Catering Assistant -Cornfield School

EMEA3 Recruitment; Angmering on Sea; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Term Time Only

Local Government Pension

Leave entitlements

Discounts & benefits

Training & development

Health & wellbeing programs

Job summary

West Sussex County Council is seeking a part-time Catering Assistant at Cornfield School, Littlehampton. The role supports pupils with nutritious meals and teaches life skills, with a friendly, service-focused approach during mealtimes.

The contract is term-time only (39 weeks) with 23.45 hours per week, including five cleaning days. Requires Level 2 Food Safety and a commitment to health, safety, and nutrition.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering with good customer service.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Level 2 Food Safety Certificate.
• Basic literacy and numeracy.
• Experience with Health & Safety procedures in a commercial setting.
• Understanding for the needs of young people with special educational needs.
• Passion for promoting healthy and balanced eating.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day operation of the kitchen including preparation, cooking, and cleaning to the required standards, ensuring hygiene and safety measures are maintained.
• Work in a busy environment and support colleagues to maintain high professional standards.
• Follow written documentation for Health & Safety and Food Safety legislation and business requirements.

Skills

Catering experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Health & Safety procedures

SEN awareness

Nutrition awareness

Education

Level 2 Food Safety Certificate

Job description

ABOUT US

About The Role

Salary: £13,985.00per annum (pro rata amount calculated frompart timehours and term time only)
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only (39 weeks which includes5 cleaning days)

Working Pattern: Part time, 23.45hours per week (Monday to Friday 9:00am –1.45pm)

Location: Cornfield Close,Littlehampton,b West Sussex, BN17 6HY

We’relooking for a Catering Assistant to join us atCornfield School, supporting pupils by preparing healthy, nutritious food and encouraging valuable life skills along the way.

Your role as a Catering Assistant goes beyond just preparing homemade meals. You will also create a welcoming atmosphere and provide exceptional service, using your friendly and approachable nature to make sure students feel valued and cared for at mealtimes.

There will be some key responsibilities likely to feature in this role, including:

• Support the day-to-day operation of the kitchen including preparation, cooking, and cleaning to the required standards, ensuring hygiene and safety measure are maintained.
• Thriving in busy environment and support colleagues tomaintainhigh professional standards.

• This is an active role, which includes regularly lifting, moving, and handling large equipment.

• Follow written documentation for Health & Safety and Food Safety legislation and business requirements.

With a term time only contract that allows a work/life balance, great pension plus a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers. There’s never been a better time to join!

What You Need to Succeed

Required Qualifications and Skills:
Experience in, catering with good customer service, including strong written and verbal communication.

• Good at communicatingand can connect well with children and staff.

• Level 2 Food Safety Certificate, or an understanding of Food Safety.

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills.

• Experience with Health & Safety procedures in a commercial setting.

• An understanding for the differing needs of young people with special educational needs.

• A genuine passion for promotinghealthy and balanced eating.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from whatwe'veidentifiedand you think you can bring value to the role,we'dlove to learn more about you!

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached and reference these in your application form.

Benefits & Rewards

What to expect from working with us:

• A Term Time Only (TTO) contract where you will work during periods in which schools are openplus anadditional5 days for cleaning.

• Excellent work-life balance with evenings, weekends, and bank holidays off.

• Supportive and welcoming team environment.

• Anexcellentlocal government pension scheme

• Maternity, paternity,dependencyand adoption leave

• Arange of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high streetretailersand the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform

• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring

• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme,Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans.

For a full list this can be found atourRewards and Benefits page.

The reference number for this role is CPP01393

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, youngpeopleand vulnerable adults.This post is subject toright to work within the UK,enhancedDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS)check, satisfactoryreferences,and health check.

Equity,inclusionand accessibility isvery importantto West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page