Catering Assistant - Colquhoun Park Primary School - EAD10040

East Dunbartonshire Council; Bearsden; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

East Dunbartonshire Council is seeking a Catering Assistant to join Colquhoun Park Primary School. You will support the lunch service, help with food preparation, and work as part of the school catering team to ensure hygiene and service standards.

Successful applicants will be subject to PVG/Disclosure checks and costs may be deducted from the first salary. This role is typically part-time and term-time pro-rated, with pay aligned to local scales and responsibilities.

Job description

Catering Assistant - Colquhoun Park Primary School - EAD10040

Please note that the salary will be pro-rated for part-time & term-time hours.

The role of the Catering Facilities Assistant is to contribute to the effective provision of a Catering Service to all customers whilst ensuring Food Hygiene Regulations are adhered to, all SLA’s are met and working towards the continuous improvement of service delivery and the performance of the Facilities Management Team. The role involves preparing and cooking food to deliver the lunchtime service and working as part of a team to ensure the effective provision of the FM catering service.

PVG/Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.