General Catering Assistant

Role: General Catering Assistant

Location: Frome Area- Kitchen Cover

Start Date: October

Hours: 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time, plus 5 inset days

Salary: Grade 1 and scale point 3 - 4, £13.28 - £13.48 per hour (£25,614 - £26,016 full time equivalent), actual annual salary £8,921 - £9,061

Are you looking for a rewarding role where every day is different? Do you enjoy working as part of a friendly team and helping provide healthy meals for children?

We are seeking a General Catering Assistant to join our Catering Team on a permanent basis, providing kitchen cover across schools within the Midsomer Norton Schools' Partnership in the Frome area.

This is a mobile role supporting our school kitchens when additional cover is required due to staff absence, vacancies or increased demand. Although you'll work across a number of schools in the Frome area, there will also be opportunities to undertake long-term cover placements at individual schools when needed.

If you're flexible, reliable and enjoy working in a busy kitchen environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

Working alongside our experienced catering teams, you'll help deliver nutritious, high-quality meals in a safe and welcoming environment for pupils and staff.

Your duties will include:

• Assisting with the preparation of meals, sandwiches, salads and other food items.
• Supporting the cooking of simple food items including vegetables and basic meal preparation.
• Serving food and providing excellent customer service to pupils and staff.
• Setting up and clearing dining areas.
• Operating kitchen equipment, dishwashers and cashless catering tills (training provided where required).
• Washing crockery, utensils and kitchen equipment.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene.
• Recording food and appliance temperatures and supporting food safety procedures.
• Loading and, where required, delivering prepared meals to local schools using a school catering vehicle.
• Supporting catering for school events, meetings and functions.
• Working flexibly across different school kitchens to provide essential catering cover.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who is:

• Friendly, approachable and enjoys working with children.
• Reliable, adaptable and happy to work across different school locations.
• A strong team player with a positive attitude.
• Able to follow instructions and maintain excellent hygiene standards.
• Comfortable working in a busy kitchen environment.