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"1) Our Volunteer Packs:
"Like most school canteens, we rely on volunteer staff
to function and their help is very valuable to the success
of our school. We are also expected under our Food Safety
Plan to meet strict standards and ensure that our volunteers
are up to date with food safety handling and hygiene procedures.
The volunteer packs enable us to ensure our workers, whether
student, staff or parent/friend of the school, have basic
knowledge and skills to help them integrate into the school
community and not compromise food safety requirements.
"Our volunteer packs include:
- a volunteer workers' manual explaining how the canteen
operates, the school's healthy eating policy, the food safety
plan and OH&S requirement
- a welcome/thank you card
- food handling brochures from the Department of Human Services
- an emergency contact form (we included this after hearing
of a school that had a volunteer collapse and they had no
record of next of kin or a contact)
- an orientation checklist that is signed off by volunteer
and canteen manager as evidence of training taking place
(This enables this training to be documented and stored
for evidence if necessary. It is able to be completed quickly
and ensures that all requirements have been met.)
"2) Our Pizza Pasta Day:
"The students at MEC love pasta but we don't always
get time or have enough volunteers to make it and we came
up with the idea of offering a special day where all we have
on the menu is pizza or pasta. The students loved our trial
of this. We made four different types of pasta: Eggplant and
Capsicum, Bolognese, Carbonara, and Oven Baked Tomato and
Bacon. We also had BBQ Chicken Pizzas, Hawaiian, Cheese and
Bacon, and Vegetarian.
"During winter, we ran this successfully once a week
and were able to utilise student helpers to make and freeze
sauces. We made the pizzas out of foccacia bread cut in half
and baked in our oven. The students enjoyed the variety and
we were able to change our menu to suit. Next year, we will
be moving to our new school at Balaclava Rd. This will be
a huge challenge for us as we will become a prep to twelve
school. I am looking forward to using both of these innovations
there and also to the creation of many more."
- Andrea Ford, Canteen Manager - Nolan St Campus
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