General Kitchen Assistant - DOES-024359

Job Purpose: Assist the kitchen team in providing meals and snacks for students and staff at Castle Rushen High School. You will help with food preparation, serving customers, cleaning duties, and keeping the kitchen and dining areas safe, clean, and organised.  

Duties  
- Prepare and serve snacks and meals
- Help students in a friendly and positive way during meal service
- Set up food counters and serve customers
- Use tills or swipe card systems to process payments
- Clear tables and keep dining areas tidy
- Wash kitchen equipment, utensils, and crockery
- Clean kitchen equipment and catering areas to a high standard
- Carry out regular and deep cleaning duties
- Follow food hygiene and health & safety rules at all times
- Wear the correct uniform and safety equipment provided
- Report damaged equipment or safety concerns
- Help with stock control and putting deliveries away
- Attend training sessions and team meetings when required
- Work as part of a team and support colleagues
- Help maintain a safe and welcoming environment for students

Essential Skills
- Customer service skills
- Cleaning skills
- Good communication skills
- Able to work well in a team
- Able to follow instructions and guidance
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Able to work within set timescales
- Able to clean to a high standard
- Good timekeeping
- Physically able to carry out the role
- Willing to complete training when required

Desirable Skills
- Experience in catering, food preparation, or food handling
- Catering or Food Hygiene qualification
- First Aid qualification
- Experience using cleaning equipment and materials
- Knowledge of health and safety in a school or catering environment
- Ability to use a computerised till system
- Able to use own initiative
- Pride in delivering good quality work

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Salary & benefits

£24,828 - £27,075

Hours

Full Time - 37 Hours