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SalaryCatering Assistant - Hitchin
£11.72 per Hour
2 Roles avaliable
21 Hours per week
28 Hours per week
Purpose
To assist in the provision of meals and refreshments, and the maintenance and cleaning of kitchen equipment. This varies across locations.
Key Relationships
- This role carries no line management responsibilities
- Responsible for working alongside and/or supporting volunteers within their team
Qualifications required
- Level 2 food hygiene certificate or willing and able to complete within 2 weeks of starting employment
Experience, Skills and Ability
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to communicate verbally and in writing
- Able to work within policies and procedures
- Experience of working in a similar environment
Complexity and Accountability
- This post holds no budgetary responsibility but will be expected to ensure costs and expenditures are kept within agreed limits
- In the absence of the Chef ensure that all catering staff follow Brainkind policies and procedures
- Accountable to follow all food and personal hygiene procedures
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible to assist in the preparation and serving of meals and refreshments
- Responsible for washing up used utensils, pans and crockery in the dishwasher, hand washing certain items as appropriate
- To clean kitchen work surfaces, equipment, floors, fridges, freezers and other storage cupboards in line with cleaning schedules and record as instructed
- Responsible to ensure all equipment is stored away and the kitchen left clean and tidy at the end of each shift
- Reporting of equipment faults, repair and maintenance needs in line with local procedures
- Monitoring and reporting supplies requirements
- To record all information as required by Brainkind policies and procedures
- To ensure that meals and refreshments are attractive to service users and in line with Brainkind standards
- To assist the Head Chef and Chef to provide services that meet the Brainkind and regulatory body standards
- Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks
Values, Ethics and Confidentiality
When working for Brainkind all employees are required to work responsibly and be accountable for their actions, upholding dignity and the rights and health and wellbeing of our People We Support and their Colleagues. This is achieved by ensuring that Brainkind values and behaviours are demonstrated in everything we do, and this creates the culture of the organisation.
To be aware of Equality Diversity & Inclusion characteristics and ensure that these are considered appropriately throughout all work undertaken.
To be aware of Equality Diversity & Inclusion characteristics and ensure that these are considered appropriately throughout all work undertaken.
All staff are required to respect the confidentiality of all matters they may learn relating to their employment, other members of staff and the general public.
This job description is intended to be a dynamic document, subject to agreed alteration and development in line with the evolution of the role.
