Catering Assistant - University College Isle of Man - LTC - DOES-025563

Job Purpose: Help prepare and serve food for students, staff and visitors at University College Isle of Man. This temporary role runs until 15 July 2027 and is mainly based at Homefield Road, with work at other UCM sites when required.  

Duties:  
- Prepare food, including simple cooking, salads, snacks and meals.  
- Serve customers, take food orders and operate tills and card readers.  
- Prepare and serve refreshments for meetings and events.
- Wash dishes and clean catering equipment, kitchens and dining areas.
- Check deliveries, store food safely and rotate stock to reduce waste.
- Follow food hygiene, health and safety procedures.

Essential Skills:
- Organised and able to work efficiently.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Able to follow instructions and use your own initiative.
- Willing to learn how to use computerised tills and catering equipment.
- Able to stay calm in a busy environment.
- Respect confidentiality and support equal opportunities and inclusion.
- Able to carry out the physical duties, including heavy lifting.
- Willing and able to work shifts.
- Satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an enhanced police check with barring.

Desirable Skills:
- Catering, food preparation or customer service experience.
- Experience of cleaning in a catering environment and using catering equipment.
- A catering qualification or Level 2 Food Safety qualification.
- First aid or manual handling qualifications.
- Knowledge of health and safety and first aid.
- Full driving licence and access to transport.
- Isle of Man Worker status.

The full job description and person specification are available on the Isle of Man Government’s Jobtrain website. To view them and complete your online application, click the APPLY NOW button below.

Salary & benefits

£25,342 – £27,941 pro rata per annum

Hours

Part-time - 30 Hours - Term Time Only + 2 Weeks