FCE / NFS School Kitchen Assistant

Job Description

Contract Schedule (10-Month Milestone Basis per Year):

• Base Year (2027): 1 Jan to 4 Jun; 28 Jun to 3 Sep; 10 Sep to 30 Nov.
• Option Year (2028): 1 Jan to 2 Jun; 3 Jul to 8 Sep; 13 Sep to 30 Nov.
• Note: Includes supporting national examinations during the first week of June school holidays.

Working Hours (No Weekends / Gazetted Public Holidays):

• Mondays to Thursdays: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Inclusive of 1-hour lunch break).
• Fridays: 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Inclusive of 1-hour lunch break).
• Occasional flexibility requested up to 6:30 PM (fewer than 10 days a year).

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lesson Preparation & Ingredient Portions: Receive and verify ingredient orders from food suppliers. Measure, portion, and set up culinary ingredients and tools before Food & Consumer Education (FCE) and NFS classes begin.
• Kitchen & Facilities Management: Supervise and maintain two training kitchens and one Teacher Preparation Room to uphold the highest standards of food hygiene and kitchen safety.
• Inventory Control: Conduct comprehensive stock-taking and inventory logs for textbooks, appliances, culinary utensils, and hardware resources.
• In-Class Teaching Assistance: Assist NFS teachers during practical culinary sessions, ensuring student compliance with safety regulations and guiding them in basic food preparation techniques.

Job Requirements

• Experience: Strictly requires at least 3 years of working experience as a FCE/NFS kitchen assistant in a Singapore Secondary School.
• Certification: Must hold a valid WSQ Food Safety Course (FSC) Level 1 Certificate.
• Qualifications: Minimum of PSLE graduation or equivalent.
• Core Skills: Basic culinary proficiency paired with basic mathematical capabilities (must scale, calculate, and adjust recipe ingredient volumes for up to 8 classes per cohort level).
• Communication: Confident oral and written English communication skills. Able to work well independently and collaboratively under fast-paced school laboratory conditions.