School Catering Assistant who is a good team player with the ability to help prepare, cook and serve food and drink to students for a well-established Trust based in Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire. IS THIS YOU? Do you need working hours to fit around your family? Are you hard working? Are you a happy positive person who would love to work with a like-minded team? If this sounds like you, then we would like to hear from you SALARY: £23,550 FTE / Actual Annual Salary £10,917 (based on 20 hours) (Grade A) + Benefits LOCATION: Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire (SO30) Fully Site Based JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent WORKING HOURS: 20 hours per week, 10.00am 2.30pm Monday to Friday, term time only (39 weeks). Please note: This role is working between 3 school sites, so a driving licence and own vehicle is required JOB OVERVIEW We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a School Catering Assistant who is a good team player with the ability to help prepare, cook and serve food and drink to students and staff. As a School Catering Assistant you will be working in a busy, fast paced kitchen within a large secondary school under the direction of the Catering Manager. As a School Catering Assistant you will be required to prepare and dismantle eating areas and carry out cleaning duties whilst maintaining high quality standards of health, hygiene and safety. You will ideally have the Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate, although not essential as training is available if necessary. Applicants successfully shortlisted will be expected to complete a working interview as part of the interview process. DUTIES Your duties as a School Catering Assistant will include: Help prepare, as directed by the Catering Manager, the required number of food products, following specified menus/special dietary requirements Within strict time limitation, set up required number of tables, chairs, bins and water jugs for service periods within the designated eating areas At end of service disassemble tables and chairs, clear and sweep eating / outside areas ready for immediate school use Serve food following specified portion control guidelines and special dietary requirements Positively encourage customers to try a variety of food and seek feedback from pupils and teachers on products and service Operate tills and Cashless card system, following strict guidelines Wash up all eating utensils and equipment, sterilising where required, following set guidelines Complete cleaning duties, following daily and weekly rotas, to ensure health and safety and hygiene standards are maintained Put away daily/weekly/fortnightly deliveries ensuring correct stock rotation and quality control guidelines are met Receive deliveries, when directed by Catering Manager, carrying out quantity, temperature and quality checks Ensure health and safety and hygiene procedures are met e.g. temperature probing and recording CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS Ideally have a Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate, although training is available if necessary Ability to work competently in a fast paced, busy environment High quality standards of health, hygiene and safety Good communicative skills A good team-player with the ability to show initiative Customer focussed A committed and Flexible individual Full, clean driving licence and own vehicle BENEFITS Friendly and sociable colleagues Free on-site car park Good transport links Staff membership rates to the modern Leisure Centre Enrolment in one of the UKs Largest public sector pension schemes A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. They will ensure that all recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. We reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early. APPLY TODAY By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose. JOB REF: AWDO-P13627 Part-Time, Permanent, Kitchen Assistant, School Cook, Catering and Hospitality Jobs, Careers and Vacancies. Find a new job and work in Hedge End, Southampton. Multi-Job Board Advertising and CV Sourcing Recruitment Services provided by AWD online. AWD online specialise in sourcing candidates and advertising vacancies on multiple job boards for companies on a non-commission basis. AWD online operates as an employment agency. AWD-IN-SPJ

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