About the Opportunity

If you are currently employed by Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese, please submit your application via our internal Careers Site on EmployeeConnect. We are excited to support you in the next step of your career.

Caroline Chisholm College is seeking a caring and dedicated TAS Assistant to play a crucial role in supporting the TAS KLA and providing professional support service in a fast paced school learning environment. The position supports the work of the school staff and the TAS Tech teachers to ensure high quality teaching and learning can be effectively delivered. The TAS Assistant role will be 4 days per week with the possibility of going 5 days in 2027! 

Key Responsibilities

In this role you will work collaboratively with teachers and school staff to:

• Provide assistance and support to the TAS department ensuring all practical lessons are delivered effectively.
• Liaise with teachers regarding upcoming practical classes, set up classes, ensuring all the necessary equipment and ingredients are in place. 
• Manage food orders and shopping for all hospitality and food technology classes.
• Ensure the kitchens have required equipment stocked
• Maintain digital recipes and corresponding order sheets on the Foodie Manager platform.
• Accept deliveries, check stock against invoices.
• Unpack and appropriately store deliveries: This includes labelling all food with the receival date prior to storage and then rotated on a first in, first out basis. Food types must be grouped on shelves and not located next to chemicals.
• Willingness to assist in the Textiles area when required, including preparing and organising resources, machine cleaning and overlocker reset, stock control.
• Desirable experience using and maintaining cricut cutting machines, Trotec laser machine.
• Pickup supplies where delivery is not available. Liaise with the accounts department if using a store card.
• Complete relevant WHS training and storage and maintenance of risk assessments
• Any other duties as required by the TAS KLA as communicated via the TAS Leader or Leadership Team member.

Qualifications and Experience

The successful application will bring:

• Previous experience in kitchen assistance (food preparation, ordering and storage) suitably managed to meet time and learning demands for classes Year 7-12.
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Regularly exercise independent initiative and judgement
• Excellent communication skills with a student-focused approach to service and support to ensure TAS learning outcomes are able to be achieved
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a well functioning team
• Food handling certificate
• Valid WWCC

Benefits

There are so many great things that Caroline Chisholm College has to offer! As a valued Chisholm employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our school. But that's not all. We offer:

• Competitive remuneration
• Salary packaging
• Wellbeing initiatives and resources
• Extensive growth and development opportunities
• Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees
• State-of-the-art facilities
• Fitness passort

The Organisation

CSPD is committed to responding to the needs of all students. With over 5,000 employees located across 80 primary and secondary schools and office communities, our aim is to transform learning and unlock the full potential of each of our 43,500 students while enriching the professional lives of staff.

Child Safeguarding Statement

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment, including holding a cleared NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and compliance with CSPDs Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Children and Students. For more information regarding WWCCs, click here.

Diversity Statement

CSPD strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.