School Dining Assistant: Food Prep & Service

Education Authority (Northern Ireland); Omagh; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Authority (Northern Ireland) is seeking a Catering Assistant to support the daily operation of the school catering unit under the guidance of the Senior/Unit Catering Supervisor. You will contribute to hygienic service, meals delivery, and customer satisfaction for pupils.

You will perform basic food prep, assist with cooking, set dining areas, and help promote meals to pupils and parents, while complying with safety and school values.

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake job related training
• Effective communication skills to support team working, taking of instruction and engagement with customers
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
• Effective organisational and planning skills and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Motivation towards providing excellent food and customer service for our children and young people
• Experience of working in a customer service or catering role

Responsibilities

• Basic preparation of food and beverages, including preparation of vegetables and snacks
• Simple cooking, including reconstitution of prepared food
• Organising and controlling food service points
• Transferring and serving meals and snacks including transported meals
• Assisting with the promotion of meals to pupils, parents and principal
• Maintaining regular contact with the central kitchen, if applicable, with regard to all aspects of service delivery
• Preparing the dining area: setting out tables, chairs, benches and serving points as required
• Setting tables, laying out cutlery, water jugs, etc.
• Completing general kitchen and dining room duties including washing up and clearing away equipment
• Cleaning the kitchen/servery, dining room and equipment including floors and walls
• Recording temperatures for control purposes as required
• Securing premises as required
• Completing duties as delegated in connection with service provision
• Carry out all duties to comply with Acts, Regulations and Codes of Practice
• Complete all necessary administration
• Carry out duties for jobs up to and including those in the same grade within competence
• Promote and adhere to the Values/ethos of the School

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Customer service

Motivation towards customer service

Job description

Education Authority (Northern Ireland) is seeking a Catering Assistant to support the daily operation of the school catering unit under the guidance of the Senior/Unit Catering Supervisor. You will contribute to hygienic service, meals delivery, and customer satisfaction for pupils.

You will perform basic food prep, assist with cooking, set dining areas, and help promote meals to pupils and parents, while complying with safety and school values.