£24,796 - £25,185 Per annum | Pro rata |Part time 15 hours per week | Permanent
International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship
Kitchen Domestic - heating and serving ready-made hot meals, general domestic duties including cleaning the kitchen area. High standards of personal hygiene and cleanliness are expected, and whilst prior experience is desirable; full training and ongoing support will be provided
Are you looking for a part-time job working alongside a team of dedicated staff to help people have a good day? We are a Day Service supporting adults with disabilities and we're looking to recruit a kitchen domestic to join our team to serve heat ready meals for the people who attend our service.
Your role will include heating and serving ready-made hot meals, general domestic duties including cleaning the kitchen area. High standards of personal hygiene and cleanliness are expected, and whilst prior experience is desirable; full training and ongoing support will be provided.
You will need to be able to communicate effectively, treating the people we support with dignity and respect and work well as part of a team.
This position is part time - please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro-rata basis. The hourly rate is £ £ 13.05 and the working hours are Mon - Fri 11:30 am - 2:30 pm approximately .
All staff employed by LCC have 26 days of annual leave a year (pro rata) which increases to 32 days after 5 years in addition to bank holidays, along with many other benefits, staff discount schemes etc.
You need to be willing to undertake training as required.
If you would like more information about the role our service, please contact the Sheena, Kurt or Susanne on
Proposed Interviews: Monday 27th October
General Duties:
Setting up and the clearance of service and dining areas
The use of equipment and machinery including powered equipment, ovens, dishwashers/microwave/ water heaters/ washing machines
General cleaning of kitchen and dining areas
Reheating and the serving of pre-prepared meals, ensuring correct temperatures are reached
To monitor and record food temperatures, Fridges and Microwave temperatures
To undertake basic laundry duties
Monitor stock control and communicate the needs of the service to the management team
To prepare drinks as and when needed to the relevant people
Safe food Handling
Moving and Handling of objects
Refreshing of toilet areas and washing up duties, use of a dish washer and filling of dispensers and ensuring bathrooms are fully equipped.
COSHH awareness
Recording and Monitoring under Health and Safety Legislation and Guidance
The storage of deliveries
Desirable
To have worked in a Kitchen environment
To have experience of Domestic and Cleaning Duties
Ability to Work as part of a team
Ability to work on own Initiative
Good Communication Skills
Awareness of Health and Safety requirements
Awareness of Food Hygiene
Basic Knowledge of the safe use of cleaning materials and equipment
Rehabilitation: The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Act 1975. If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'.
The Foundation Living Wage (FLW) is a voluntary hourly rate that is set independently, updated annually and calculated by the Living Wage Foundation. When the Council became a Living Wage employer it agreed to adopt the Living Wage Foundation rate and to uplift its rate within six months of their annual review.
Lancashire County Council as an equal opportunities employer intends that no job applicant or employee will receive less favorable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief unless this can be objectively justified.
Lancashire County Council has agreed a Code of Conduct and Statement of Ethical Standards that outline the behavioural and ethical standards that must be upheld by its employees and casual workers. If you are appointed, you will be required to accept these provisions on appointment.
Lancashire County Council is currently undergoing an organisational-wide transformation. All posts within the council are being reviewed as part of this organisational change. Further details will be provided at interview about the transformation and how the changes will affect you if you are successful in your application for employment.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
This position is part time, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a pro–rata basis.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
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