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Job Description: Catering Assistant
Job Title
Catering Assistant
Reporting Structure
- Reports to: Senior/Unit Catering Supervisor
- Responsible to: Catering Manager through appropriate Area Catering Manager
Job Purpose
To actively participate in the daily operation of the Catering Unit under the direction of the Senior/Unit Catering Supervisor. Team participation is essential to provide an efficient, hygienic service, to achieve customer satisfaction, and to promote sales within the unit.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Basic preparation of food and beverages, including the preparation of vegetables and snacks using appropriate equipment.
- Simple cooking, including the reconstitution of prepared food.
- Organising and controlling food service points.
- Transferring and serving meals and snacks (including transported meals).
- Assisting with the promotion of meals to pupils, parents, and principal.
- Maintaining regular contact with the central kitchen, if applicable, with regard to all aspects of service delivery.
- Preparing the dining area:
- Setting out dining room tables, chairs, benches, and serving points based on meal service requirements.
- Setting tables, laying cutlery, water jugs, etc.
- Completing general kitchen and dining room duties including:
- Washing up,
- Clearing away equipment (including tables, chairs, and benches).
- Cleaning the kitchen/servery, dining room, and equipment (including floors and walls) * [note](# flooding-arrangement-note).
- Recording temperatures for control purposes as required.
- Securing the premises as required.
- Completing duties as delegated in connection with service provision.
- Carrying out duties to comply with:
- Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments, Regulations, and other legal requirements.
- Codes of Practice.
- Carrying out all duties under working conditions inherent in the job.
- Completing all necessary administration.
- Performing duties for jobs up to and including those in the same grade, provided the duties are within the employee’s competence.
- Promoting and adhering to the Values/ethos of the School.
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Note:
Flooding Arrangement Note: Where part of the school premises are used for dual purposes (consumption of food and educational purposes), non-catering staff are responsible for cleaning the room.
This job description is flexible and subject to review based on changing circumstances. Other duties of a similar nature appropriate to the grade may be assigned.
Safeguarding and Equality
In accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to:
- Promote good relations,
- Ensure equality of opportunity,
- Pay due regard to equality legislation at all times.
For detailed terms and conditions, click here.
Person Specification
Key Messages for Applicants
You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how and to what extent you meet the criteria under each question. Failure to do so may lead to non-shortlisting. The criteria must be demonstrated separately for essential and desirable criteria where applicable.
Section 1: Essential Criteria (Measured Initially at Shortlisting Stage)
Criteria: Willingness to undertake job-related training
Measured by: Shortlisting via Application Form
Section 2: Essential Criteria (Measured During Interview/Selection Stage; In Line with EA’s Game-Changing People Model)
| Criteria | Method of Assessment |
|---|---|
| Skills/Abilities | |
| - Effective communication skills to support team working, instruction-taking, and customer engagement. | Interview |
| - Excellent interpersonal and teamworking skills. | Interview |
| - Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines. | Interview |
| - Motivation for providing high-quality food and customer service for our children and young people. | Interview |
| Values Orientation | |
| Evidence that your experience and approach align with the EA’s ethos and values. For more information, see: Values here. | Interview |
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Section 3: Desirable Criteria (Applied at Shortlisting Stage)
Criteria:
- Experience in:
- Customer service roles.
- Catering roles.
Measurement Method: Shortlisting occurs based on the Application Form.
Criminal Background Disclosure
Under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, direct work with children or young people falls under "regulated activity."
If shortlisted for an appointment, the Education Authority will need to process an Enhanced Disclosure of Criminal Background. You will be liable for the cost of an Enhanced Disclosure Certificate. Further details provided at pre-employment.
For more information:
- Visit NI Direct.
- Visit Department of Justice.
Applicant Guidance
For full guidance:
The Education Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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