Casual Catering Assistant - CLA03826

Clackmannanshire Council; Alloa; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Scotland is seeking individuals for catering roles focused on the preparation of school meals. Responsibilities include food preparation, simple cooking, and maintaining hygiene standards in the kitchen. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged, and the council supports a flexible, inclusive workplace. This position requires joining the PVG Scheme for regulated work with children.

Benefits

Living wage accreditation

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Experience with basic food preparation and simple cooking.
• Knowledge of hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Ability to work well within a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food items.
• Perform general kitchen and dining room duties.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen.

Skills

Basic food prep

Simple cooking

Maintaining hygiene

Good customer relations

Job description

Job Description

Provision 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. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/apply-for-pvg

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.