Catering Assistant

Education Authority (Northern Ireland); Coleraine; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Authority (Northern Ireland) is seeking a Catering Assistant to support daily catering operations in a school setting. You will assist with food preparation, meal service to pupils, and maintain dining room cleanliness under supervision.

The role emphasizes teamwork, adherence to hygiene standards, and assisting with the promotion of meals to pupils and staff within the school environment. This is a full-time position based on school premises.

Qualifications

• Basic preparation of food and beverages within hygiene standards.
• Ability to serve meals and maintain dining area cleanliness.
• Maintaining good hygiene and food safety practices.
• Work as part of a school catering team under supervision.
• Adherence to school policies and health regulations.

Responsibilities

• Basic preparation of food and beverages using appropriate equipment.
• Transferring and serving meals and snacks to pupils.
• Organising dining and service points and clearing up.
• Maintaining the dining area and kitchen/dining room cleanliness.
• Recording temperatures and adhering to safety and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Food preparation

Serving meals

Teamwork

Hygiene

Job description

The Education Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Catering Assistant

REPORTS TO: Senior/Unit Catering Supervisor

RESPONSIBLE TO: Catering Manager through appropriate Area Catering Manager

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

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

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 the cleaning of the room.

This job description will be subject to review in light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

In accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.