Catering Assistant
Holsworthy Community College, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6JD9 days remaining to apply
Closing date
21 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,027.00 Annually (FTE) 25 hours per week for 39 weeks per year. (9.15am to 2.45pm includes 30 minute break)
Catering Assistant job summary
An opportunity to join the Catering Team at Holsworthy Community College to prepare, cook and serve meals to students and colleagues. Duties will include, food preparation, cooking, kitchen hygiene, cleaning and general kitchen duties although this is not an exhaustive list.
The Role
School Meals
- Daily Food Preparation and cooking.
- General cleaning and dishwashing.
- To work on your own and as part of a successful team.
- To assist young people to choose a balanced meal.
- Preparing service area for both break and lunch time service.
- Prepare and load meals for 4 primary school ready for collection.
- Record daily, weekly and periodic food safety data via the food safety logbook.
- Operate electronic tills and record sales in line with kitchen policy.
- Maintain a clean and tidy service and canteen area.
- Ensure students facing fridges and displays are stocked fully and stock rotation always applied.
- All other duties required to assist with the smooth running of the kitchen and areas of service and to assist catering colleagues.
- To always have and deliver excellent standards in food preparation and customer service
- Embrace change and be proactive in sharing your ideas to improve the catering function at Holsworthy Community College and the wider Trust.
General
1. To encourage good behaviour by the effective use of the school’s Behaviour Policy.
2. To report to SLT any untoward circumstances, eg Safeguarding concerns.
All relevant training will be provided.
Note: A courteous and helpful manner is always required.
The performance of any other duties within the general range of the job description as required by the Catering Manager and the wider Trust.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
| Category | Requirement | Essential/Desirable |
Good Literacy & Numeracy skills. (GCSE A to C grade or equivalent). Basic Food Hygiene Level 2. | Essential Desirable | |
Experience | Working in catering/service industry. | Desirable |
| Knowledge | Knowledge of how a busy kitchen functions on a daily basis. | Desirable |
| Skills/Abilities | Able to follow instructions, quick to pick up the duties outlined above. | Essential |
Data Protection / General Data Protection Regulations Compliance
The Privacy Notice sets our general principles in relation to Data Protection and the General Data Protection Regulations. You should also abide all Trust policies relating to the use of data including but not limited to:
Acceptable Use Policy
Records Retention Policy
Personal Data Breach Procedure
Employee Code of Conduct
E-safety Policy
Social Media Policy
Use of Personal Devices Policy
Our Privacy Notice for Employees explains how we use your personal data.
You should note that a duty of confidentiality applies to all personal data seen prior to the first day of employment (for example, pupil lists for the purposes of lesson planning or other activities to support teaching and learning). This reflects the custom and practice of those contracts of employment starting on the first day of term while recognising the need to be aware of and plan to support pupil needs.
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
All schools in The Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).
‘This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’
Your application form will be processed by My New Term who act for DMAT as a data processor- please see our Privacy Notice for more information about how we process job applicant personal data.
The successful candidate will be required to come to DMAT HQ to complete mandatory training.
Training Details:
Location: Central Head Office (Wardhayes) 8 Simmons Way, Okehampton, EX20 1PY
Duration: Monday – Friday
Purpose: To provide comprehensive training on company policies, procedures, and systems necessary for successful integration into the role.
Training Schedule: Daily sessions from 9am to 4pm, with breaks provided.
Benefits of Training Week:
To gain valuable insights into our company culture and values.
Interact with key stakeholders and team members.
Acquire essential knowledge and skills to excel in your role.
Establish a strong foundation for your career growth within Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Holsworthy Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 524 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Holsworthy Community College website (opens in new tab)
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