General Kitchen Assistant
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2ERDeadline is tomorrow
Job start date
1 October 2024
Closing date
2 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 July 2024
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
- £5,042.00 - £5,042.00 Annually (Actual)
General Kitchen Assistant job summary
St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy
Reflecting the love and faith of Mary in all that we do.
Job Description
The job description outlines main duties and responsibilities under broad headings only, as it is not possible to specify every item in detail.
Post Title General Kitchen Assistant
Post Grade/ Hours: Scale 1b, 8 hrs and 45 mins per week (Mon –Friday). 01/10/2024
Responsible to: Cook in charge and Headteacher
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Set up and clear dining area and service area.
- Serve meals.
- Washing up.
4. C - Clean the kitchen and dining room premises, furniture and equipment as required to ensure standards of hygiene are maintained, e.g. hot cupboards, heated trolleys, drawers, cupboards, walls and floors etc.
- To report to, in the first instance, the person in charge of the kitchen where meals are transported from and subsequently, if necessary, to the Area Catering Manager, any problems that arise from customer dissatisfaction.
- Assembling and presentation of food e.g. salads, bread baskets, biscuits. In addition, portioning of ice cream, yoghurt and fresh fruit.
- Unloading of insulated containers, washing out the containers and re-packing with the clean tins.
- To be available, if required, for emergency feeding and special functions.
- To attend meetings and training sessions when required.
- To work in conjunction with colleagues to complete necessary paperwork, for example, hygiene records.
KNOWLEDGE
To Be: -
- Literate so as to read instructions and to be able to write legibly to complete records.
- Numerate for tasks involving counting, portioning and measuring.
- Completely aware of the importance of personal and food hygiene within the catering industry.
SKILLS
Able To: -
Portion food correctly.
Demonstrate customer care principles.
Work as part of a team.
Use hand/eye co-ordination for appropriate tasks.
Plan own work to get the job done within a limited time allocation.
Communicate effectively with customers and colleagues.
INITIATIVE
Able To: -
A - Apply a common sense approach to aid the provision of a first class service to the customer.
- Be self-motivated for the benefit of the team as a whole.
- Make decisions to organise priorities within own workload and to ensure effective and efficient performance of this post.
- Inform the Cook in Charge of any ideas for improving the service or increasing efficiency.
DEMANDS
Able to meet: -
Deadlines e.g. lunchtime.
The daily physical demands of the job i.e. lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, bending.
Some Examples: -
Lifting hot food from ovens to place on servery counter.
With the assistance of a colleague, wheeling large dining tables into position, setting them out then folding them up after service.
Bending up and down from oven to servery.
Attentiveness levels required for: -
All tasks in a kitchen. If not performed in a safe manner could endanger oneself and others.
Recognising potential unsafe circumstances e.g. spills on floors.
PEOPLE RESPONSIBILITIES
As this post is in the service industry it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure customer satisfaction and safety within their own personal remit. In addition, to cultivate a good working relationship with the Production Kitchen, loyalty is essential.
RESOURCES
R - Responsible for handling light and heavy equipment and furniture reasonably so as to preserve its life.
- To treat surroundings with respect.
- To observe Health and Safety regulations so as to keep oneself and colleagues safe.
- To observe Food Safety Rules in order to prevent contamination of food and to ensure food is safe to eat.
If you are interested in this position, please fill the online application on this website.
For more information please contact Tracey on 01422 362365.
Deadline for applications: 2nd September 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 2nd September 2024
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 St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 302 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
School location
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