Food Technician
Blossom House School
Merton
- Expired
- Salary:
- 3 days a week, term time plus termly well being allowance / snacks/ drinks
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 June 2022
Job overview
About us:
Blossom House is an Ofsted-rated “Outstanding” specialist school for children aged 5 -19 years of age with speech, language and communication difficulties.
Food Technician
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Food Technician to join our Design & Technology Team as a job share with our current Food Technician, supporting children in KS3 and KS4 who have speech and language and communication difficulties.
As well as providing support in the Food Technician Department, you will also assist in other areas of the department, and lead extra-curricular food-related clubs/activities and must be able to relate well to both staff and students.
You will play a key role in supporting teaching staff as well as ordering and preparing project materials and general resources to support the department, including the use and maintenance of tools and equipment.
The role involves working with a wide range of equipment and resources.
The ideal candidate will:
• Be able to work on their own initiative as well as be a team player.
• Have the ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.
• Have experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN) (desirable).
• Have experience of working as a Food Technician or equivalent learning support role within a Food Technology class.
• Be able to manage groups of children and cope with challenging behaviour.
• Essential qualifications and training include a GCSE, Relevant First Aid Certificate, Food Hygiene Certificate. A Teaching Assistant qualification would be desirable, but is not essential.
• Be able to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment.
• Be well organised with the ability to work independently, taking responsibility for managing routine safety and maintenance checks.
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills and numeracy skills.
We offer:
• A supportive working environment in a newly refurbished building.
• Support from an enthusiastic and dedicated team of staff.
• Continued professional development and training.
• Great staff benefits which include; pension, free Friday lunch, cycle to work scheme and computer scheme, free on-site parking, next to Motspur Park Station.
The role is a Permanent, Part-Time role, term time only
Monday – Wednesday 8.30am to 5pm
Closing date 17th June 2022
Salary depending on skills and experience (FTE £21,450 - £22,900)
To Start: September 2022
If you wish to apply for the post, please download the application form and email the completed application form back to the recruitment team detailing how you meet the requirements of the person specification along with the recruitment activity (on the last page of the advert).
Blossom House School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including and Enhanced DBS check, the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
We can only shortlist based on completed applications and not CV’s alone.
Attached documents
About Blossom House School
- Blossom House School
- Station Road, Motspur Park, New Malden
- London
- KT3 6JJ
- United Kingdom
Blossom House is a very special place to work, not just because of our wonderful team of staff, but also because of the satisfaction of supporting the development of our fantastic pupils. Rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in November 2023, we aim to continually evolve our working environment to ensure we remain an outstanding place to work.
We believe in the importance of supporting our staff in all ways and we are committed to investing in your personal development, giving you the opportunity to undertake external courses as well as offering training in INSET. We have a Learning Teaching and Therapy Support Team in place to offer one to one coaching if required.
All assistants currently have the opportunity to obtain a City & Guilds accredited training course in Behaviour Support Management while working here. We also deliver the Elklan course which is an accredited speech and language training programme aimed at professionals working in schools.
We also acknowledge any stress that may be experienced through working in this environment. To support our teaching staff, therapists and other staff, we offer sports activities (including yoga and football) and an employee assistance programme which includes one to one counselling.
When you join the team at Blossom House, you’ll benefit from:
- A modern, climate-controlled working environment at Motspur Park.
- Well-equipped teaching rooms with interactive whiteboards.
- Ample underground car parking and good transport links at Motspur Park, while our Euston school is within walking distance from London Euston rail station.
- Small classes (maximum of 10 but usually less).
- Learning Support Assistant in every class.
- A wellbeing programme that includes a £60 termly wellbeing allowance.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- An independent employee assistance programme.
- UK Healthcare cash plan designed to help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optical and dental bills and offers cashback (up to policy limits) for a variety of different medical treatments. It also offers lifestyle benefits and discounted gym membership.
- Free lunch once a week and ample drinks and snacks in our comfortable staff room.
- Cycle scheme and Tech scheme.
- End of term parties and gifts.
Comments from our staff
‘I was going to give up teaching until I joined Blossom, 8 years later and still learning new things and enjoying it.’
‘It’s nice to feel part of a community where care is at its centre.’
‘Being able to work as such a close team, with so much support, is brilliant.’
‘Everyone is so friendly and the team approach makes working here so much easier.’
We are always interested in meeting friendly, competent, dedicated, suitably qualified and experienced candidates for roles at Blossom House. If you are interested in making a difference and joining our dedicated team, please send your application to recruitment@blossomhouseschool.co.uk.
Blossom House School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including an Enhanced DBS check, the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We can only shortlist based on completed applications and not CV’s alone.
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