12 Dec
Government schools
City of Ballarat
Role
This is a hands‑on role working alongside BSS staff and students within a busy commercial kitchen environment. The Trainer & Assessor will deliver high‑quality training and assessment for the following qualifications:
- Certificate II in Baking (SBAT)
- Certificate II in Cookery
- Certificate I in Hospitality
Selection Criteria
- Capacity to undertake compliance requirements in regards to Registered Training Organisations connected to VET and SBAT¿s.
- Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively with members of the school community including students and the capacity to provide learning support to students through various Vocational programs ran through a hospitality sector.
- Demonstrated proficiency in the use of and also training students in Hospitality Equipment including Commercial cooking equipment as relevant to the position.
- Capacity to work cooperatively with a range of people including teachers, education support, students and parents.
- Demonstrated capacity in providing learning opportunities for students to prepare for post school life.
Responsibilities
Training & Assessment
- Deliver, supervise, and assess students enrolled in the VET courses listed above.
- Ensure all training and assessment practices meet RTO requirements and maintain accurate, up‑to‑date records.
- Provide practical supervision and instruction to students working in the commercial kitchen.
Kitchen Operations & Safety
- Demonstrate proficiency in the day‑to‑day operations of a busy commercial kitchen and confidently instruct others.
- Ensure all kitchen staff and students comply with WH&S; legislation at all times.
- Maintain thorough knowledge of City of Ballarat Food Safety regulations and ensure full compliance.
- Assist in the preparation of food products for sale.
- Participate in stock control and maintain kitchen equipment as required.
Team Collaboration
- Instruct and supervise BSS Hospitality staff and Classroom ES personnel assisting in kitchen operations.
- Work collaboratively with the Hospitality Team, teachers, therapists, and students to develop skill‑building programs aligned with the Hospitality curriculum.
- Attend staff meetings during and outside standard school hours as required.
- Support additional hospitality or special‑event activities outside school hours when needed.
Café & Catering Coordination
- Liaise with the FARM Café Manager regarding development of new menu items and products.
- Plan and coordinate catering orders.
- Provide catering for functions of up to 200 people.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Experience in the hospitality industry with practical, hands‑on skills.
- Relevant vocational qualifications in hospitality/cookery/baking.
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE) – essential.
Diversity and Inclusion
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms – culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.
The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability.
Child Protected Standards
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at: Child Safe Standards.
DE Values
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. Information on the department values is available at: DE Values.
Other Information
- Hours of Employment: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre‑employment conditions check.
- Induction and support programmes will be provided.
- Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's website at .
Preparing your Application
- Applicants must hold a current type ‘E’ Working with Children Check Card. In your application you must include both the name on your Working with Children Card and the actual card number.
- Your application should persuade us that you are the best person for this position. It does not need to be long but should help us to decide if you would fit easily into our school philosophy and learning and teaching team. If you are submitting hardcopies of your application, please provide the school with three copies of your application.
- Applicants must respond to the key selection criteria for this position in their application. If you do not address the selection criteria you may not be offered an interview.
- Use at least two confidential referees that we can contact for further information.
- After the closing date, our Selection Panel will meet and consider the applications submitted. The Panel will shortlist applicants for interview, interview will be conducted and referees contacted prior to a decision being made. During the interview you will be expected to present your current type ‘E’ Working with Children Card.
- The successful applicant completes a Validation of Personal Information declaration and a Pre‑Employment Health declaration.
Conditions of Employment
- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre‑employment conditions check.
- A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programmes provided.
- Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at .
Location Profile
Ballarat Specialist School caters for students aged from 3 to 18 years who have a diagnosed intellectual disability ranging from mild to profound. The school is a dual‑campus K‑12 school organised around four stages of learning – Early Learning (Ages 3‑5), Primary School (Ages 5‑12), Middle School (Ages 12‑15) and Senior School (Ages 15‑18). Our Early Learning to Middle School students are accommodated at our main Gillies Street Campus. Our Senior School students are located at our 8.09 hectare FARM Campus in Norman Street. Our current enrolment is approximately 430 students.
Ballarat Specialist School provides an inclusive and rigorous learning programme that challenges and engages students to grow as passionate learners. The teaching and learning programmes are underpinned by the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework and the Victorian Pathways Certificate. A comprehensive curriculum, with a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy, is embedded into curriculum maps for each of the mini‑schools within the school. Each curriculum map is designed to meet the learning needs of students at their individual stages of learning. This is supported by Individual Education Plans for all students. Communication is a keystone of all learning and curricula within the school. The school's pedagogy reflects current research, and best practice is enacted to maximise student learning outcomes. Our teaching and learning programmes are anchored in a gradual release of responsibility model to enable our students to become independent and lifelong learners. Through Professional Learning Communities, Ballarat Specialist School staff invest in the collective application of curriculum, assessment, shared learning, reflection and they engage in inquiry about student work.
Our specialist programmes include: Science, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Physical Education (PE) and Hospitality. The school also operates the Vintage Soul Op Shop and a café at our Gilles St and Norman street FARM campus. Through these enterprises we offer students pathways to future employment as these school‑based work areas and programmes are connected to the specific delivery of Certificate I in life skills and Certificate II Courses through local TAFE institutes. The courses conducted onsite are Kitchen Operations, Retail, Horticulture, Visual Arts, Sport & Recreation, Music Industry and Work Skills.
Our supermarket, ‘Mini Woolies’, provides an onsite and real‑life supermarket experience for our primary and middle school students at Gillies Street.
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