Catering General Assistant

Greet Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 3ND

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP pending appropriate checks

• Closing date

  7 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 January 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: £23,656.00 - £24,027.00 Annually (FTE) GR1 Part-Time, Term Time Only

Catering General Assistant job summary

About the role:

We are seeking to appoint two Catering General Assistants (20 hours / 15 hours), on a Term Time Only basis to join the catering team in our very busy school kitchen. The successful candidates will promote the Catering Service at all times ensuring compliance with Customer Care Policies and regulations relating to Food Hygiene and Health and Safety. You will work under the supervision of the Catering Supervisor.

Greet is a large four-form entry primary school in the heart of Sparkhill, although you wouldn’t know that once on site as we have extensive grounds including a Forest School area, a wildlife garden and a kitchen garden. We also have four playgrounds and four buildings. We are passionate about creating a welcoming, safe and beautiful space for our children, staff and the community. We believe that the building and the grounds matter and are the foundation for creating a learning environment where our staff and children can thrive.

Our staff are very kind and welcoming, and our children are respectful and caring. We work as a team and go to great lengths to live out our values of Achieving Excellence, Social Intelligence and Ethical Lives. This means that we expect all who come in to our school to strive for greatness, be kind to themselves and others and value the world in which live.

What we will provide:

A culture of kindness

Competitive local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave and statutory Bank Holidays

Market leading Personal Development and Training plans to further your career

Access to Mental Health First Aid Programme

24 hour access to Employee Assistance Programme

Key Responsibilities:

Assisting in the basic preparation of food and refreshments, including some cooking.

Assisting in the care and cleaning of all kitchen equipment.

Preparation of dining rooms.

Serving meals and other refreshments to pupils and adults.

Assisting in the cleaning of the kitchen, dining room and kitchen equipment.

Assisting in the checking and storage of deliveries

Maintaining, at all times, standard of dress and appearance as appropriate to policy.

Assisting with promotional activities/special events.

You will have the following skills/ experience:

Excellent communicator.

Enthusiasm, hardworking and reliable with a flexible, can-do attitude.

Ability to receive and follow instructions.

Demonstrate the ability to work in an environment with children.

Tidy and possess a professional appearance and manner.

Awareness of basic food hygiene standards, and common sense towards personal Health and Safety.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

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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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Greet Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 824 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Greet Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greet-primary-school-birmingham (opens in new tab)

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