Catering Assistant

Woodlands; Ramsgate; On-site; GBP 6,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Ramsgate seeks a Catering Assistant to support its busy kitchen and lunch hall, working two hours daily during term time. Responsibilities include preparing, cooking, and serving food, as well as supervising pupils to ensure safety and wellbeing. The ideal candidate will possess food hygiene knowledge and the ability to follow health and safety guidelines. This role offers a salary of £5,666.25 annually, equating to £12.85 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and serving.
• Ability to supervise and ensure pupil safety.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation, cooking, and serving of meals.
• Follow food hygiene and safety regulations.
• Supervise pupils during mealtime to ensure safety.

Skills

Food hygiene knowledge

Supervision skills

Ability to follow instructions

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Catering Assistant to support our busy kitchen and lunch hall for two hours a day, term time only.

Salary - FTE £24800 - actual £5666.25 (£12.85ph)

Purpose of the Job

To assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages, as directed.

Supervise the pupils during the mealtime period to minimise any disruption, ensure their wellbeing and maintain their safety.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages
• Follow food hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen in accordance with health and safety, food hygiene and COSHH regulations at all times
• Operate kitchen equipment, following training
• Undertake cleaning and washing up as directed in the kitchen and dining areas
• Refill and replace sauces, condiments and other consumables.
• Assist with moving and setting up dining furniture
• Put out tables (where applicable), and set with cutlery and beakers in time for the mealtime period to ensure there are sufficient settings for the number of pupils eating that day
• Ensure pupils enter the dining room in a safe and orderly fashion and behave appropriately when queuing for their meal in order to maintain safety and wellbeing of all pupils.
• Ensure pupils eating meals are seated in an orderly fashion to maintain safety and wellbeing of the pupils.
• Where applicable prepare hot or cold meals based on agreed menus, clean and tidy equipment at the end of each session
• Assist the pupils, as necessary, during the meal break to ensure their wellbeing
• Ensure plates, etc., are cleared from tables in an appropriate manner to maintain a clean and tidy environment and to free up space for any further sittings where applicable.
• Assist in collecting pupils from collection point and escort to hall/classroom or patrol and supervise school areas used by the pupils at mealtimes, to ensure safety and appropriate behaviour is observed, as applicable.
• Operate, where applicable, a first aid service, during the mealtime to deal with any accidents that occur safely and quickly

The school reserves the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is found for the position.