General Kitchen Assistant

Gwynedd Council; Caernarfon; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Gwynedd Council is seeking a General Kitchen Assistant to support the Cook in Charge in preparing simple meals and serving food. You will keep the kitchen and dining areas clean, handle washing up and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene.

The role emphasises working under direction, adhering to Welsh/English language requirements and council safety policies, with opportunities to develop within the team.

Qualifications

• Basic food hygiene or agreement to pass the course within 3 months of appointment.
• Training in Health and Safety (e.g., moving and handling or first aid).
• Experience in a food production environment (essential or desirable).

Responsibilities

• To work under the direction of the Cook in Charge or the Deputy.
• To assist in the preparation of simple food and to serve the food.
• To keep the kitchen and dining room area clean, including the building fabric when used as dining room.
• When the dining room is used for more than one purpose, clean the floor and move food traces with a damp mop if necessary.
• Carry out general kitchen duties including washing dishes and setting/clearing equipment and dining room furniture.
• If there is no Assistant Cook, the General Kitchen Assistant will be in charge in the absence of the Cook in Charge at the appropriate pay grade.
• Maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and wear clean overalls.
• Comply with Health and Safety and Food Safety Policies.
• Any other relevant duties following a reasonable request.
• Responsible for self-development.
• Follow Health and Safety rules in the workplace per policy and legislation.
• Operate within the Council's equal opportunities policies.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Good communication skills

Education

Basic food hygiene

Health and Safety training

Food production experience

Job description

Purpose of the post

• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
• To assist the Cook in Charge in the preparation of simple food, food service, setting up and clearing the dining room. Wash the equipment and clean the kitchen and dining room.

Responsibility for functions

• Equipment

Main duties

• To work under the direction of the Cook in Charge or the Deputy.
• To assist in the preparation of simple food and to serve the food.
• To keep all the kitchen and dining room area clean, including the building fabric of the kitchen and the dining room when it is only used as a dining room.
• When the dining room is used for more than one purpose, clean the floor move every trace of food using a damp mop if necessary.
• To carry out general kitchen duties including washing dishes, setting and clearing equipment and dining room furniture.
• Where there is no Assistant Cook the General Kitchen Assistant will be in charge of the kitchen in the absence of the Cook in Charge at the appropriate pay grade.
• To maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and wear suitable clean overalls.
• To comply with Gwynedd Council Health and Safety Policy and Food Safety Policy.
• Any other relevant duties following a reasonable request.
• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council's Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council's policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council's information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council's carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council's Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.

Personal attributesEssential

• To be able to work as part of a team (School team and kitchen team) Desirable Self motivated, happy disposition.

Qualifications and relevant trainingEssential

• Basic food hygiene or agreement to pass the course within 3 months of appointment
• Desirable
• Training in food production or food service skills. Training in Health and Safety, e.g. moving and handling or first aid. Training in selling skills.
• Relevant experienceEssential - Desirable Experience of being employed in a food production environment

Skills and specialist knowledgeEssential - Desirable

• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills

Language requirements

• Listening and Speaking - Entry
• Able to pronounce the names of places and people correctly.
• Able to follow instructions and understand simple conversation through the medium of Welsh and English on familiar matters and respond to simple requests for information
• Reading and Understanding - Entry
• Able to read and understand short and simple letters, e-mails, leaflets, and signs in Welsh and English on familiar everyday issues, in order to convey them to someone else.
• Writing - Entry
• Able to write a simple message requesting or giving information about familiar everyday issues in the workplace.

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.