Catering Assistant

Permanent
Part Time - Term Time Only
8.33
Arno Vale Junior School, Saville Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham, NG5 4JF
£20441 pro rata

We’re excited at the opportunity to appoint a kitchen assistant for our long-established Café Vale catering team, working 1 hour 20 minutes per day Monday to Thursday and 3 hours on a Friday.

The team consists of a part-time Catering Manager and two part-time Catering Assistants. Meals are freshly prepared on site, with around 140 served daily. The catering service for our wrap around care facility is also organised by Café Vale. Special events are organised throughout the year such as a Mother’s Day afternoon tea, Christmas dinner and Chinese New Year dinner.

The post holder’s responsibilities will be to assist in the kitchen and dining room as required, producing meals, food service, dish and utensil washing, general cleaning, setting up the dining hall and any other tasks associated with catering. You will need to be able to work to a high standard with a positive attitude, be approachable, enthusiastic, flexible and committed to providing a quality service.

The following qualities are desirable:

•  A patient and caring approach
•  Ability to work within a team
•  Good communication skills
•  Experience of working in a kitchen environment with some knowledge of health and hygiene.

We’d love to hear from you if you are looking to begin or further develop your career in a caring school, joining our friendly and hard-working team. Visits to the school are actively encouraged. Please telephone the school office to make arrangements for a visit. Application forms and further details for the above post are available from our school website or email office@arnovale.notts.sch.uk.

Closing date: 17th April 4pm

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

• All posts in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. All posts in schools, unless stated otherwise, are suitable for a job share arrangement.

• The County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation. for posts within County and Controlled Schools and in Colleges.

This vacancy is closed to applications.