Catering Assistant (Hollingwood Primary School)

Derbyshire County Council; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Chesterfield is looking for a Catering Assistant to join their kitchen team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about food, support the kitchen supervisor, and maintain health & safety standards while serving meals. A successful candidate must complete an NVQ food hygiene certificate upon appointment.

Qualifications

• Passionate about food and teamwork.
• Demonstrates appropriate attitude for school environment.
• Ability to follow food hygiene and health & safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support kitchen supervisor in all service areas.
• Engage with customers while serving meals.
• Ensure food hygiene compliance and prepare the dining room.

Skills

Food preparation

Customer service

Food hygiene compliance

Education

NVQ food hygiene certificate

Job description

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 at Hollingwood Primary, Lilac Street, Hollingwood, Chesterfield S43 2JG. 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.