Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program- Garden

2 weeks ago

Ballarat, Australia Education and Training Full time

Location: Western Region | Ballarat

Job type: Part time / From 24/04/2023 - 20/12/2023

Organisation: Education and Training

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Other

Reference: 1335320

**Selection Criteria**:

- KSC 2 Demonstrate a high level of communication skills, and exemplary values and attitudes to engage with students, families, and colleagues.
- KSC 3 Demonstrate the ability to manage a Kitchen Garden Program, making connections to the Victorian Curriculum.
- KSC 4 Demonstrate a strong capacity to work effectively within a team, while being adaptable to teach in a variety of learning environments.

**Role**:
The person will be employed as Garden Specialist in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen
- Garden (SAKG) Our mantra is Growing, Harvesting, Preparing, Sharing. The aim of the Kitchen Garden Program is to introduce our students to the wonderful world of good food via a productive food garden and an exciting kitchen. We hope to engage the curiosity of the young students and to help them learn how to grow the very best food in the very best way, how to care for it in the garden, how to recognise when it is ripe and at its best, how to prepare it easily and enjoyably and how to develop an expanding culinary palate - and be excited by all these experiences.
The Garden Specialist plans weekly classes, preparing activites based on and around the seasonal growth and harvesting periods. The Garden Specialist will assist in recruiting, coordinating and supporting volunteers.

**Responsibilities**:
On taking up the position the Kitchen Specialist will undertake the following tasks:

- Liaise weekly with the Kitchen Specialist to find out what produce is available and the future harvest timetable.
- Communicate harvest requirements to the Kitchen Specialist.
- Liaise with the Kitchen Specialist on ways to integrate learning in the garden with learning in the kitchen.
- Plan the weekly activities, incorporating seasonal garden produce, and reinforce key techniques information.
- Involve classroom teachers and students in the development of lessons through formal and informal discussions.
- Plan the planting of the vegetable garden and involve the students, teachers and volunteers in the process.
- Develop the existing infrastructure and where possible involve the school community in the process.
- Liaise with the school’s leadership team to coordinate and support kitchen volunteers.
- Meet with the Ktichen Garden team to fundraise and promote the program.
- Complete general tasks of tidying and completing jobs not finished by students, as well as maintaining equipment.

**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**:
**DET Values**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

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

**Location Profile**:
At Delacombe Primary School we are a community of learners working in a warm, positive, friendly and engaging environment where all members proudly display the values of Respect, Integrity, Responsibility, Personal Best, Consideration and Enjoyment in order to produce happy, competent, resilient community minded individuals who are able to live productive lives

Delacombe Primary School is situated in the southwest corner of Ballarat and services a growing residential area. The school grounds include adventure play equipment, sandpits, grassed areas, tennis courts and a full sized cricket/football oval that the school has use of during the day. In 2021 the school opened a competition sized basketball stadium which is equipped with a multipurpose room, change rooms and a kitchen.

We have 516 students in 2023 made up of a diverse demographic which reflects the growing Delacombe community.

Delacombe Primary School has a significant focus on literacy and numeracy with a comprehensive coaching program. The talented professional staff are committed and operate in strong Professional Learning Teams, each with responsibility for curriculum planning and delivery.

There is a comprehensive Project Based Learning program planned over a two-year implementation period. This program is enhanced by camps, special days, excursions and a well-resourced library. Specialist programs are offered in Physical Education, Art, Chinese and DigiTech. Information and Communication Technology is strongly resourced throughout the school with P-2 iPads and Grade 3-6 Chromebooks available in every class.

There are a significant number of children who qualify for the Disability Inclusion Program, and the teaching staff is supplemented by a team of Education Support Officers who work directly with these students. The school is very proud of the strong reputation it has developed for its capacity to support students with special needs.

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