Catering Assistant

ameygroupi; Johnstone; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

This exciting opportunity invites you to become a Catering Assistant at a prominent school in Johnstone. You will play a vital role in creating a welcoming and efficient dining experience for students. Your responsibilities will include food preparation, serving meals, and maintaining a clean kitchen environment. This role not only offers a chance to develop your culinary skills but also emphasizes work-life balance and flexibility. Join a dedicated team committed to providing high-quality services and making a positive impact on the community. If you're organized, customer-focused, and eager to learn, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Career Development

Generous Pension Scheme

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Discounts from Retailers

Community Involvement Days

Free Meals

Free Uniform

Qualifications

• Highly organised and responsible with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong customer service skills and a positive work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food and drinks, including simple cooking tasks.
• Handle cash and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen.

Skills

Organisation

Customer Service

Attention to Detail

Cooking Skills

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Catering Assistant to join our Renfrewshire schools account in St Benedict's High School, Bridge of Weir Rd, Linwood, Johnstone PA5 8EX.

The standard hours of work are 12.5 hours Per Week (shift pattern – 9am to 11.30 am mon-fri)

This role is on-site based.

£12.35 per hour

Amey delivers facilities and estate management services to the Renfrew Schools Private Finance Initiative across an estate of nine schools.

Every day our people create high-quality learning environments - ensuring they are safe, clean and compliant for teachers to inspire and where students can gain meaningful skills and qualifications.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns.

You will be responsible for:

• Basic preparation of food and drinks
• Preparation of vegetables and snacks
• Simple cooking of food (including the heating and/or reconstitution of convenience foods and vegetables)
• Transportation and serving of meals (including the packing and unpacking of food into containers)
• Washing up and clearing away equipment
• Cash handling
• Cleaning of the kitchen, its surrounds and the equipment

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Highly organised, responsible, efficient, and excellent attention to detail
• Strong customer service skills, friendly, approachable with a positive work ethic
• Welcome the opportunity to learn and support others

Amey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff to demonstrate this commitment in every aspect of their work. You will be required to undergo our enhanced PVG check before commencing employment.

What we can offer you:

• Career Development: Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension: Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Choices: Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey: Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers
• Social Value: You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
• Free meals
• Free Uniform

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

Who is Amey:

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation’s strategic assets.
• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
• Our unique engineering and operations experience delivers better results for our clients.
• We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local.

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!