School Food Technician
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Responsibilities
- The Food Technician ensures the effective delivery of the food curriculum by preparing materials, assisting with demonstrations, and maintaining high hygiene standards. Core duties involve managing inventory, restocking consumables/ingredients, and ensuring robust stock rotation.
- This includes preparing and clearing away food demonstrations and equipment for lessons, ensuring laundry is managed, and cleaning/checking storage areas. The role also involves administrative support (printing, displays), assisting with stock taking, maintaining technology related machinery, and arranging regular safety inspections of equipment. The technician maintains risk assessment records and supports community healthy eating initiatives.
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Qualifications
- This role requires a Level 2 Food Hygiene or equivalent qualification. Essential skills required are the ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences, maintain confidentiality, and utilise standard ICT packages (Microsoft Office).
- The individual must exhibit excellent time management and organisation skills necessary to prioritise and manage their own workload. Experience of working in a school environment or within a specific curriculum area is desirable. Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and/or enhance qualifications and training and development.
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Company
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive role where you can truly make an impact, we encourage you to apply now.
Further Information on employee benefits can be found Click Here
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Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
About Outwood Grange Academies Trust
UK education charity and multi-academy trust running primary, junior, secondary and post-16 schools.
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