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Kitchen Assistant – Plymouth (Part time, 24 hours per week, Term Time Only, Permanent) / £12,857 p.a. plus performance bonus
Kitchen Assistant – Mount Tamar School, Plymouth
24 hours per week
Term Time Only (plus some additional work during school holidays)
Delt is a brilliant contradiction. A dynamic and agile private sector company with a serious conscience, that’s wholly owned by the public sector. It’s somewhere you can do the right things for the right reasons while playing a real part in a growing business.
Our employee proposition is pretty great too, with an overall package that recognises the importance of life in work/life balance and gives you the opportunity to keep learning new things.
Do you want the experience of working in this sort of dynamic environment? Do you want to apply your skills to doing good and helping us grow?
We need a Kitchen Assistant with previous catering experience preferably in a school setting that will enable our clients to do amazing things.
The Role: Kitchen Assistant
Mount Tamar School is a friendly, inclusive and safe learning environment in which vulnerable students are valued and nurtured. Our priority is fostering engagement in learning through strong relationships because we know that this is the basis for excellent progress in all areas of learning, personal and social growth.
We are looking for someone to support our Kitchen Manager Monday-Thursday and then on a Friday to cook for the students at Mount Tamar when the Kitchen Manager is off. You will be based at Mount Tamar School and will assist in the catering for up to 80 pupils on a day-to-day basis.
- You will be required to assist in the preparation of meals, keep the working area clean and tidy and serve meals to the pupils in a timely manner. This includes dish washing and daily cleaning duties.
- You will be required at times to cover the kitchen manager if that person is off sick or absent.
- You will be required to assist in maintaining orders of stock, stock rotation and food safety standards (HACCP and COSHH).
- You will be expected to support the wider catering needs of the school such as preparing buffets for staff events, summer fairs and other events.
- There may be times when you are required to contribute to the work carried out by other members of the team in their absence and other tasks that may be appropriate to the role.
The Candidate:
- Catering experience, including chopping vegetables, making sandwiches and serving food.
- Cooking experience in a commercial kitchen.
- Knowledge of Allergens and Food Intolerances
- Experience of working as part of a team working under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety practice in a busy working environment.
- Experience of working with children.
- Experience of cleaning areas to agreed hygienic standards.
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post.
Hours per week: 24
Weeks per year: 44.6 Term Time including Inset Days
Working hours are Monday – Thursday 9.15am – 1.45pm, and Friday 8.30am – 2.30pm.
In Return:
- A competitive salary of £12,857
- Pension contribution, matching up to 10% of the salary
- Training and Development
- Subsidised events
- Charity leave
- Discounted shopping cards
Opportunities at Delt Shared Services are created through growth, and this is an exciting time for us. If you want to know more about the total package we offer, please see our future employee page here https://deltservices.com/careers/
As this is an urgent requirement, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close the advert early, so please apply now to avoid missing out.
Please click the purple link below to apply for this role. If you have any difficulties applying through this channel, please email recruitment@deltservices.co.uk for assistance.
