Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Coordinator

4 weeks ago

Geelong, Australia Schools (Government) Full time

Location: Geelong

Job type: Part time / From 29/01/2024 - 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Other

Reference: 1380216

**Selection Criteria**:
**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.

**Role**:
**HPS Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Coordinator**

The SAKG Coordinator, with assistance of Grade 3/4 appointed teacher(s), has the overall responsibility for planning and maintaining the SAKG program. The coordinator plans and conducts both garden and kitchen classes in which students learn about growing produce for a kitchen (among many other things) and planning menus that can be cooked by the children, based on foods that have been grown and harvested in the garden.

**Responsibilities**:
The responsibilities of this position will be:

- Liaise with the Grade 3/4 appointed teacher(s) to facilitate the rollout of both the vegetable garden and kitchen components of the Kitchen Garden Program, along with general problem solving and planning of special events, publicity etc.
- Plan weekly garden or cooking classes, ensuring they are applicable to the participating group of students. This involves preparing activities for each class, creating a syllabus allowing for dietary requirements and allergens and preparing materials.
- Facilitate garden and kitchen classes with the aid of the classroom teacher assisting with behavioural issues.
- Involve classroom teachers and students in the development of the syllabus through formal and informal discussions.
- Plan the planting of the vegetable garden and involve the students in the process.
- Plan any development of the vegetable garden infrastructure
- incorporating the pre-existing vision
- and involve the school community in the process.
- Document suggested garden changes and provide to appointed teachers and where necessary the School Council Environment Committee.
- Assist with documentation of the project by recording comments on classes, collecting worksheets, class surveys, photographic documentation, weekly records etc.
- Be resourceful about obtaining items needed for the garden and kitchen
- receive donations when possible, or purchase within budget guidelines.
- Work in the garden doing general gardening tasks like weeding, pest control and completing jobs not finished by students, as well as maintaining equipment.
- Communicate any maintenance matters to either the schools Working Bee coordinator or to the Business Manager.
- Collaborate with teachers to coordinate and support garden volunteers, compile and update volunteer information, help coordinate volunteer events, advertise for volunteers and respond to interest from potential volunteers.
- Liaise with the wider community and nurture relationships with those donating goods to the kitchen garden.
- Identify and facilitate fundraising opportunities such as coordinating the selling of seeds, seedlings and excess produce at a suitable outlet, e.g. school market.
- Liaise with the appointed teachers on ways to integrate the learning in the garden with the learning in the kitchen.
- Harvest produce for kitchen classes.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
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:
**DE Values**:
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:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

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