Catering Assistant

Education Authority; Belfast; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education authority in Belfast is seeking a dedicated individual to join their catering unit. The role involves food preparation, serving meals, and maintaining a hygienic environment in the school dining areas. Applicants should focus on teamwork and customer satisfaction, ensuring a quality service for pupils and staff.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily kitchen operations ensuring efficient service.
• Prepare food and beverages including vegetables and snacks.
• Serve meals and assist with promoting meals to the school community.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and dining areas.
• Complete necessary administration and adhere to legal requirements.

Job description

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JOB PURPOSE

To actively participate in the daily operation of the Catering Unit under the direction of the Senior/Unit Catering Supervisor. Team participation is essential to provide an efficient hygienic service, to achieve customer satisfaction, and to promote sales within the unit.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Basic preparation of food and beverages, including the preparation of vegetables and snacks using appropriate equipment.
2. Simple cooking, including the reconstitution of prepared food.
3. Organising and controlling food service points.
4. Transferring and serving meals and snacks including transported meals.
5. Assisting with the promotion of meals to pupils, parents, and principal.
6. Maintaining regular contact with the central kitchen, if applicable, with regard to all aspects of service delivery.
7. Preparing the dining area:
   • Setting out dining room tables, chairs, benches, and serving points as required by the meals service.
   • Setting tables, laying out cutlery, water jugs, etc.
8. Completing general kitchen and dining room duties including washing up, clearing away equipment including tables, chairs, and benches.
9. Cleaning the kitchen/servery, dining room, and equipment including floors and walls.
10. Recording temperatures for control purposes as required.
11. Securing premises as required.
12. Completing duties as delegated in connection with service provision.
13. Carrying out all duties to comply with:
    • Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments and Regulations and other legal requirements;
    • Codes of Practice
14. Carrying out all duties in the working conditions normally inherent in the particular job.
15. Completing all necessary administration.
16. Carrying out duties for jobs up to and including those in the same grade, provided such duties are within the competence of the employee.
17. Promoting and adhering to the Values/ethos of the School.

*Note: Where part of the school premises are used for the dual purpose of consumption of food and educational purposes, non-catering staff are responsible for cleaning the room.