General Assistant
Cherry Oak School 60 Frederick Road, Birmingham B29 6PB
15 hours per week, 3 hours per day 10:30am - 13:30pm
Permanent
Grade 1 - £24,413 - £24,796 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
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, and we are committed 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.
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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.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the immigration Act and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role
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