Facilities Assistant/Driver (Catering)

North Ayrshire Council; Irvine; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Une opportunité à temps partiel est disponible en tant qu'assistant de cuisine au sein de North Ayrshire Council. Le candidat idéal aidera à fournir un service de restauration de qualité tout en respectant les normes de sécurité alimentaire. Les candidats doivent avoir un permis de conduire valide et être capables de travailler sous pression. Ce poste est situé à Dreghorn et est soumis à des vérifications de sécurité.

Qualifications

• Capacité à travailler sous pression.
• Doit respecter les directives de sécurité alimentaire.
• Expérience de travail dans un environnement de cuisine souhaitée.

Responsibilities

• Préparer et servir des repas.
• Opérer un véhicule pour livrer des biens.
• Effectuer des tâches de nettoyage spécifiques.

Skills

Flexibilité

Travail d'équipe

Gestion du stress

Education

Permis de conduire britannique valide

Job description

Location: Dreghorn Primary School and Nursery Main Street Dreghorn, KA11 4AB

Rate: £12.60 per hour

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 10 hours per week

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.

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/Driver within a kitchen, you will prepare and serve meals, operate a till and undertake specific cleaning duties. You will be responsible for safely operating a vehicle to deliver goods to designated locations. You must have the ability to work under pressure, be a team player, operate within food safety and nutritional guidelines and hold a valid UK driving license. Flexibility regarding start & finish times, to suit the needs on the service, would be desirable. This post is Term Time. Start date is 20th August 2025, subject to PVG, license and Occupational Health Checks.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

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

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.

PVG (Children)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted in instalments from your wages following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/ .For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

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.