Catering Assistant (Cotmanhay Junior School) Relief

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Catering Service is seeking a Catering Assistant (Cotmanhay Junior School) relief to join our school kitchen team. You will support the kitchen supervisor with food preparation, cooking, portion control and allergen compliance, and help prepare the dining room for service.

As a Catering Assistant, you will be the friendly face serving meals and ensuring that all food hygiene and health & safety regulations are followed, helping to create positive lunchtime memories for pupils.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food safety practices.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a school environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in food preparation and cooking as part of a school kitchen team.
• Manage portion control and allergen compliance.
• Prepare the dining area for service and serve meals to pupils.
• Ensure food hygiene and health and safety regulations are followed.

Skills

Food hygiene

Education

NVQ food hygiene certificate

Job description

Catering Assistant (Cotmanhay Junior School) Relief

Company:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join award-winning Derbyshire Catering Service.

Are you passionate about food and enjoy working as part of a team? We are currently recruiting for a Catering Assistant to work as a valued member of our dedicated kitchen team.

You will be supporting the kitchen supervisor in all areas of the service within our Schools ,This may involve working at a production unit or at a servery unit. Possible tasks include food preparation, cooking, portion control, allergen compliance and preparing the dining room for service.

Our Catering Assistants are our point of contact with our hungry customers. Whilst serving meals to our customers all team members help ensure that food hygiene and health & safety regulations are followed. We want to help make good lunchtime memories for our customers so it is essential that you can demonstrate an attitude which is appropriate to the school environment.

Successful completion of the NVQ food hygiene certificate will be required upon appointment.