KITCHEN ASSISTANT
Phoenix School, London, E3 2ADThis job expired on 7 October 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2023 start or Earlier
Closing date
7 October 2022 at 9am
Date listed
21 September 2022
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - Salary: NJC Scale 1, Point 1-3 Actual Salary £19,281 to £19,787 Working Arrangements: Permanent | Term Time Only | 35 hours per week Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 15:00
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC Scale 1, Point 1-3 Actual Salary £19,281 to £19,787
KITCHEN ASSISTANT job summary
We are looking for a Kitchen Assistant to prepare services and equipment for the service area for efficient and effective delivery of meals and catering. The required candidate will work as part of a team preparing fresh, interesting and nutritious school meals within budget, which meets the Government and the School’s standards at all times.
Phoenix School Kitchen is partnered with Chefs in Schools – the charity transforming school food and food education.
You are not likely to get bored working with us. You will be helping with the preparation of carefully prepared meals at a specialist school for children diagnosed with ASD. You will also be in charge of training sixth formers on kitchen work placement. At Phoenix School, we run a two-week menu cycle and update our food offer with the seasons. We run lunch service from three school sites, catering for 514 Students aged 3-25 and Staff. You will be working with an eclectic team of chefs, most of whom with a background in fine dining. We work with top-end suppliers to ensure the best available produce for our exciting range of recipes. Our production is done in a brand-new kitchen, with plenty of top-end equipment and toys. At Phoenix School Kitchen, we are proud of fostering a supportive and friendly working environment. There will always be space for your thoughts and your ideas.
You will be:
- Assisting with and/or organising snack or meal delivery to classrooms or staff rooms.
- Dishwashing including pots, pans, cutlery and crockery as required.
- Organisation of goods received: ensuring that stock deliveries are organised.
- Keeping fridges and dry stores organised.
- Ensuring that waste is disposed of promptly and in the designated areas.
- Helping the kitchen porter with refilling paper, soap and cleaning material dispensers.
- Basic Food Preparation: Processing vegetables, condiments, filling up sauce pots, preparing snack baskets and helping with the preparation of food items for the salad bar.
- Assisting the Sous chef and CDPS with lunch service as required.
Cleaning: ensuring that your work areas are clean at all times, using the designated cleaning chemicals appropriately, sweeping floors and assisting the kitchen porter with the 7-day cleaning schedule.
Commitment to safeguarding
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About Phoenix School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 469 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Phoenix School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02089804740
Special School for children with Autism
Arranging a visit to Phoenix School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@phoenix.towerhamlets.sch.uk.
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