Catering Assistant – Marown Primary School – DOES-025640
Job Purpose:
Help prepare and serve midday meals for pupils and staff at Marown Primary School. You’ll support a friendly school meals service and help keep the kitchen and dining areas clean and safe.
Duties:
- Help prepare, cook and serve meals, following menus and portion guidelines.
- Support pupils with special dietary and medical requirements.
- Encourage pupils to try different foods in a friendly and positive way.
- Help order supplies, check deliveries and store food safely.
- Assist with records for stock, food temperatures, meal numbers and waste.
- Set up and clear the dining area, including moving tables and chairs.
- Wash dishes, utensils and equipment, and clean the kitchen and dining areas.
- Follow food hygiene, health and safety, confidentiality and safeguarding procedures.
- Attend relevant training and work flexibly as part of the catering team.
Essential Skills:
- Experience working in a catering role within a medium or large organisation.
- Basic knowledge of nutritional needs and special diets.
- Good written and spoken communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
- Ability to recognise food preparation hazards and risks.
- Understanding of confidentiality.
- A cheerful, friendly, reliable and flexible approach.
- Awareness of your own limitations and when to ask for help.
- A satisfactory police check. An enhanced check with barring is required for this role.
Desirable Skills:
- Basic Hygiene Certificate.
- A professional catering qualification or NVQ Level 2.
- Manual handling training.
- First Aid certificate.
- Awareness of food safety legislation and knowledge of health and safety at work.
- Budget management experience.
- Ability to work shifts.
- Isle of Man worker status.
- Driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
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Salary & benefits
£25,342 – £27,941 pro rata per annum
Hours
Part-time – 20 Hours – Term Time Only (38 weeks per year)