Facilities Assistant - Catering - NAY17757

North Ayrshire Council; Irvine; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

North Ayrshire Council is seeking a Facilities Assistant in the kitchen at Irvine to assist in providing a quality catering service across the location and related sites. You will prepare and serve meals, operate a till, and perform cleaning duties while maintaining food safety and nutrition guidelines.

You should be able to work under pressure and be a cooperative team member. The role reports to the Catering Supervisor and may involve working at multiple locations as required; interview

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals in the kitchen.
• Operate a till and handle cash.
• Undertake cleaning duties in the kitchen.
• Work under pressure and be a team player.
• Adhere to food safety and nutritional guidelines.

Job description

Job Summary

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click important-information-for-applicants (north-ayrshire.gov.uk)

Reporting to the Catering Supervisor you will assist in the provision of a quality catering service within this location and associated locations, as required. As a Facilities Assistant within a kitchen, you will prepare and serve meals, operate a till and undertake specific cleaning duties. You must have the ability to work under pressure, be a team player and operate within food safety and nutritional guidelines.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Additional Information

References

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

In Building - More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) . If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.

Use of AI in Applications

Applicants may use AI tools to assist with drafting or refining their application. However, AI should only be used to enhance an application and must not replace personal experience or be used to generate content wholly on the applicant's behalf. Where it is identified that AI has been used to create an application in full or to falsify responses, this will be taken into account within the scoring, and your application may not be progressed.