Food Technology Assistant

Food Technology Assistant

St Joseph's College

Principal:Ms Cathy Livingston

Enquiries:principal@stjosephs.com.au

Co-Principal:

Applications Close:11/11/2025

Position: Education Support Employee

Type:Ongoing

Hours per Week:Part-time

Role Description/Criteria

Application details on stjosephs.com.au

Applications close on Tuesday 11 November

Commencement - Tuesday 27 January 2026

Food Technology Assistant

St Joseph’s College is a Catholic school in the Salesian tradition. As a faith community, all members seek to uphold the mission and vision of the College.

St Joseph’s College provides employees, volunteers and clergy with regular and appropriate opportunities to develop their knowledge of, openness to and ability to address child safety matters. This includes induction, ongoing training and professional learning to ensure that everyone understands and is compliant in their professional and legal obligations and responsibilities, and that there is confidence in the procedures for reporting suspicion of child abuse and neglect.

Preamble

The Food Technology Assistant works closely with the teachers of Food Technology and Food Studies and contributes to the overall success of this area.

Qualities Required

1. Friendly and warm disposition.
2. Welcoming and helpful personality.
3. Ability to interact well with staff, parents and students.
4. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
5. Loyalty to the College and its staff.
6. Ability to work flexibly.

Skills/Training Needed

1. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
2. Strong organisation skills.
3. Good understanding of the operations of a secondary school.
4. Excellent food handling skills.
5. First Aid Level 2 (or willingness to obtain this).
6. Anaphylaxis training – ASCIA e-training for Victorian Schools with verification of practical application completed within 30 days, to be fully compliant.
7. Completion of DET mandatory reporting e-learning module (non-government schools).
8. Relevant food handling certificate highly desirable (e.g. Department of Health Victoria’s food safety course recommended)

Child Safe Standards

The Food Technology Assistant must be:

• committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
• able to demonstrate an understanding of the Child Safe Standards and their legal obligations under the Ministerial Order No. 1359.
• a suitable person to be engaged in working with children and young people.
• able to understand and commit to Child Safe Standards and expectations relating to Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS), PROTECT, VRQA and VIT.
• able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Child Safety protocols, Codes of Conduct and to ensuring the Child Safe focus of St Joseph’s College.

St Joseph’s College is a Child Safe College.

Duties will include:

• Communicate requirements for equipment as required by the department.
• Communicate relevant matters to the Technology Leader.
• Set up materials/equipment for all practical classes.
• Assist teachers and students in all practical classes.
• Consultation with teachers re practical classes as required.
• Ensure all equipment and kitchens have been left clean and tidy before class is dismissed.
• Maintain order and cleanliness of kitchen, fridges, cool rooms and storerooms.
• Ensure all the washing and drying of tea towels at the completion of each practical class.
• Clean cool rooms and storerooms. This is done at least once per term.
• Communicate any relevant matters to Maintenance e.g. the exhausts, air-conditioners and ceiling fans to be cleaned.
• Administer online ordering.
• Assist with the maintenance of financial records of Food Technology expenditure.
• Cleaning of ovens and stoves tops and sides.
• Cleaning of individual kitchen/s including equipment stored under the sinks
• Checking all equipment is clean and in working order.
• Check inventory to ensure all kitchens have all the required equipment.
• Check that appliances have all their fittings.
• Clean out fridges and cool rooms of all perishables as appropriate to the time of term.
• Defrosting of areas where appropriate.
• Washing and drying of items such as tea towels, tablecloths, first aid items e.g. pillow slips/sheets.
• Assistance (during work hours) with particular College events e.g. set-up/pack up of catering items.
• Ordering and maintaining milk etc in the Staff areas with attention to differences in term and holiday time.
• Other duties as advised by the Principal (or delegate) and/or Technology Leader including general administrative duties as required.

Key Performance Indicators

• Ability to complete duties in a professional and timely manner.
• Ability to demonstrate teamwork.
• Ability to respond effectively to constructive feedback.
• Ability to participate in an appropriate professional development plan.

Terms and Conditions

Salaries and conditions are set by the CEMEA 2022. The position is Category B.

On a day-to-day basis, position reports to the Technology Leader.

Overall, position reports to the Principal or Principal’s delegate.

Part-Time approx. 0.8FTE. Hours and days to be determined.

Revised May 2025

Application Procedures

https://www.stjosephs.com.au

Details:

Address:5 Brenock Park Drive
Ferntree Gully

Phone:9758 2000

Website: https://www.stjosephs.com.au