The School
“Hoe Valley School is an inspiring environment at the heart of its community where every student’s experience is personalised. Our students will learn to think independently, pursue their ambitions and achieve to their highest potential.”
Hoe Valley School is:
- An oversubscribed secondary school that opened in September 2015 to serve the local community of South Woking
- Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2024
- Delivering innovative and exciting lessons to years 7-13
- Committed to ensuring our students leave us with excellent academic outcomes, the skills to be ‘work-ready’ and the traits of excellent global citizens
- Following the national curriculum offering an extended day allowing time for additional Maths and English along with time for all students to complete their homework during the compulsory day
- A Google School with ICT fully embedded in all curriculum areas
- Growing its new STEAM focussed academic Sixth Form, which opened in September 2023
- Committed to learning which is relevant with links to the ‘real world’ of business, higher education and the local community
- In a state of the art new School completed in September 2018 on Egley Road, Woking
- It has brand new facilities and equipment for the Art & DT faculty
- Committed to supporting our staff to have a good work / life balance by offering longer school holidays, bespoke CPD programmes, minimising paperwork and meetings and ultimately by trusting our staff to deliver excellent outcomes
The Role
We are looking for a passionate, talented and rigorous Food Technician to join our Design Technology and Engineering Faculty. Reporting to the Head of Faculty, the successful candidate will prepare and source (when applicable) food technology materials and equipment to support the teaching and learning of lessons, together with maintaining classrooms and prep rooms, their equipment and services.
Experience of working as a Food Technician is not necessary, as training will be provided.
The role is full time, Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week and term-time only.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Supporting DT Teaching and Learning
- To ensure that resources are organised and available to promote a purposeful environment for teaching and learning to take place
- To carry out and arrange for maintenance and repair of resources
- To assist the Faculty in maintaining a high-profile across the School through offering vibrant and exciting learning opportunities
- To assist in ensuring that classrooms within the faculty present a stimulating environment through the display of students’ work and other exemplar materials
- To raise order requisitions and check deliveries
- To work with the Head of Faculty to ensure the faculty is cost-effective and runs to budget
- To support the teaching professional in the classrooms and help to manage student behaviour to ensure all health and safety rules are followed
- To follow the schemes of work for each year group in order to support staff in and around lessons
- To support students with practical tasks and giving the opportunity for more advanced work to be achieved
- To shop for food ingredients for demonstrations and for students resources as required
- To order and prepare materials for projects and food stock cupboards well organised and maintained
- To offer support for students coming back to finish work as and where necessary to meet GCSE and A level deadlines
- To help with the organisation of the open evenings, transition days, and whole school events as required
Health and Safety
- To advise the faculty staff in technical support, including health & safety guidance.
- To support all faculty staff in their development of risk assessments for practical activities.
- To provide technical support to students, including health & safety guidance
- To carry routine inspections and monitoring of all equipment and keep the classroom well organised and tidy
- To liaise with the HVS Premises team to ensure all necessary testing and annual safety checks are carried out
- To operate safe handling and storage of all materials e.g. hazardous chemicals
- To carry out weekly H&S checks of the food room reporting any issues
- To keep all records for the department up-to-date and accessible (H&S, RA, maintenance, etc.)
General duties
- To work as part of the overall support team of the School to ensure the School runs smoothly and effectively at all times
- To embody the School’s values both on and off site
- To observe and implement current school policies and good practice
- To participate in and attend meetings and training as appropriate, including CPD days
- To support school events as required
- To embody the School’s values and represent the School in a positive manner at all times
- To take an active role in their own professional development in line with performance management objectives
- To undertake such other duties as requested by Head Teacher/ Senior Leadership Team as are reasonably required as part of the role.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful appointments are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.