General Catering Assistant

Job Title: General Catering Assistant

Responsible to : Catering Manager

Reporting to: Catering Supervisor

Contract: 35 hours per week, term time only plus 4 weeks in summer

Start date: As soon as possible

Key Responsibilities

General

• To be responsible for the efficient delivery of a high quality, customer-oriented food production service which meets the needs of the pupils, staff and visitors to the school and maintains departmental standards.
• Supporting the delivery of catering and hospitality for functions and events.

Specific

• To ensure the dining room is ready for use at the appropriate times for meals, break time, sports teas and functions.
• To ensure the dining room is cleaned and setup after each meal.
• To ensure the service areas, counters and hot cupboards are cleaned after each meal.
• To serve on the hotplate at meal times.
• To work in the plate wash area at meal times.
• To tidy and clean the plate wash area and ensure the removal of all waste.
• To transport food and other supplies as requested.
• To fill in and complete all paperwork when required (e.g. cleaning schedule, delivery notes)
• To serve at morning break and controlling the issue of snacks.
• Maintain the highest standards of health, hygiene and safety.
• To immediately report all accidents, near misses, damage or breakages to the Catering Manager.
• To actively assist in ensuring a five star food hygiene rating.
• To ensure that the Catering Department is opening and closed at the required times and secured when not in use.
• To undertake any other tasks appropriate with the duties and responsibilities of the post
• To attend any relevant training sessions to ensure that you are fully equipped to perform your role effectively

In order to meet the high standards expected of a member of staff in our school, the Bursar is seeking to employ a person with the following qualities, experience, skills and abilities

Role Criteria

Essential Criteria

• Proven Ability to carry out all aspects of the role to a high standard at all times
• Excellent social and verbal communication skills
• Positive attitude
• Approachable and flexible.
• A common sense approach.
• Must be able to work on own initiative, and with resilience.
• The ability to organise workload and multi-task.
• The ability to work without direct supervision.
• The ability to work as a member of a team
• Excellent attendance and punctuality
• Highly motivated with a drive to introduce continuous improvement.
• Reliable

Desirable Criteria

• NVQ level 1/2 in Catering & Hospitality
• Certificate in food hygiene training
• Certificate in First Aid.
• Certificate in Health and Safety including Knowledge of COSHH regulations, safe storage and working practices
• Experience of delivering a catering service in a high volume environment.
• Experience of working in a boarding school or residential environment.
• An awareness of child protection and safeguarding procedures/ The Children’s Act
• An understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
• An awareness of National Minimum Standards in Boarding.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive. The post holder may be required to carry out such other duties as the Finance Manager may reasonably require from time to time.

Duties and responsibilities may be subject to change and development; the job description will be reviewed periodically and subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.

Expectations as a member of [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Staff

• To have high professional standards and so be an appropriate role model of reliability, behaviour and appearance
• To relate to children in an atmosphere of trust, frankness and ambition and to engender a climate of mutual respect
• To make sure that pupils meet the School’s expectations of them
• To facilitate the development of children’s confidence, self-esteem, determination, responsibility and personal pride in achievement, behaviour and appearance
• To understand that offering a well-rounded education means engaging beyond the classroom, and therefore contributing to the wider life of the Barney education.
• To contribute to marketing the school and to promote the School to prospective pupils and parents
• To establish and maintain high standards of communication with pupils, staff and parents
• To uphold all the policies of [Employer hidden]
• To take an interest in how the School functions and to convey suggestions for improvement to the Catering Manager, Bursar and Headmaster from time to time
• To subscribe to the School’s ethos of inclusivity, collegiality and helpfulness.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive. staff may be required to carry out such other duties as the Bursar may reasonably require from time to time.

Duties and responsibilities, may be subject to change and development, the job description will be reviewed periodically and subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.

Support

The staff member will be appraised by their Line Manager, but routine communication will be on going.

Terms and Conditions

Type: Permanent contract

Hours: 35 hours per week, term time only plus 4 weeks during the summer, – early and late shifts e.g. 7.00 am – 3.00 pm or 11.00 am – 6.30 pm and every other weekend during term time

Salary: National Minimum Wage

Probationary period: 6 months

Paid Holidays: 20 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays, the holiday year runs 1st September to 31st August.

Holidays to be taken during School holidays.

As we are a Boarding School, some public holidays are a normal working day and a lieu day can be taken in School holidays working weeks for this.

Pension: In accordance with current pension legislation, Operational Staff are automatically enrolled in The Pensions Trust Flexible Retirement Plan scheme unless they choose to opt out. More information is available on request.

Recruitment Process

Applications

If you feel that you can meet the above requirements, then please submit a letter of application along with the [Employer hidden] application form to the Bursar. Only applications containing the requested information will be considered.

Applications should be sent to:

Mrs S M Metcalf

Bursar Telephone: [contact hidden]

[Employer hidden] Email: [contact hidden]

Barnard Castle

County Durham

DL12 8UN

Information about Interviews:

Applications will be considered as they arrive.

Applicants should read carefully the application procedure – guidance for applicants, Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders and the Disclosure policy and the Safer Recruitment policy.

[Employer hidden] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all applicants will undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS and Barred list check with Disclosure and Barring Service.

[Employer hidden] is an equal opportunities employer.