Food Technology Assistant

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1449745

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated capacity to plan suitable menus and kitchen-based cooking activities for year 3 - 5 students

**SC2** Demonstrated capacity to work in a gardening environment including maintenance and planting, and to plan garden-based activities for year 3 - 5 students

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

**SC4** Demonstarted capactiy to be self-directed, motivated, resourceful and autonomous

**SC5** Demonstrated capacity to provide advice to liaise with and manage volunteers and community groups.

**Role**:

- Lead the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen/Garden program for students in years 3 to 5

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

- Lead the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen/Garden program for students in years 3 to 5, and to integrating learning in the garden with learning in the kitchen
- Facilitate classes with the aid of the classroom teacher/volunteers and guiding small groups as they participate in the cooking/garden program
- Be resourceful about obtaining necessary equipment: seek donations where possible
- Liaise with the wider community and nurture relationships with those donating goods to the program
- Coordinate and support volunteers, compile and update volunteer information, advertise for volunteers, respond to interest from potential volunteers

**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:
**Other Information**:
This position is 3 days per week, (days negotiable).

**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**:
Westgarth Primary School is located in the inner-city suburb of Northcote approximately eight kilometres north of the city. The school was founded in 1924 and is located on two adjacent sites. The Prep/1/2 classes and administration centre are located at the Brooke Street site and the 3 to 6 classes and specialist facilities are located on both sites.

Buildings include refurbished open planned learning spaces, studio learning spaces, modular five portables, a kitchen garden centre and STEM centre. A new full-sized gymnasium and second storey classroom building with an under croft for undercover play, currently under construction and due to be completed early in 2025. School grounds include a kitchen garden, playgrounds at both sites, inclusive playground on the Brooke St site and areas for passive play and seating.

There are approximately 540 students enrolled. The Student Family Occupation Education (SFOE) index is 0.0487.

**Our school values are**:
¿ Respect: We appreciate diversity and the worth in others

¿ Integrity: We aim to be consistently honest and trustworthy

¿ Excellence (Being your best): We accept the challenge of new learning and always try our best

¿ Working together: We work with others to achieve and promote the involvement and contribution of all

¿ Responsibility: We recognise we are accountable for our actions towards ourselves, others and the environment

**Our intent**:
¿ Optimising learning growth and outcomes in literacy and numeracy

¿ Empowering students to be agents of their learning

¿ Enriching students¿ social and emotional well being

**Our Focus is**:
¿ **Teaching and learning, and assessment**: Increase teacher capability and confidence to differentiate teaching and learning at student point of need; Increase teacher capability to collaboratively analyse and utilise evidence and data to inform planning and practice; Document and monitor the implementation of a guaranteed and viable curriculum

¿ **Engagement**: Establish a shared understanding