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Teaching Vacancies; Radstock; On-site; GBP 8,900 - 9,100; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Local government pension scheme

Sick pay scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Eye tests for VDU users

Employee assistance helpline

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies seeks a General Catering Assistant to join the Catering Team on a permanent, mobile basis across the Midsomer Norton Schools' Partnership in the Frome area. The role involves working across several school kitchens providing lunch and catering cover.

The position is 15 hours per week, term-time plus inset days, with pay on Grade 1, scale points 3-4 (£13.28-£13.48 p/h; actual annual £8,921-£9,061). Training and strong emphasis on safety and customer service offered.

Qualifications

• Friendly, approachable and enjoys working with children.
• Reliable, adaptable and prepared to work across different school locations.
• Strong team player with a positive attitude.
• Able to follow instructions and maintain excellent hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of meals, sandwiches, salads and other food items.
• Support the cooking of simple items including vegetables and basic meal prep.
• Serve food and provide customer service to pupils and staff.
• Set up and clear dining areas.
• Operate kitchen equipment, dishwashers and cashless tills (training provided).
• Wash crockery, utensils and kitchen equipment.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene.
• Record food and appliance temperatures and support food safety procedures.
• Load and deliver prepared meals to local schools using a catering vehicle.
• Support catering for school events, meetings and functions.
• Work flexibly across different school kitchens to provide essential cover.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Team player

Customer service

Reliable

Adaptable

Follow instructions

Hygiene standards

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Role: General Catering Assistant

Start Date: October

Hours: 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time, plus 5 inset days

Salary: Grade 1 and scale point 3 - 4, £13.28 - £13.48 per hour (£25,614 - £26,016 full time equivalent), actual annual salary £8,921 - £9,061

Are you looking for a rewarding role where every day is different? Do you enjoy working as part of a friendly team and helping provide healthy meals for children?

We are seeking a General Catering Assistant to join our Catering Team on a permanent basis, providing kitchen cover across schools within the Midsomer Norton Schools' Partnership in the Frome area.

This is a mobile role supporting our school kitchens when additional cover is required due to staff absence, vacancies or increased demand. Although you'll work across a number of schools in the Frome area, there will also be opportunities to undertake long-term cover placements at individual schools when needed.

If you're flexible, reliable and enjoy working in a busy kitchen environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

Working alongside our experienced catering teams, you'll help deliver nutritious, high-quality meals in a safe and welcoming environment for pupils and staff.

Your duties will include:

• Assisting with the preparation of meals, sandwiches, salads and other food items.
• Supporting the cooking of simple food items including vegetables and basic meal preparation.
• Serving food and providing excellent customer service to pupils and staff.
• Setting up and clearing dining areas.
• Operating kitchen equipment, dishwashers and cashless catering tills (training provided where required).
• Washing crockery, utensils and kitchen equipment.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene.
• Recording food and appliance temperatures and supporting food safety procedures.
• Loading and, where required, delivering prepared meals to local schools using a school catering vehicle.
• Supporting catering for school events, meetings and functions.
• Working flexibly across different school kitchens to provide essential catering cover.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who is:

• Friendly, approachable and enjoys working with children.
• Reliable, adaptable and happy to work across different school locations.
• A strong team player with a positive attitude.
• Able to follow instructions and maintain excellent hygiene standards.
• Comfortable working in a busy kitchen environment.

What the school offers its staff

There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests for VDU users and employee assistance helpline. Support staff in schools can also benefit from a range of national discount schemes available to education professionals such as the Blue Light Card offering savings on shopping, travel, and leisure.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.