ES1-2 Food Tech Assistant

Our vision: Mount Waverley Secondary College is a proudly diverse learning community where everyone is empowered to strive for growth and excellence.
Our vision: Mount Waverley Secondary College is a proudly diverse learning community where everyone is empowered to strive for growth and excellence.
Our values:
I - Integrity
L - Learning
E - Excellence
A - Accountability
R - Respect
N - Nurturing
Mount Waverley Secondary College is a high demand state secondary co-educational college with approximately 1900 students across two campuses located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The core purpose of our college is to provide a high-quality education that develops each student¿s potential to shape their future and contribute positively to their community. Our college is noted for the consistent academic success of its students and the dedication of our staff. Its outstanding reputation has been established through a commitment to teaching high quality academic programs, setting high expectations of students and staff, developing traditional values, instilling self-discipline, encouraging leadership and community values, and nurturing the individual.

The Junior Campus (Years 7 and 8) caters for students in their first two years of secondary schooling, allowing both development and consolidation of essential learning through a unique teaching and learning approach that is designed to differentiate for students' specific learning and developmental needs. The Senior Campus caters for Years 9 to 12 and offers opportunities for students to explore greater choices in a broad academic and co-curricular program that ultimately leads to the Victorian Senior Secondary Certificate, further education and other pathways.

Our college¿s extensive curriculum provides a wide range of opportunities for acceleration, enrichment, and extension. The co-curricular activities offer outstanding opportunities in instrumental music, the performing arts, study tours and student exchanges to Japan and Germany and student leadership, sport, camps and activities and community service. Our award-winning Wellbeing program has been recognised as exemplary both statewide and nationally. There is a genuine focus on student wellbeing, leadership and student voice and agency across the college, as we aim to develop independent, resilient, creative, and positive individuals

SC1  Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.

SC2  Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.

SC3  Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.

SC4  Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.

SC5  Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.

SC6  A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

Attendance is Mon-Fri 8.30am to 3.28pm. Attendance is not required over the school vacation periods. 

An education support class position at this range will perform tasks that are carried out in accordance with guidelines, accepted practice, and school policy under supervision and direction. This may include coordination of other education support class staff within the work area or educational program.

An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students but must not include duties of a teacher as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students can be required individually or in groups up to 4 in controlled circumstances and where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

Certification and/or qualifications of up to three years can be required at this level (noting that Registered Nurse is not included at this level, the first level for which is Level 1 range 3).

A role at this range may include:

• Specific support tasks to achieve outcomes. Typically, this will involve accountability for a single function, (e.g. ensuring data is properly maintained) or the co-ordination of a work area under the direction of the principal or a manager.
• Assisting teachers, within an educational program, by undertaking specific support tasks or the coordination of the support function.
• Supervised health and wellbeing support tasks, medical intervention support tasks, or other specialised student/teacher support roles (e.g. enrolled nurses performing the role as described in schedule 3). These roles require specific qualifications and/or training, including roles where further training must be undertaken from time to time. The role is for a specific purpose, for which there will be direct accountability as opposed to support roles that are carried out by a range of staff performing routine tasks under direction.
• Technical tasks that require a sound knowledge of basic technical and/or scientific principles that are used to develop and adapt work methods and make judgements where there are clear guidelines and limited options. Routine technical support in libraries, science, and information technology would be typical examples.

An education support class position at this range commencing at the base will initially be limited to undertaking routine tasks that are carried out under close supervision and direction. Work that carries some degree of independence will generally involve a limited number of tasks performed on a regular basis where priorities are clear, procedures are well established, and direction is readily available. Subject to any specific qualification and/or training requirement, an education support class employee employed in this range may be progressively required to undertake coordination, specialised student/teacher support tasks, or technical tasks as experience in the role is gained.

Under the direction of and working with the Head of Technology:

• Support Food Technology and Hospitality staff with efficient and competent management of the kitchens, storerooms and dining room by:

  • providing the skills, knowledge, and expertise to meet food safety requirements under the DE hygiene and safety requirements

  • cleaning and maintaining the college kitchens

  • sanitising maintaining equipment to a safe standard

  • organising servicing of electrical equipment

  • sharpening of knives

  • maintaining food safety accreditation to monitor and support the college food safety procedures for all food activities in the college

  • preparing all foods and equipment required for classes

  • being available to help students in practical classes to support their learning for achievement of positive outcomes

  • working with the teaching staff; collating, ordering of all foods required for practical classes for the senior and junior campus

  • maintaining and updating and storage of all M.S.D.S. for any chemicals used in food technology

  • laundry

• Manage Food Technology resources

  • maintaining and storing stock and equipment

  • managing stock rotation

  • risk assessments in the food department

  • ensuring safety measures are addressed to minimise risk of anaphylaxis

• Liaise with external suppliers of support services

• Assist as required with college catering such as:

  • morning teas, Year 12 breakfast, BBQs including and not limited to other events that require catering services for the College

• Undertake other duties as required.

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via *******@education.vic.gov.au

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

 https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

 https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx