Catering Assistant (Newbold Primary School)

Derbyshire County Council; Matlock; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Catering Service at Newbold Primary School in Chesterfield is recruiting a Catering Assistant to join the busy kitchen team. You will support the kitchen supervisor across the service at production or servery units, assisting with food preparation, cooking, portion control and allergen compliance.

You will help serve meals and ensure food hygiene and health and safety regulations are followed, aiming to create positive lunchtime memories for pupils.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Health and Safety practices.
• Awareness of the principles of food hygiene and storage/service.
• Understanding of portion control.
• Knowledge of waste handling process.
• Ability to work in a catering unit.
• Preparation and presentation of food skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the kitchen supervisor in all areas of the service, at production or servery units.
• Assist with food preparation and cooking.
• Ensure portion control and allergen compliance.
• Prepare the dining room for service.
• Serve meals and uphold food hygiene and health & safety regulations.

Skills

Health and Safety

Food hygiene principles

Food storage

Food service

Portion control

Waste handling

Food preparation

Food presentation

Education

NVQ Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

Catering Assistant (Newbold Primary School)

Exciting opportunities have 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 Newbold Primary School, Cranbourne Road, Chesterfield, S41 8PF. 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.

Knowledge of Healthand Safety practicesAwareness of theprinciples of foodhygiene andstorage/serviceUnderstanding ofportion controlKnowledge of wastehandling processAbility to work in acatering unitPreparation andpresentation of foodskills