Casual Catering Assistant

Clackmannanshire Council; Alloa; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Clackmannanshire Council is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support the provision of school meals. You will perform basic food preparation and simple cooking under supervision, and assist with dining room duties and food service.

The role emphasizes hygiene, health and safety, and good customer relations within the unit. The council notes a flexible hybrid approach for suitable roles, with attendance in the office required to meet business needs and build relationships.

Qualifications

• Basic food prep and simple cooking
• General kitchen and dining duties, setting up/clearing away equipment and tables
• Maintaining hygiene and safety, and patient/customer relations within the unit

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve school meals under supervision.
• Maintain general kitchen hygiene and safety standards.
• Assist with setting up and clearing dining areas as needed.

Skills

Food preparation

Food hygiene

Customer service

Tools

Kitchen equipment

Job description

Job DescriptionProvision of school meals. To undertake, normally under direct supervision, preparation and simple cooking, serving of food, kitchen duties.

• Basic food prep, simple cooking, sandwich & salad preparation
• General kitchen & dining room duties, eg. Setting up and clearing away equipment, crockery and tables, cleaning of kitchen
• Maintaining good hygiene, Health & Safety and customer relations within the unit.
• Other duties as requested by the Senior Catering Assistant/Catering Supervisor.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce. Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process. Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer. This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council.