The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen- Food Technician is an important role in supporting the school’s Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden student experience. This program supports the garden, to kitchen, to table experience in Years 3-6 by focusing on the health and wellbeing of students by delivering fun, hands-on and inclusive food education across the school.

The SAKG program equips children with the skills to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh, affordable and culturally diverse food, enabling them to develop positive food, wellbeing and sustainability skills for life.

The position is responsible for the following: 

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen- Food Technician 

Food Preparation & Practical Lesson delivery

• Lead in the development of recipe construction and food prep requirements.
• Liaise with Garden teacher regarding required vegetables during the year.
• Organise lesson set up and pack down
• Organise and prepare trays of ingredients for classes.
• Coordinate clean up during lessons.
• Assist students during practical classes.
• Maintain hygiene and safety standards in the food tech room.

Ordering & Purchasing

• Order from MSPS grocer choice.
• Check deliveries
• Maintain stock levels of pantry staples and ingredients.

Equipment & Kitchen Maintenance

• Ensure all equipment is clean, working, and in proper place.
• Maintain and clean workstations, appliances, sinks, and utensils.
• Report faults and organise maintenance or replacements.
• Regularly check, wash, and store linen and cleaning materials.

Organisation & Administration

• Create and update recipe folders and food order lists.
• Label food items, organise pantry/cupboards.
• Check deliveries and handle invoices.
• Liaise with suppliers (if required) and Business Manager for scheduling and ordering.

End-of-Year Tasks

• Deep clean all kitchen areas and equipment.
• Discard expired food and reorganise storage.
• Prepare kitchen for shutdown.

General

• Assist in maintaining a safe and healthy working environment by following OH&S and risk management procedures and ensure all contractors comply with DET and school policy and OH&S requirements.
• The range of duties may be expanded or altered at any time in the future or as directed by the Principal, Business Manager in accordance with ES1-3 dimensions of work

·       Applications must include:

A specific response to the key selection criteria and position details. Preferably no more than two pages for all criteria.

·   Please attach applications including:

1.     A CV with a summary of experience and qualifications.

2.     Specific Key Selection Criteria response.

3.     The names, email addresses and contact details for three referees who can provide information regarding the applicant in relation to the key selection criteria. For ease of handling by the school, all documents (CV and key selection criteria responses) can be saved as one pdf and uploaded to Recruitment on Line.
 

·       All applicants should ensure that their personal profile on Recruitment Online is up to date.