Catering Assistant

Hull City Council; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

LGPS pension

23 days annual leave + public holidays

Career development opportunities

Supportive culture

Job summary

Hull City Council is recruiting for a role in a day centre/residential kitchen, under the supervision of a cook. You will maintain a clean, safe kitchen and dining area while helping to prepare basic meals for customers and operate laundry equipment as needed.

The post requires responsibility for health and safety as part of Council policy and contributing to a supportive team environment within the kitchen and dining spaces.

Responsibilities

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults.
• Clean kitchen and dining areas and utility rooms under instructions of the cook.
• Lay, wait at and clean dining room tables and wash up cutlery, crockery etc to ensure a clean and safe environment.
• Prepare basic meals for customers under supervision.
• Use laundry equipment such as washing machines and tumble dryers.
• Adhere to Hull City Council Health and Safety policies and practices to protect staff and service users.

Job description

To undertake duties relating to the operation of day centre - residential centre.

To work under the general supervision of a cook.

To maintain a clean, tidy and safe kitchen and dining environment.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. To promote and safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults.
2. To clean kitchen and dining areas and utility rooms under instructions of the cook using domestic cleaning equipment.
3. To lay, wait at and clean dining room tables and wash up cutlery, crockery etc to ensure a clean and safe environment.
4. To prepare basic meals for customers under supervision.
5. To use laundry equipment e.g. washing machines and tumble dryers.
6. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health safety and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council's Corporate HS policy.

£24,796.00 - £24,796.00

Job Classifications:

3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 6- Enhanced (Adult Workforce) - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)

Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:

• A competitive salary
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• Great career development opportunities