Kitchen Assistant - #1725592

Kitchen Assistant

Permanent

Grade 1 - £23,656 - £24,027pro rata

We are a Living Wage Employer, and all our roles will be paid as such where the pay scales are below the Living Wage rate

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 15 hours per week Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 13.30pm

Location: Elms Farm Community Primary School, B33 0PJ

Cityserve is the Birmingham City Council multi- award winning catering service for school meals providing fresh and nutritious food for school kitchen across the UK, healthy eating is a continuous theme throughout all of our menus and we are committed to the wellbeing of pupils. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, delivers excellent customer service and is able motivate and support team members

The Role

As a General Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

Assist in the preparation and cooking meals for pupils

Assisting with all aspects of the service

Assist keeping the kitchen clean & tidy, washing up sweeping and mopping

To assist with setting up of dining room, putting out furniture

Willing to attend training sessions classroom and online

To be aware of the pupils needs, dietary and allergen requirements

You will work collaboratively with managers and supervisors to ensure the first-class delivery of food in schools kitchens both in and outside of performance times

Key Requirements

About You; Essential:

Good people skills

Passion about food and customer service

Great team player

Good verbal and written communication skills

Food Safety Level 2

Skills & Experience

Desirable:

Experience in a similar environment

High standards and quality driven

A can do attitude

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, andwe arecommitted to employing, retaining and developing all of our people

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application

We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements , before any employment offer can be confirmed

We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration



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