What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
Desirable:
Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Experience/skills
Previous large scale cooking experience.
Operating commercial catering equipment.
Reasonable level of numeracy and literacy skills.
Experience of cooking in a school environment.
Basic knowledge of Food Safety/Health and Safety and Allergens.
General knowledge of nutrition.
Qualities
Essential:
Willingness to undertake training as required.
Good rapport with Children and Young People.
Ability to work as a member of a team.
Must have a mature attitude and be reliable.
Sensitivity to the needs of colleagues and customers.
Must be able to communicate with staff, parents, other customers and colleagues
Essential:
General
A flexible approach to working, including out-of-hours, and an ability and willingness to travel to various locations
An understanding of, and commitment to, Equal Opportunities, and the ability to apply this to work and day-to-day situations
What the school offers its staff
At Ivanhoe School, our students come first. We recognise their different needs and work hard with them to develop their abilities and talents. We value the unique contribution of each student and want them to achieve their full potential.
On our journey we commit to:
• Providing a rich and creative teaching and learning community
• Providing a safe and caring environment
• Investing in ourselves to ensure everyone achieves success
• Respecting and valuing everyone and embracing diversity
• Building strong partnerships within our local community
• Continually preparing to meet future challenges
Our students are highly successful across a broad range of activities – personal and social development, sporting, artistic, musical and cultural. We work in close partnership with schools within LIFE Mat to build expertise across our teaching community.
We enjoy learning together – not only in lessons but also through the wide range of extra-curricular activities we have on offer, and we encourage all students to get involved. We are committed to working closely with parents and a high value is placed on student voice in all aspects of school life.
Highly qualified teachers and support staff provide an excellent, caring environment in which students can learn and flourish safely. Our aspirations, expectations and commitment are relentlessly high for all members of the school community.
Ivanhoe School became Members of the LiFE Multi Academy Trust in July 2021. Ivanhoe School works closely with local LIFE MAT schools: Ashby School and Ibstock Community College as part of the 'National Forest Hub.'
The LiFE MAT visions and values are as follows:
Vision
We have a compelling desire to provide high quality, personalised and rounded education for everyone, right in the heart of our local community. We believe that no school can be deemed successful unless all those around it are also successful, popular and flourishing. Hence, we believe that dynamic, mutually accountable collaboration and challenge between local schools as members of the LiFE MAT is the cornerstone of our future success.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.