Relief Catering Assistant

Applefields School; Ripon; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Benefits & discounts

Green car scheme

Childcare vouchers

Home technology scheme

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is recruiting Relief Catering Assistants to support the Cook/Catering Manager in delivering a high‑standard catering service. Based in Ripon, you will help with basic food preparation, serving meals to students and staff, and keeping the kitchen and dining areas clean and safe.

This role involves covering for holiday and sickness, with no weekend work. The position offers a competitive hourly rate (£13.28) and mileage paid at 55p per mile; enhanced DBS is required for

Qualifications

• Basic food preparation duties.
• Willing to cover for holiday and sickness.
• Flexible shifts; no weekend work.
• Willing to work in a fresh food environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Cook/Catering Manager in delivering a catering service to high standards of food safety.
• Serve meals to students and staff and clear away dining furniture.
• Wash up and clean the kitchen and dining room.
• Assist with basic food preparation and setting out dining areas.

Skills

Food preparation

Customer service

Reliability

Job description

Location: Ripon, North Yorkshire - And surrounding areas.

As part of our catering team,you will be performing a variety of tasks to help prepare tasty, nutritiousmeals from locally sourced fresh produce. We are a ‘fresh food’ organisationencouraging children and young people to choose nutritious meals. We are proudto offer a wide choice of healthy options to our children encouraging them toeat well and fuelling their appetite for learning.We are currently recruiting fora few Relief Catering Assistants to join our team.

Your role will be to supportthe Cook/Catering Manager in delivering an effective catering service operatingto the highest standards of food safety. You will be providing cover forholiday and sickness and will be responsible for carrying out basic foodpreparation, setting out and clearing away dining furniture, serving meals tostudents and staff, washing up and cleaning the kitchen and dining room.You will be a valued member ofour friendly team who is reliable, dependable and committed; although yourhours may vary, there will be no weekend work! For this you will be paid £13.28per hour. Mileage will be paid at 55p per mile.

What can we offer you?

• Competitive rate of pay
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement increasing with continuous service, paid pro rata as part of annual salary
• Access to range of benefits and discounts including green car scheme, childcare vouchers and home technology scheme

More information

For an informal conversationabout this role, please contact Anne Marie Kaye [e-mail]

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.