Lunchtime Lead - London, United Kingdom - Oasis Children's Venture

Oasis Children's Venture

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London, United Kingdom

6 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Lunchtime Lead

Hours of Work 21hrs prep time before start of playscheme 9 a.m - 2p.m.

Purpose of Post
To lead the delivery of the food service across the Oasisplay sites.

To work with the management team, children and young people to develop a service which provides healthy lunchtime meals and engages children and young people in the process.

Key Areas
Menu planning

Preparing hot food offer every day

Ensuring food is supplied to each sites

Leading food preparation activities with children across sites

Duties and Responsibilities

Activity Planning
To work with management team, children and young people to develop a menu prior to the playscheme

To work with management team to develop the logistics of the scheme and how it would work over the four sites.

To source food and ensure delivery to all sites

To support the food preparation across the sites including working with children

Liaison
To develop and maintain good relationships and communications with teams parents/carers to ensure the needs of each child are met

To communicate clearly about any matters relating to the scheme to line manager and management team

To consult with the children and involve them in the planning of activities

To share good practice with the rest of the team.

Food Preparation
Ensure food provided is balanced and healthy in accordance with recommended dietary requirements, and that food preparation/handling is carried out within the guidelines of the Food Safety, Act 1990

Supervision children
Ensure that activities are carried out in a safe and responsible manner and are accessible to all children

To engage children positively in food preparation and cooking activities

General
Ensure that risk assessments are completed prior to commencing new activities with children and that you are aware of existing risk assessments

To be aware of safeguarding policies and procedures and implement these should the need arise

Person Specification

Experience

Experience of menu planning and food preparation for large numbers of people
Experience working with children and families from diverse backgrounds.

Knowledge / Education

An understanding of nutrition and healthy eating
An understanding of the value of outdoor play and education.
Demonstrable understanding of the principles of equal opportunities.

Skills

Ability to manage a group of mixed aged children and sustain their interest and involvement in activities.
To have a positive, warm and flexible approach, prepared to work as part of a team and to develop own project management skills.
Ability to use own initiative.
Aptitude for working in a diverse, multicultural communities.

Job Types:
Part-time, Temporary contract

Part-time hours: 21 per week

Salary:
Up to £15.00 per hour

Benefits: