Our client based in Norton Disney, Lincoln, is a leading provider of specialist care to vulnerable children aged 11 to 19 years. They require a Catering Assistant/Cook to join their busy catering team. This is a temporary to permanent position, with the expectation to move over permanently to the client after a 12-week period. The hourly rate is based between £14.61 and £16.61 per hour, dependent upon experience. The average weekly hours are 25 per week, between the hours of 1pm and 6pm. The purpose of the role is to assist the school cook in the preparation and cooking of varieties of nutritious diet for the children and young people. You will also ensure that the kitchen and related areas are maintained in a clean and safe condition also you will observe and maintain food hygiene standards at all times. General duties and Responsibilities include, but not exhaustive of: · Actively support the school cook in the preparation, cooking and serving of delicious and nutritious hot and cold meals, snacks and dessert for the children/young people. · Cover for the school cook in her absence and to complete monthly audits. · Assist the school cook to ensure that all meals are of the highest possible quality and attractively presented. · Support the school cook to monitor the quality of the food supply to ensure that it is fresh and not out of date. · Ensure that all open foods in the fridge are labelled accurately indicating date opened and consumption by end date. · To ensure that all kitchen equipment is cleaned in accordance with the cleaning instruction and is stored safely. · Unloading deliveries and ensure correct storage of all dry and perishable /cold, chill all fresh food as soon as possible after receipt and checking. · Record delivery temperatures in Safer Food Better Business Book. · Organising the storeroom, food cupboard and shelves, ensuring correct storage of utensils/crockery and Loading/unloading dishwasher. · Ensure that all cleaning chemicals used are stored correctly and safety procedures adhered to at all times. · To ensure that the right colour coded specific chopping board is used at all times in the preparation of meals. · To ensure that all pots, pans, cooking utensils and service counter containers are cleaned to the required standards and correctly stored after cleaning. · Carry out any other reasonable instruction given by the school cook, registered manager and the director of operations. · Ensuring the overall cleaning of the kitchen area, work surfaces, floors and walls (where appropriate, the dining area) is carried out effectively. · To ensure quality control measures and hygiene systems are achieved at all times. · Carry out any general dining room duties i.e. laying, waiting at and clearing tables, involving and encouraging the children/young people if they so wish. · Assisting in the safe transportation of meals between the kitchen and dining room and other eating locations as required. · To conduct all procedures within the kitchen with due regard to the food hygiene, Health and Safety legislation, Emergency and Fire procedures. Support the school cook to consult with the children/young people alongside the care team regularly to ensure that their dietary needs and choices are being met. Our candidate will need to have: · NVQ/QCF Level 2 in Kitchen Service or Equivalent. · Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 2). · Previous experience as a Catering Assistant. An enhanced DBS Check is essential for the role. You will also need to have your own travel access to site as this is remote and there is no Public Transport available. Please send your CV in the first instance to (url removed) Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business