Job Overview
We are seeking to appoint a Food Technology & General Technician. The work will involve preparing materials and assisting in practical lessons, maintaining a safe and clean working environment, ordering produce, preparing displays and assisting the classroom teacher. The successful candidate will have good practical skills and ideally some experience in hospitality and catering. There would be a requirement for the successful candidate to undertake first aid and food hygiene training. You will be required to work with key personnel in school. Applicants will need to be adaptable, creative and flexible and have the ability to work with minimum supervision and should have excellent organisational skills. The ability to work independently as well as part of a team is essential.
Job Purpose And Context
The role of the technician is to support safe and secure learning and teaching using technical skills, knowledge and expertise and specific health and safety know-how.
Roles And Responsibilities
* To prepare, test, trial, organise and deploy materials and resources
* Tools, equipment, plant and apparatus
* Experiments and demonstrations to support learning and teaching
* To work with pupils individually or in small groups to support, help and/or supervise their work
* To respond to queries and supply information and advice (these responsibilities to be carried out under the supervision of the teacher)
* To assist teachers, other technicians or other school staff with technical aspects (as specified in paragraph 1 above) which support learning and teaching
* To prepare relevant teaching and learning facilities and to ensure that such facilities are safe and secure for use by students and teachers
* To carry out an agreed programme of scheduled routine maintenance to tools, equipment, plant and apparatus and carry out ad hoc minor repairs
* To carry out the regular audit and maintain an up-to-date inventory using the agreed recording procedures of the school
* To take appropriate action to identify, evaluate and minimise any risks to health, safety and security in the immediate working environment
* To carry out an agreed scheduled and recorded programme of safety checks on resources, equipment and materials – reporting issues to the line manager where relevant
* To implement and develop common awareness of best practice health and safety procedures among pupils and staff in the facilities used for learning and teaching
* To administer first aid in the relevant department/faculty (after relevant training) and to administer a range of emergency procedures in the event of emergency, accident or other unforeseen circumstances
* To clean up specialist tools, equipment, materials and resources and to make sure that teaching and learning facilities are clean and safe for use; to dispose of waste safely
* Note: technicians do not substitute for school cleaners; non-specialist cleaners cannot be expected to safely clean up potentially dangerous materials and equipment
* To implement agreed safety and security procedures covering: materials and resources; plant and equipment; access to facilities
* To be responsible for the storage and security of resources, tools, materials and consumables and for their ordering and purchase in accordance with the financial procedures of the school and for ensuring that adequate supplies are maintained
* To be responsible for receipt and delivery of resources, tools, materials, equipment and consumables and for their safe movement around the facilities of the school
* To use and develop ICT skills to support the administrative requirements of the post
* To undertake the responsibilities of a form tutor
* To work in accordance with the values, culture, ethos, equalities and inclusion policies of the school proactively promoting anti-racist, anti-sexist and anti-discriminatory behaviours in the day-to-day operation of the job
* To complete school-based induction and any subsequent training required to improve performance
* To take part in the school performance management system
Benefits
* As an employee you will be covered by our wellbeing support and medical cover programme through MyMedicash. This includes:
* Claim back the cost of dental bills or glasses (up to your annual limit)
* Wide range of therapy treatments covered, including physiotherapy
* Access to payment for private specialist consultations
* mProve, Physio & SkinVision included
* Options to upgrade and include your partner via personal direct debit
Development and Opportunities
* Support towards achieving further qualifications
* Leadership programmes (NPQML, NPQSL, NPQH and PiXL Leadership Programme)
* Progression opportunities
* Teacher Training Programme
Equal Opportunity
We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.
The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way with the interview/application process.
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