with organisation before and during the lesson, storing students’ practical outcomes safely.
• Maintaining high standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the Catering teaching room (kitchen) including safe storage of food stuffs and laundry.
• Organising the receipt and storage of students’ ingredients before practical lessons (from 8.30am) and being available for students to collect practical work at the end of the school day.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application at a cost of £45.80
• Provide two professional references

OTHER

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy.

Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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