Housekeeper (Early Years Services)

Kibble Education And Care Centre; Johnstone; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning continues with training

Healthcare significantly contributes (

Blue Light Card / Costco discounts

Discounts for childcare via PuddleLane

Confidential counselling access

Cycle to Work

Generous holidays

Job summary

Kibble Education And Care Centre in Johnstone is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support the Early Years service by planning, preparing and presenting meals for young people, staff and visitors under the guidance of the Catering Supervisor. Our kitchen has the Healthy Living Award accreditation, and you will help maintain this standard.

In addition, under the guidance of the domestic team leaders you will be responsible for cleaning and maintaining the young people’s rooms and public areas,

Qualifications

• Previous experience in catering and cleaning
• SVQ Level 1 qualifications desirable
• Experience of working within residential childcare or a care environment is desirable

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily cleaning routines and tasks as scheduled
• Unpack and stack linen and laundry
• All aspects of the preparation, cooking and serving of food
• Contribute to the preparation of menus
• Portion control
• Provision of special dietary meals, where appropriate
• Record keeping, for example, temperature control checks
• Control of hygiene and health and safety in the kitchen and areas assigned
• To ensure kitchen equipment, regeneration equipment and all surfaces are always clean
• To ensure food is ready to be served at the correct times for service and all waste food is discarded immediately after service
• Operational control of service areas, including transported meals
• To ensure the dining room is cleaned after each meal
• To wash-up and account for all cutlery and crockery and kitchen utensils after meals and breaks
• Ensure all food items and cleaning materials are correctly stored and there are adequate supplies
• To handle and remove waste in line with segregation processes and procedures
• Observe proper procedures upon entering a young person’s room
• Report any damages or hazards that are present in rooms
• To ensure that all equipment used is fit for purpose and report any damaged or out of date PAT tested machinery
• Adheres to all policies and procedures relevant to the role
• To ensure that all mandatory training and task specific training is attended as required for the role
• Other duties as required by the Service Manager

Skills

Catering experience

Cleaning experience

Team player

Time management

Communication skills

Patient

Flexible

Willing to work in any service

Education

SVQ Level 1 in Housekeeping

SVQ Level 1 in Food Preparation and Cookery

Job description

Job reference: 000903

Salary: £27,715.00 per annum (Pt 15D)

Employment type: Permanent

Services: Care – Early Years

Hours Per Week: 37 hours per week normally Monday to Friday (weekend working maybe required on occasion (dependant on needs of service)

Closing date: 06/10/2026

Job Description

Staff Benefits at Kibble

• Learning continues with opportunities for further training, job variety and funded study
• Healthcare significantly contributes to expenses such as dental treatments, new glasses and contact lenses
• Money off shopping and events from Blue Light Card, Costco and other partners
• Discounts are available for childcare through Puddle Lane children’s nursery
• Immediate access to confidential counselling helps you prioritise self-care
• Wellbeing perks continue with Cycle to Work and generous holidays

About Kibble

Kibble supports children and young people (aged 5-26) who have experienced trauma and adversity through residential care, education and mental health services. For more than 200 years, we’ve put young people first and have built a trusted charity with vital services that strive to transform lives, families and communities.

When starting a new job at Kibble, you’ll become part of a dedicated staff team who make sure children are happy and safe 365 days a year, 24/7. Whether your role is in care, education, or the corporate side, you’ll help give young people a chance at life.

What is the Job Function?

This role will be within our Early Years Service in Hallhill Cottage, Johnstone. You will have responsibility for the planning, preparation and presentation of meals for young people, staff and visitors under the guidance of the Catering Supervisor. Our kitchen has been accredited with the Healthy Living Award; therefore, you will be responsible for helping to maintain this.

In addition , under the guidance of the domestic team leaders you will also be responsible for cleaning and maintaining the young people’s rooms, public areas, back of house areas such as linen room and laundry areas.

Main duties are as follows:

• To carry out daily cleaning routines and tasks as scheduled
• To unpack and stack all linen and laundry
• All aspects of the preparation, cooking and serving of food
• Contribute to the preparation of menus
• Portion control
• Provision of special dietary meals, where appropriate
• Record keeping, for example, temperature control checks
• Control of hygiene and health and safety in the kitchen and areas assigned
• To ensure kitchen equipment, regeneration equipment and all surfaces are always clean
• To ensure food is ready to be served at the correct times for service and all waste food is discarded immediately after service
• Operational control of service areas, including transported meals
• To ensure the dining room is cleaned after each meal.
• To wash-up and account for all cutlery and crockery and kitchen utensils after meals and breaks
• Ensure all food items and cleaning materials are correctly stored and there are adequate supplies
• To handle and remove waste in line with segregation processes and procedures
• Observe proper procedures upon entering a young person’s room
• Report any damages or hazards that are present in rooms, e.g. burnt-out light bulbs, broken furniture.
• To ensure that all equipment used is fit for purpose and report any damaged or out of date PAT tested machinery.
• Adheres to all policies and procedures relevant to the role
• To ensure that all mandatory training and task specific training is attended as required for the role
• Other duties as required by the Service Manger

Who we are looking for?

To be successful you must be able to:

• Relate to children and young people in a way that promotes their trust
• Respond and have a positive and friendly attitude
• A self-starter
• Ability to work unsupervised on own initiative
• Excellent team player
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Good communication skills
• Patient
• Flexible approach to work
• Be willing to work in any service

What qualifications and experience are we looking for?

• Previous experience in catering and cleaning experience
• SVQ Level 1 in Housekeeping or an SVQ Level 1 in Food Preparation and Cookery would be desirable.
• Experience of working within residential childcare or a care environment is desirable
• Drivers licence would be advantageous.

Notes

1. Content of this job outline to reflect changes to the job or services provided, while maintaining the overall character and level of responsibility for the post.
2. Notwithstanding any information or statement described within this job outline, all duties must be carried out in a way that promotes equality of opportunity, dignity and respect for all individuals and which is consistent with Kibble’s stated policy on equal opportunities.
3. The successful candidate will be subject to PVG Scheme Membership. Having previous convictions will not automatically disbar you form working at Kibble (with the exception of offences against children or other vulnerable groups) and every case is taken on an individual basis.
4. Prior to commencing in post, you will be required to undertake theory aspect of Safe Crisis Management (SCM) training to ensure you have an understanding of this given the nature of your role.
5. Appointments will be subject to athree-month probationary period.