Early Years Kitchen & Housekeeping Associate

Kibble Education And Care Centre; Johnstone; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning continues with training

Healthcare significantly contributes (

Blue Light Card / Costco discounts

Discounts for childcare via PuddleLane

Confidential counselling access

Cycle to Work

Generous holidays

Job summary

Kibble Education And Care Centre in Johnstone is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support the Early Years service by planning, preparing and presenting meals for young people, staff and visitors under the guidance of the Catering Supervisor. Our kitchen has the Healthy Living Award accreditation, and you will help maintain this standard.

In addition, under the guidance of the domestic team leaders you will be responsible for cleaning and maintaining the young people’s rooms and public areas,

Qualifications

• Previous experience in catering and cleaning
• SVQ Level 1 qualifications desirable
• Experience of working within residential childcare or a care environment is desirable

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily cleaning routines and tasks as scheduled
• Unpack and stack linen and laundry
• All aspects of the preparation, cooking and serving of food
• Contribute to the preparation of menus
• Portion control
• Provision of special dietary meals, where appropriate
• Record keeping, for example, temperature control checks
• Control of hygiene and health and safety in the kitchen and areas assigned
• To ensure kitchen equipment, regeneration equipment and all surfaces are always clean
• To ensure food is ready to be served at the correct times for service and all waste food is discarded immediately after service
• Operational control of service areas, including transported meals
• To ensure the dining room is cleaned after each meal
• To wash-up and account for all cutlery and crockery and kitchen utensils after meals and breaks
• Ensure all food items and cleaning materials are correctly stored and there are adequate supplies
• To handle and remove waste in line with segregation processes and procedures
• Observe proper procedures upon entering a young person’s room
• Report any damages or hazards that are present in rooms
• To ensure that all equipment used is fit for purpose and report any damaged or out of date PAT tested machinery
• Adheres to all policies and procedures relevant to the role
• To ensure that all mandatory training and task specific training is attended as required for the role
• Other duties as required by the Service Manager

Skills

Catering experience

Cleaning experience

Team player

Time management

Communication skills

Patient

Flexible

Willing to work in any service

Education

SVQ Level 1 in Housekeeping

SVQ Level 1 in Food Preparation and Cookery

Job description

Kibble Education And Care Centre in Johnstone is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support the Early Years service by planning, preparing and presenting meals for young people, staff and visitors under the guidance of the Catering Supervisor. Our kitchen has the Healthy Living Award accreditation, and you will help maintain this standard.

In addition, under the guidance of the domestic team leaders you will be responsible for cleaning and maintaining the young people’s rooms and public areas,