Mobile Catering Assistant

The Golden Thread Alliance; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational trust is seeking a Mobile Catering Assistant to work part-time across schools in Dartford. This role involves food preparation, serving, and maintaining a clean kitchen environment while working flexible hours. The position offers a pro-rata salary and various benefits, including professional development opportunities and support for staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Commitment to ongoing professional development

Local Government Pension scheme

Eyecare vouchers

Annual Flu Jab offer

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work as part of a team and ensure a clean and safe kitchen.
• Willingness to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in food preparation and serving.
• Help ensure kitchen cleanliness and safety.
• Adapt duties as necessary to meet service needs.

Skills

Flexibility

Basic food preparation

Customer service

Job description

Overview

The Golden Thread Alliance are recruiting for a Mobile Catering Assistant, to work across all schools within the trust. This role is for 12.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 11.30am - 2pm. The salary is based upon the Kent scheme pay scale KSA, £24,513 FTE, actual pro rata salary of £7,033.77.

Reporting to the the Trust Catering Manager, you will play an essential part in ensuring our food service is the best that it can be, as you will be working in our kitchens providing extra support and covering absence.

You will need to be flexible and adaptable, and your duties will be varied, including basic food preparation, serving pupils and staff, and of course washing up and helping to keep the kitchen clean, tidy and safe.

As a very important member of our team, you will be expected to undertake training, which you will be paid for, and we will provide you with uniform. Experience of working in a kitchen environment is desirable but not essential, and we welcome applicants seeking a better work life balance and greater flexibility.

Benefits

• Commitment to your ongoing Continued Professional Development
• Two family days
• Half-day Christmas Shopping Leave
• Access to Local Government Pension scheme/Teachers’ Pensions
• Eyecare vouchers through Specsavers
• Annual Flu Jab offer for all staff
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing

The Golden Thread Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and therefore is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In line with KCSIE guidance, paragraph 220, all candidates who are shortlisted will be subject to an online search. This search is not part of the shortlisting process itself and all shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern resulting from the search.

Two references are also required prior to commencement of employment.

Early applications are encouraged and The Golden Thread Alliance reserves the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.