Catering Assistant (Kitchen)

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions invites applications for a fixed-term, part-time catering role within the Trust. You will work as part of a team and on your own initiative to deliver a cost-effective catering service for patients, staff and visitors.

The post requires not only cleanliness and hygiene, but customer care, adherence to Trust policies, and the ability to work flexibly. Experience is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• High level of awareness of food hygiene, HACCP and health and safety principles.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Health and Safety Training.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in designated work areas within documented cleaning schedules, as well as ad hoc duties as requested by your duty supervisor
• Maintaining high standards of hygiene, kitchen and personal
• Utensil and crockery processing duties using mechanical dishwasher
• Operation of heavy duty floor cleaning equipment
• Demonstrating excellent customer care skills, courtesy and politeness
• Adhering at all times to all Trust Policies and procedures

Education

High level of awareness of food hygiene, HACCP and health and safety principles.

Job description

*Advert will close early once sufficient number of applications is reached*

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our Catering team on a fixed term part time contract. North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions is seeking to appoint an honest, enthusiastic, hardworking and committed individual, who is able to work in a team and on their own initiative. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and organisational skills, be self motivated and able to work flexibly and without direct supervision. The applicant will be required to assist in the provision of a comprehensive and cost-effective catering service that meets the needs of patients, staff and visitors and fulfills the objectives of the Trust. This is a demanding post, but a rewarding one,

Main duties of the job

Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in designated work areas within documented cleaning schedules, as well as ad hoc duties as requested by your duty supervisor

Maintaining high standards of hygiene, kitchen and personal

Utensil and crockery processing duties using mechanical dishwasher

Operation of heavy duty floor cleaning equipment

Demonstrating excellent customer care skills, courtesy and politeness

Adhering at all times to all Trust Policies and procedures

About us

NTH Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, established in April 2018 to provide estates, facilities and support services.

Our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

At NTH Solutions we work as a team, we support each other, learn from one another and have our patients at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking to employ honest, dedicated individuals to join our team, we recruit for values and together, we are North Tees and Hartlepool.

Job responsibilities

Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in designated work areas within documented cleaning schedules, as well as ad hoc duties as requested by your duty supervisor

Maintaining high standards of hygiene, kitchen and personal

Utensil and crockery processing duties using mechanical dishwasher

Operation of heavy duty floor cleaning equipment

Demonstrating excellent customer care skills, courtesy and politeness

Adhering at all times to all Trust Policies and procedures

Experience

• Previous Catering experience desirable although not essential

Qualifications

• High level of awareness of food hygiene, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and health and safety principles.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Health and Safety Training

Skills and Aptitudes

• Good team worker
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Works well with others. Demonstrates good customer care skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.