Catering Assistant (Term Time) - EAY12996

East Ayrshire Council; Cumnock; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

East Ayrshire Council is recruiting a part-time kitchen assistant to help prepare meals across Netherthird Primary School and other council establishments. This role supports the Community Plan and Best Value objectives, focusing on daily food preparation and safety.

The post is term-time, 12.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 12.00pm - 2.30pm) with an hourly rate of £13.95–£14.12. PVG checks and two references (including from current/most recent employer) are required.

Qualifications

• PVG Scheme membership is required before offer for Regulated Work with children or protected adults.
• Provide details of at least two references, one from your current or most recent employer.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the daily preparation of meals across East Ayrshire establishments to support Council objectives and ensure quality and safety in line with Safer Recruitment guidance.
• Comply with pre-employment checks and reference requests as part of the recruitment process.

Job description

Assist in the daily preparation of food for a variety of meal plans at various establishments across East Ayrshire in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the Council’s key objectives; specifically in relation to the Community Plan, Shared Commitments, Single Outcome Agreement and Best Value.

Requirements

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.

Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Responsibilities

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

The Individual

This is a permanent part-time post based at Netherthird Primary School.

The hours of work are 12.5 hours to be worked as follows:-

Monday to Friday: 12.00pm - 2.30pm

The hourly rate is between £13.95 - £14.12.

Please note this post is term time.

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.