School Catering Assistant - Durham, United Kingdom - Wheatley Hill Primary School

Wheatley Hill Primary School

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Durham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Required from March 2023 or as soon as possible, to work term time plus 2 additional weeks.

The Catering Assistant will ensure excellence in the provision of our school catering offer and will work closely with our experienced Catering Manager.

The post holder will be an active member of the catering team to deliver high quality food stuffs and services whist achieving/exceeding the financial targets set for the service.

Applicants with disabilities will be invited for interview if the essential job criteria are met.

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

This post is not open to job share.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
To assist the Catering Manager with simple tasks associated with food production and service.

To perform cleaning duties to maintain a high standard of food hygiene and food safety.

To be courteous and helpful to customers and Clients.

KEY TASKS:
To assist in the preparation and cooking of food and beverages as defined.

To prepare the dining area for service, which may include moving and/or setting up of furniture, setting up trolley, and cleaning and dismantling of these as required after service.

To prepare service areas, counters, hot cupboards and other equipment for the efficient and effective service of meals.

To serve food according to the type of operation as defined by Wheatley Hill Primary, paying particular attention to portion control and presentation of food.

To wash crockery, cutlery, cooking equipment, serving equipment, utensils and other catering equipment and surfaces to specified standards.

To clean on a daily basis all catering areas to the required standard including routine cleaning tasks and furniture movement in accordance with Unit cleaning rotas and/or when specifically requested to do so.

To remove food debris from dining areas and spot mop floor surfaces.

To perform a periodic clean of dining furniture.

To inform the Catering Manager of any defects in the kitchen or catering equipment as soon as possible.

To support the Catering Manager in achieving business and Unit objectives and in ensuring that Contract targets and quality system requirements are met.

To undergo appropriate on and off the job training and to put this training into practice within the Unit.

To maintain Wheatley Hill Primary's standards of personal and kitchen hygiene, Food Safety and Health & Safety and to operate to the standards required by statutory regulations.

To make every customer experience an enjoyable one, reporting any complaints or compliments to Wheatley Hill Primary management.

To report immediately any incidents of accident, injury, burglary, theft, damage and loss of property.

To comply with reasonable requests made by the Catering Manager or the Senior Leadership of Wheatley Hill Primary, including the covering of staff at any other Unit within the Contract.

To undertake any other duties that may be required for the effective running of the Unit as directed by the Headteacher.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Part-time hours: 20-37 per week

Salary:
£9.50-£10.50 per hour

Benefits: