Kitchen Assistant

Norton College - Worcester; Worcester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton College in Worcester seeks a dedicated Kitchen Assistant to support the Cook and manage daily catering services. The role involves food preparation, maintaining hygiene standards, and participating in various kitchen tasks to ensure quality care for students. The successful candidate will have Level 2 Food Hygiene certification and contribute significantly to the kitchen team's efficiency.

Qualifications

• Essential: Level 2 Food Hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Support the Cook in daily catering services.
• Maintain hygiene and food preparation standards.
• Prepare and serve food at all sites.

Skills

Food Hygiene

Cleaning

Food Preparation

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene

Job description

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The role

The Kitchen Assistant supports the Cook on a day-to-day basis and, in the absence of the Cook, is responsible for managing the catering services daily.

Maintain high standards of practice and hygiene in accordance with current quality standards across all aspects of food preparation, contributing to the quality of care for each student.

Responsibilities & Key Tasks:

• Cleaning all kitchen areas, equipment, and fabric as required, and keeping the servery and dining areas clean, washing, and sanitising tables and chairs.
• Recording and reporting any malfunction of equipment or fittings that require maintenance or cannot be kept to standard through normal cleaning procedures.
• Preparing and serving food/meals at all sites.
• Preparing the service and dining areas at all sites.
• Rotating food stock supplies as necessary at all sites.
• Updating the Catering Manager on food/kitchen requirements for ordering before stock runs out.
• Working additional hours with reasonable notice to support the Catering Manager during staff absences or heavy workloads, such as preparing refreshments for functions/events.
• Transporting food and equipment to either site as required.
• Lifting equipment and loading dishwashers and other kitchen appliances.
• Emptying bins and taking refuse to main refuge bins on either site.
• Using the basement at Chapel Street to operate the dishwasher and access other catering resources or equipment.

Essential: Level 2 Food Hygiene

About us

Norton College is a specialist school for secondary students aged 11-19 in Worcester and Tewkesbury.

We are part of Acorn Education, the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people, and part of Outcomes First Group.

In 2024, Outcomes First Group was certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth consecutive year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will undergo social media checks and a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.