General Kitchen Assistant Ardudwy School

GWYNEDD COUNCIL; Harlech; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Gwynedd Council seeks a Kitchen Assistant to support the Cook in Charge in preparing simple meals and serving in a school dining room. You will wash equipment, keep the kitchen and dining areas clean, and assist with setting up and clearing tables.

The role requires working under the Cook in Charge or Deputy and complying with health and safety policies. Fluent Welsh and English language requirements are part of the job, and staff are expected to uphold safeguarding standards and participate in

Qualifications

• Basic food hygiene qualification or willingness to pass within 3 months of appointment.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Cook in Charge in preparing simple food and serving meals.
• Wash dishes, clear equipment and dining room furniture; keep kitchen and dining areas clean.
• Work under the direction of the Cook in Charge or Deputy and follow reasonable duties.
• Maintain personal cleanliness and wear clean overalls; comply with health and safety policies.
• Report concerns; assist in safeguarding and welfare requirements.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Basic food hygiene or willingness to pass within 3 months

Training in food production or food service skills

Health and Safety training (moving and handling or first aid)

Selling skills training

Job description

• 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.
• This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Responsibility for functions . e.g. staff, budgets, equipment
• 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.
• Special Circumstances . e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
• There will be occasions when the individual will be required to work to provide refreshment outside normal hours of work such as in service training days.
• 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 requirementsListening 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.