School Catering Assistant

Overview and Responsibilities

School Catering Assistant  - Wilden View

Location: Torton, Kidderminster

Contract: Full-time, Permanent, Term time only

Hours: 20 hours per week (4 hours per day)

Salary: £10,756.54 (FTE £25,043.00)

Start date: January 2024

The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

As part of our growth strategy; we’re really pleased to be opening a brand new ASC/SEMH school in early 2024, Wilden View School in Torton, Kidderminster, for students aged between 5-19.

Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for A Catering Assistant.

It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora and this is a unique career opportunity to make your mark on our growing services.

The main purpose of the role:

As the Catering Assistant, you will demonstrate the highest standards in cleanliness, food safety, and hygiene. You will cook and serve pre-prepared meals using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards and ensuring that food is at the correct temperature. You will also be required to prepared some additional food/snacks on a daily basis.

You will keep the kitchen and food areas clean and tidy and ensure food and supply items are stored correctly

You should be passionate about delivering an efficient service to our students whilst ensuring we maintain great customer service and high food safety standards.

For the full job description, please contact Adele from the recruitment team

Skills and Qualifications

Successful candidate qualities:

• Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (desirable but training will be provided)
• Reasonable level of fitness – role requires long periods of standing
• Personal direct experience and/or knowledge of disability and disability issues will be an advantage.
• Ability to work well in a team
• Level 2 Food Hygiene & Safety
• Working knowledge of health and safety legislation (including COSHH regulations, manual handling, and food hygiene procedures) and requirements in relation to food preparation.
• Knowledge of Natasha’s Law.
• Good standards of literacy, numeracy, written and verbal communication.
• Committed to promoting the health, welfare and safeguarding of children and young adults.

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Life assurance
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Bike to work scheme
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.  

Apply/Enquiries 

If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact /? ? 

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

#Reed FTE: £25,043