Portfield School is an incredibly unique and specialist education provision that exists to support children aged 4-19 in a personalised and supportive environment in which allows our students to be the best they can be.

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Our school provision is oversubscribed each year and we are extremely proud to be Ofsted 'Good' aspiring to become 'Outstanding'.

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We are looking for a specialist Food & Nutrition Lead to join us and drive our healthy eating plans forwards! This role would suit someone enthusiastic about nutrition, empowering our students to lead a healthy lifestyle and eager to experiment with food and flavour.

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If you have a creative and flexible approach to learning and the creativity required to make healthy dishes, we want to hear from you! You don't need to be a qualified teacher for this role, we are interested in hearing from candidates with qualifications in catering or nutrition.

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This role is working full time, 39 hours per week, term time only.

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Your day as a Food & Nutrition Lead's would include:

* Leading the school food and nutrition programme including the developing a curriculum that empowers our students to have a healthy relationship with food

* Deliver individualised and engaging lessons, helping students develop their culinary skills and knowledge

* Oversee our school chef and kitchen ensuring hygiene standards are adhered to and a variety of meals are served in line with School Food Guidelines

* Support the Sixth Form students to plan, cost and create a variety of meals

* Inspiring our students to become creative with food

* Working with our multi-disciplinary therapy team to implement a healthy eating plan across the whole school

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Why join us?

* To have the opportunity to join our neurodiversity Network led by colleagues to ensure the voice of neuro-diverse people remains central to our thinking and decision making

* A rewarding job, full of variety and opportunities for career development

* 12-week induction programme consisting of in-house training, e-learning, shadowing, coaching, and mentoring.

* The opportunity to complete an accredited qualification once you've passed your probation period.

* Up to 33 days annual leave pro-rata (including bank holidays)

* Access to our exclusive benefits portal, Empower, which gives you money off shops, restaurants, and days out, and access to our Wellbeing hub to support your physical, emotional and financial health.

* We partner with leading companies to bring you free mortgage advice, home health testing and access to fertility support.

* A cashback healthcare plan for general day-to-day healthcare such as optical and dental appointments.

* A generous employee referral scheme - you can earn £400 for each person you successfully refer to join our charity

* A 24 Hour Employee Assistance programme that provides practical information and support on issues like money management, family and legal information.

* We also have a network of Mental Health First Aiders to provide support you in the event you experience issues relating to your mental health.

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Closing date: 19/09/2024

Interviews: W/c 23/09/2024

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If you have any questions and would like to discuss the role in more detail, please call the Talent Team on (phone number removed).

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Carly would be happy to help!

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Our commitment

We welcome applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. We ​will ​ensure ​that ​all our recruitment and ​selection ​practices ​reflect this. Anyone with any form of disability will be provided with reasonable adjustments in order to participate in the job application or interview process. As part of our commitment to providing reasonable adjustments, please let us know if you require support to complete your application.

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Autism Unlimited is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. Any vacancy we have will be filled based on qualifications and best fit without any reference to race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

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All successful candidates​will ​be​subject to disclosure and barring checks along with other relevant employment checks