Catering Assistant - Lenzie Meadow Primary - EAD09903

East Dunbartonshire Council; Lenzie; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

East Dunbartonshire Council is seeking a Catering Facilities Assistant to support the lunchtime catering service. The role focuses on preparing and cooking food while maintaining Food Hygiene Regulations and meeting service level agreements as part of the Facilities Management Catering team.

The position is term-time and salary is pro-rated for part-time hours. PVG checks may be required for certain roles, with the council outlining deduction of costs if applicable.

Qualifications

• Ensure Food Hygiene Regulations are adhered to and service delivery is maintained.
• Work as part of the Facilities Management Catering team to meet SLAs and improve service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook food to deliver the lunchtime service.
• Collaborate with team to ensure efficient catering provision and quality.

Skills

Food hygiene

Teamwork

Job description

Job Summary

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

This is a term-time position.

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

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

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.

Websites

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk