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Bank Catering Assistant
£12.82 per hour (including holiday pay)
Description: Bank Catering Assistant
Type: Bank
Hours: Bank. Zero hours contract to suit your flexibility.
Location: Cheadle
Salary: £12.82 per hour (including holiday pay)
It’s an exciting time to join Seashell!!
We are part way through one of the largest transformation projects of its kind in the UK. Seashell is currently going through a £50 million pounds site transformation with our new residential homes and a new school already completed and a brand new college set for completion late next year.
Here at Seashell, we provide care and education for children and young people with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties and disabilities, sensory impairment, communication disorders, and autism.
We are currently seeking a passionate and personable Bank Catering Assistant to join our diligent facilities team at our Cheadle Hulme campus.
The successful candidate will be an integral part of the catering team. As this is a bank role, you may be required to support us at short notice to cover employee annual leave, events, sickness etc however as this a bank role, it will also enable you to work around your own commitments and lifestyle. There is a possibility that this may also lead to a perm post.
As a Bank Catering Assistant you’ll provide a catering service for Seashell Students, staff and visitors. This will include the daily preparation of student lunches to meet individual dietary and preparation requirements in our amazing, newly built kitchen and dining rooms.
You’ll help prepare a varied and healthy selection of food that is both attractive to our students and allows them to make independent choices.
Responsibilities
- Undertake all kitchen duties to highest standard against Service Levels agreed with relevant departments.
- Provide a customer focussed service to students and Trust staff
- Sort, monitor and record food and deliveries that comes into the kitchen to ensure it is correctly categorised and stored
- Operate kitchen equipment in line with training and manufacturer’s instructions
- Ensure all kitchen equipment and materials are secured during and at the end of shift
- Support emergency and deep clean cleaning requirements from time to time as directed by line manager
- Attend and undertake learning and development to fulfil role and/or legal requirements
- Promote safe working practices in job and in others
- Good general education (Level 2 numeracy and literacy)
- Level 2 Food Hygiene (or commitment to achieving this)
- Deaf Awareness and basic sign language course (or commitment to achieving this)
- Willingness to undertake other training relevant to the role
What we’re looking for;
- Previous experience working in a busy kitchen environment
- Basic food preparation and service of food
- A genuine interest in working with children and young people with complex needs and communication difficulties
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Knowledge of health and safety procedures and systems
- The ability to meet the physical demands of the post which require substantial activity around the site that includes walking, standing, lifting, bending, loading and operating kitchen equipment
- Reliability
- High standards of hygiene
- Customer centred focus and attitude
Think this role sounds like the perfect fit? Apply now and our recruitment team will be in touch.
*Please request a full copy of the Job Description by contacting a member of our team.
Our benefits include:
- An induction programme that ensures all Seashell employees gain the essential knowledge to work within our amazing setting
- Use of our on-site gym, fitness classes, and state of the art swimming pool
- Free membership to the Trusts inclusive gym, fitness centre and swimming pool
- Access to a range of onsite fitness classes including yoga, Zumba and more
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free on-site parking
- Employee recognition and reward Summer and Winter events.
- Paid Enhanced DBS
How to apply:
Please upload your CV to apply. As part of our safer recruitment policy, you will be asked to complete a Compliance Application Form, and successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (no cost) and full references will be taken.