Facilities Assistant/Driver - Catering - NAY18039

North Ayrshire Council; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

North Ayrshire Council is seeking a Facilities Assistant/Driver - Catering to support the delivery of quality catering services at Irvine and associated locations. Reporting to the Catering Supervisor, you will prepare and serve meals, operate a till, and carry out cleaning duties while ensuring food safety and nutrition guidelines are followed.

You will also drive to deliver goods, work under pressure as part of a team, and comply with the council's staff values.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid UK driving licence.
• Ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.
• Experience with food safety and nutritional guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve meals and operate a till.
• Safely operate a vehicle to deliver goods.
• Undertake cleaning duties as required.

Job description

Facilities Assistant/Driver - Catering - NAY18039

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

Reporting to the Catering Supervisor you will assist in the provision of a quality catering service within this location and associated locations, as required. As a Facilities Assistant/Driver within a kitchen, you will prepare and serve meals, operate a till and undertake specific cleaning duties. You will be responsible for safely operating a vehicle to deliver goods to designated locations. You must have the ability to work under pressure, be a team player, operate within food safety and nutritional guidelines and hold a valid UK driving licence.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

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Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the

Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Additional Information

References

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (Children)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit

Disclosure Scotland - mygov.scot. For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

In Building – More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide -

Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk). If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.

Use of AI in Applications

Applicants may use AI tools to

assist

with drafting or refining their application. However, AI should only be used to enhance an application and must not replace personal experience or be used to generate content

wholly on

the applicant’s behalf. Where it is

identified

that AI has been used to create an application in full or to falsify responses, th