Teaching Assistant Level 3 SEN - Food and Nutrition Technician

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Assistant Level 3 SEN - Food and Nutrition to join an outstanding school and college dedicated to supporting young people with special educational needs. You will be helping students develop transferable employability and life skills through working with students in the catering and hospitality kitchen. You will work closely with the Catering and Hospitality Lead Teacher to support teaching and learning as well as ensure resource requirements of the department are effectively met. This role requires the successful candidate to maintain the teaching kitchen, adhering to high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene. They will also play an active role in the maintenance of equipment and utensils., To complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for delivering agreed learning activities to identified groups of students. The post holder will provide support to curriculum development in specialised areas.

Experience of working in a catering setting as well as an educational setting is desirable., The successful applicant must be able to work effectively with the whole school community including pupils, parents, governors, and staff.

This is a Grade 5 permanent post, working 35 hours per week term time only plus 5 additional training days, a total of 39 weeks per year. The starting pro rata salary is £24,223 and the full time equivalent is £28,163., The main contacts of the job are: Curriculum Leader, SLT Line manager, SLT at the school, teaching staff, other support staff, students, parents, and external support services. What the school offers its staff Working for us Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;

• A commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
• Membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
• Access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support
• Access to Cyclescheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
• We'rehappy to talk flexible workingwhere possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.