Housekeeping Assistant – Westerton Primary - EAD09164

East Dunbartonshire Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in the United Kingdom is seeking a part-time Housekeeping Assistant to support food delivery in primary schools. The role involves ensuring a hygienic dining environment, adhering to safety guidelines, and contributing to child welfare. Candidates should have knowledge of food safety regulations and skills in organization and time management. This position offers a supportive work environment and requires a commitment to children's safety.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of related regulations pertaining to the delivery of safe food.
• Understanding of Child Protection for vulnerable children.
• Good organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of lunch and snacks in a caring manner.
• Prepare the dining environment for lunch.
• Maintain hygiene and safety standards.
• Support cleaning routines in dinner halls.

Skills

Knowledge of food safety regulations

Organizational skills

Time management

Ability to work independently

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Summary

Please note salary will be pro-rated for part-time and term-time hours.

This post is part time, working 20 hrs per week, Monday to Friday (10-2PM)

The successful candidate will be based in Westerton Primary but may be required to provide support in any East Dunbartonshire Council primary school.

The Housekeeping Assistant will support the delivery of lunch and snacks to children in a caring and supporting manner in the school, ensuring the school dining environment is prepared and ready for lunch. They will contribute to achieving high standards of hygiene and safety within the school, adhering to Health & Safety guidelines, including hazard analysis procedures involved in food handling, preparation of lunches and snacks. They will also support the cleaning routines of the school dinner halls to ensure a safe, hygienic environment.

The successful candidate should have knowledge of related regulations pertaining to the delivery of safe food and knowledge of Child Protection of vulnerable children. They should possess good organisational and time management skills. They will be able to work on their own initiative but be an effective member of the school team.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Websites

East Dunbartonshire Council

www.westerton.e-dunbarton.sch.uk