General Kitchen Assistant

Llyw; Caernarfon; On-site; GBP 9,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in Caernarfon is seeking a General Kitchen Assistant to assist with food preparation and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen and dining areas. The ideal candidate should have basic food hygiene knowledge and strong teamwork and communication skills. This permanent position offers 15 hours per week and requires compliance with health and safety policies. Candidates who speak Welsh are encouraged to apply for this engaging role.

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Basic food hygiene knowledge or willingness to complete within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Assist Cook in Charge with food preparation and service.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and dining areas.
• Comply with health and safety policies.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Basic food hygiene

Job description

Details

£8,284 a year | Permanent
Reference: 25-30203
Job title: General Kitchen Assistant
Directorate: Education Service: Ancillary Services
Closing date: 05/02/2026 10:00
Job type/Hours: Permanent | 15 Hour
Salary: £8,284 a year
Pay Scale: GS1 Term time job: 39 Weeks
Location(s): Ysgol Waunfawr, Caernarfon

Job Advertisement

Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package. For more information please click on this Information Pack. Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification. We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually. (Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.) For further information about this post please contact Kath Jones on 01286 679597 or by email [e-mail]. Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SHTel: 01286 679076 E-Mail: [e-mail]. The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate. If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.If you would like support to apply, Gwaith Gwynedd is available to help Gwynedd residents get into work - for more information click here.

Person Specification

Personal attributes Essential

• To be able to work as part of a team (School team and kitchen team)

Desirable

• Self motivated, happy disposition

Qualifications and relevant training Essential

• Basic food hygiene or agreement to pass the course within 3 months of appointment

Desirable

• Training in food production or food service skills
• Training in Health and Safety, e.g., moving and handling or first aid
• Training in selling skills
• Relevant experience

Experience Essential-Desirable

• Experience of being employed in a food production environment
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills

Language requirements

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• Listening and Speaking - Entry: Able to pronounce names of places and people correctly, follow instructions, understand simple conversation in Welsh and English on familiar matters, and respond to simple requests for information
• Reading and Understanding - Entry: Able to read and understand short and simple letters, emails, leaflets, and signs in Welsh and English on familiar everyday issues, in order to convey them to someone else
• Writing - Entry: Able to write a simple message requesting or giving information about familiar everyday issues in the workplace

Job Description

Purpose of the post

• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do
• To assist the Cook in Charge in the preparation of simple food, food service, setting up and clearing the dining room. Wash the equipment and clean the kitchen and dining room

Responsibility for functions

• Main duties
• To work under the direction of the Cook in Charge or the Deputy
• To assist in the preparation of simple food and to serve the food
• To keep all the kitchen and dining room area clean, including the building fabric of the kitchen and the dining room when it is only used as a dining room
• When the dining room is used for more than one purpose, clean the floor move every trace of food using a damp mop if necessary
• To carry out general kitchen duties including washing dishes, setting and clearing equipment and dining room furniture
• Where there is no Assistant Cook the General Kitchen Assistant will be in charge of the kitchen in the absence of the Cook in Charge at the appropriate pay grade
• To maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and wear suitable clean overalls
• To comply with Gwynedd Council Health and Safety Policy and Food Safety Policy
• Any other relevant duties following a reasonable request
• Responsibility for self-development
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job
• Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused
• Special circumstances: There will be occasions when the individual will be required to work to provide refreshment outside normal hours of work such as in service training days