Catering Assistant - Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw

The Methodist Church in Britain; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Torfaen County Borough Council is seeking a Catering Assistant for Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw within the Schools Catering Team. The role covers all kitchen areas—from preparing and serving meals to cleaning the kitchen and dining hall, running cashless tills, and keeping records. Welsh language skills are desirable but not essential.

The post is 12.5 hours in a busy kitchen, with DBS checks as part of screening; the role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Qualifications

• Welsh language skills are desirable but not required.
• Enhanced DBS check is part of screening.
• Role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all areas of the kitchen to meet required standards
• Prepare food
• Serve meals
• Clean the kitchen and dining hall
• Operate the cashless catering tills
• Observe hygiene and health and safety procedures
• Use kitchen equipment safely and correctly
• Complete any training the Catering Manager considers necessary
• Keep full and accurate records in the books and forms set by the Catering Department

Skills

Good communication

Initiative

Team working

Hygiene

Busy environment

Food safety knowledge

Job description

This is a Catering Assistant post at Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw, working within the Schools Catering Team of Torfaen County Borough Council. The work covers all areas of the kitchen, from preparing and serving school meals to cleaning the kitchen and dining hall, running the cashless tills and keeping accurate records. It is a 12.5-hour post in a busy kitchen, where Welsh is desirable but not required. An Enhanced DBS check is part of screening, and the role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

What the job involves

• Assist in all areas of the kitchen to meet required standards
• Prepare food
• Serve meals
• Clean the kitchen and dining hall
• Operate the cashless catering tills
• Observe hygiene and health and safety procedures
• Use all kitchen equipment safely and correctly
• Complete any training the Catering Manager considers necessary, at locations they consider suitable
• Keep full and accurate records in the books and forms set by the Catering Department

Skills & knowledge

• Good communication skills
• Ability to show initiative
• Excellent team working
• High standards of hygiene
• Ability and confidence to work in a busy environment
• Some knowledge of food safety regulations

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check

Nice to have

• Welsh language skills