Facilities & Menu Development Associate

South Lanarkshire Council; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LG Pension

33 days leave

Public holidays

Sick pay

Flexible work

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work

Physiotherapy

EAP

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council is recruiting an Assistant Facilities Officer to be based at Council Offices, Hamilton. The role supports the Facilities team across menu development and service development, contributing to school meals initiatives and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Working 37 hours per week, the post involves assisting in staff management, audits, and service delivery across multiple geographical areas, with emphasis on diet adaptation and expanding free school meals.

Qualifications

• Assist the Facility Officer in managing staff across areas.
• Support compliance checks and financial paperwork in schools.
• Carry out catering, cleaning and janitorial audits.

Responsibilities

• To assist the Facility Officer in the management of staff within various Geographical Areas.
• To Ensure compliance with Internal Audit cash handling procedures within schools by carrying out full cash audit including checking the completion of all financial paperwork and operating procedures.
• To carry out catering, cleaning and janitorial audits including checking compliance with organisational and legislative requirements. Ensuring immediate actions are verified and reporting findings to Facility Officer.
• To assist the Menu Development Team with ensuring that the Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2020 are adhered to including meeting criteria around Adapted Diets.
• To Liaise with client groups for individual requests for adapted diets. Attend pupil and parent councils, PTA, for feedback on cleaning, janitorial and catering services
• Participate in schools working groups such as health promoting groups, eco school groups and ensure that front line staff provides acceptable standards of customer care.
• To Assist Facility Officer with Service Developments including Digital Transformation of service and expansion of free school meals and school meal uptake.

Job description

South Lanarkshire Council is recruiting an Assistant Facilities Officer to be based at Council Offices, Hamilton. The role supports the Facilities team across menu development and service development, contributing to school meals initiatives and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Working 37 hours per week, the post involves assisting in staff management, audits, and service delivery across multiple geographical areas, with emphasis on diet adaptation and expanding free school meals.