Job Vacancies at Woodridge College and Preparatory School

Skills & requirements:

• Culinary school diploma is essential, a degree in food service management orrelated field is advantageous;
• Proven food and beverage management experience gained in a school environment is essential;
• Previous experience gained with special dietsis essential;
• Strong financial background (accounting);
• Sound communication and leadership skills with the ability to delegate multiple tasks;
• Ability to keep abreast with the latest in food and beverages trends and best practices;
• Ability to manage personnel and meet financial targets;
• Guest-oriented and service-minded;
• Working knowledge of various computersoftware programmes, in particular MS Office;
• Ability to identify and resolve problems efficiently;
• Exceptional administration skills;
• Good timekeeping and attention to detail;
• Comfortable with working extended daily working hours/work weekends & public holidays;
• Have the ability to work in a pressurised environment;
• Hard-working,reliable, honest, enthusiastic and energetic;
• Ability to promote and embrace diversity and inclusion;
• First aid qualifications or prepared to obtain this;
• Requisite clearance certificates

Responsibilities

• Managing all food, beverage, functions, coffee and tuck shop, and day-to-day operations within budgeted guidelines and to the higheststandards;
• Effectively forecasting, budgeting, planning, and managing food and beverage orders,staff, and finances;
• Ensure sound financial control of the department;
• Leading the Catering Department team by attracting,recruiting, training and appraising staff;
• Providing two-way communication and nurturing an ownership environment with an emphasis on motivation and teamwork;
• Establishing targets, KPI’s,schedules, policies and procedures;
• Preserving excellent levels of internal and external customer service;
• Designing menus, purchasing goods and continuously making necessary improvements;
• Identifying customer needs and responding proactively to all of their concerns;
• Complying with all health and safety regulations;
• Adhering to the policies of the School, in particular policies relating to the safeguarding of children;
• General administration.

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Responsibilities

• Improving pupil’sriding skills and techniques(in conjunction with theWEC Manager), by using structured and planned riding lessons;
• Assisting pupil’s with understanding sound equestrian practises and protocols and setting a good example in all equestrian
• aspects at all times;
• Providing comments on ridersforreport purposes asrequired and providing input fortheWEC annualreport;
• Adhering to the policies of the School, in particular policies relating to the safeguarding of children;
• Assisting with the SANESA shows, both local and out of town;
• AttendingWEC Shows and Pony Camps and assisting with the planning and preparation thereof;
• Promoting good sportsmanship and conduct for pupils;
• Adhering to allrelevant aspects of Health and Safety/First Aid;
• General administration

Skills & requirements:

• Grade 12 and a Module 4 EQASA qualification is preferable;
• CEEPSA membership;
• Previous experience in coaching pupilsto ride;
• Experience in riding and schooling ponies and horses;
• The ability to work with adults & pupils
• The ability to accompany and/or drive ridersto and from shows(local and out of town);
• Professional, flexible, conscientious and able to act with discretion at all times;
• Be able to relate to and supervise pupils;
• Self-motivated team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills(with pupils,staff, parents and externalstakeholders);
• Excellent organisational and time managementskills;
• Have the ability to work in a pressurised environment;
• Hard-working,reliable, honest, enthusiastic and energetic;
• Ability to promote and embrace diversity and inclusion;
• Driverslicence and valid PDP is preferable ;
• First aid qualifications;
• Prepared to work overtime and on weekends;
• Requisite clearance certificates.

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Skills & requirements:

• An appropriate professional teaching qualification from a recognised institution (university degree and professional qualification);
• Upwards of three years’ mathematics and mathematical literacy teaching experience GET and FET is advantageous;
• Previous experience gained in an IEB school and an understanding of Cooperative Education is advantageous;
• Knowledgeable and intellectually inquisitive with the drive and passion for developing and caring for children;
• An open and creative outlook to education;
• Ability to adapt to change;
• Self-motivated team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills(with pupils,staff and parents);
• Excellent organisational and time managementskills;
• Exceptional administration skills, including computer literacy, and a willingnessto develop inspiring, contemporary teaching material;
• Ability to promote and embrace diversity and inclusion;
• Willingness and commitment to contribute to the School extracurricular,sports and outdoor education programmes;
• SACE registered with the requisite clearance certificates.

Duties and Responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to:

• Teaching FET and GET mathematics and mathematical literacy according to the educational needs and abilities of the individual and groups;
• Communicating effectively and developing relationships at all levels with pupils,staff and parents;
• Providing academic support through extra
• lessons or providing extension activities;
• Ensuring a disciplined classroom environment;
• Keeping abreast of developments and best practice in teaching mathematics and mathematical literacy;
• Incorporating thinking skillsin orderto foster independent, critical and creative thinkers;
• Participating fully in the life and extracurricular programme of the School, including pastoral care, sport, outdoor education and otherschool events/functions;
• Incorporating the ethos and values of the School into all aspects of education;
• General administration.

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Skills & requirements:

• An appropriate professional teaching qualification from a recognised institution (university degree and professional qualification);
• Previous CAT, IT and Java Programming teaching experience;
• Ability to teach both IT and CAT;
• Ability to teach general Computer Literacy at Grade 8 and 9 level;
• Involvement with and teaching Robotics and Coding is preferable;
• Previous experience gained in an IEB school is advantageous;
• Knowledgeable and intellectually inquisitive with the drive and passion for developing and caring for children;
• Understanding of Cooperative Education;
• An open and creative outlook to education;
• Ability to adapt to change;
• Self-motivated team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills(with pupils,staff and parents);
• Excellent organisational and time managementskills;
• Exceptional administration skills and a willingnessto develop inspiring, contemporary teaching material;
• Ability to promote and embrace diversity and inclusion;
• Willingness and commitment to contribute to the School extracurricular,sports and outdoor education programmes;
• SACE registered with the requisite clearance certificates

Duties and Responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to:

• Taking responsibility forteaching GET & FET IT,
• CAT and Computer Literacy (including Robotics and Coding), according to the educational needs and abilities of the individual and groups;
• Communicating effectively and developing relationships at all levels with pupils,staff and parents;
• Providing academic support through extra lessons or providing extension activities;
• Ensuring a disciplined classroom environment;
• Keeping abreast of developments and best practice in teaching computer science/technology;
• Incorporating thinking skillsin orderto foster independent, critical and creative thinkers;
• Engaging with pupils and theirfamilies;
• Participating fully in the life and extracurricular programme of the School, including pastoral care,sport, outdoor education and other school events/functions;
• Incorporating the ethos and values of the
• School into all aspects of education.

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Skills & requirements:

• Relevant qualification in the Physical Science/Life Science field would be advantageous;
• Previous experience gained working within a Physical Science/Life Science Laboratory;
• Knowledge of laboratory techniques, equipment, materials, chemicals and relevantsafety and legislative requirements;
• Organisational and time managementskills and ability to work independently;
• Computerliteracy;
• Self-motivated team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written);
• Strong planning, organising and administration skills;
• Problem solving ability;
• Ability to promote and embrace diversity and inclusion;
• Committed to self-development;
• Requisite clearance certificates.

Duties and Responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to:

Organising preparation areas and classroom laboratoriesfor laboratory experimental purposes:

• Assisting in planning and running of practicals;
• Meticulously setting up equipment and materialsfor practicalsin advance;
• Test-running practicals;
• Being present in the laboratory during practicals.

Ensuring good housekeeping practices are in place:

• Ensuring the prep room and laboratories are tidy at all times;
• Ensuring that all equipment isrepaired and maintained;
• Undertaking general housekeeping of chemicals, biologicalsamples and otherresources;
• Assisting with tidying up after practicals;
• Washing and packing away materials and equipment;
• Ensuring safe handling,storage and disposal of hazardous materials

Controlling stock, including sourcing and ordering of laboratory

• equipment and chemicals;
• Ensuring safety proceduresin the laboratory are adhered to,
• including evacuation procedures;
• General administration.