Catering Assistant (St Marys Catholic Primary School)

Derbyshire County Council; Matlock; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Catering Service is recruiting a Catering Assistant to support the kitchen team at St Marys Catholic Primary School. You will help with food preparation, cooking, portion control, allergen compliance and dining room setup, while ensuring food hygiene and safety regulations are followed.

As a valued member of the kitchen team, you will contribute to positive lunchtime experiences for pupils and staff, demonstrating an attitude suitable for a school environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ food hygiene certificate required upon appointment.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety practices and food hygiene principles.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food preparation and cooking in the kitchen.
• Assist in portion control and allergen compliance.
• Prepare the dining area for service and maintain hygiene standards.
• Be a point of contact with customers during meals and uphold school environment expectations.

Skills

Food hygiene

Health & safety

Portion control

Food preparation

Food presentation

Waste handling

Education

NVQ food hygiene certificate

Job description

Catering Assistant (St Marys Catholic Primary School)

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 St Marys Catholic Primary School, Cross Street, Chesterfield, S40 4ST. 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