Education Authority Northern Ireland
Mobile Catering Assistant
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Mobile Catering Assistant
Job Title: Mobile Catering Assistant
Reports To: Senior/Unit Catering Supervisor of base SMK
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) regarding all aspects of service delivery.
- Preparing the dining area:
- Setting out dining room tables, chairs, benches, and serving points as required by the meals service.
- Setting tables, laying out 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.
- Recording temperatures for control purposes as required.
- Securing premises as required.
- Completing duties as delegated in connection with service provision.
Compliance with:
- Acts of Parliament,
- Statutory Instruments and Regulations,
- Other legal requirements,
- Codes of Practice.
Perform duties:
- In the working conditions normally inherent in the particular job.
- Complete all necessary administration.
- Carry out duties for jobs up to and including those in the same grade if within the competence of the employee.
- Promote and adhere to the Values/Ethos of the School.
Note: Where part of the school premises are used for the dual purpose of consumption of food and educational purposes, non-catering staff are responsible for the cleaning of the room.
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Additional Responsibilities:
- This job description is subject to review in light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works.
- Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.
Additional Employment Conditions
In accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to:
- Promote good relations,
- Ensure equality of opportunity and pay,
- Due regard for equality legislation at all times.
Posts involving work in educational institutions are subject to:
- The provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007.
The successful applicant will require an Enhanced Disclosure Check, costing £33.
Person Specification
Notes to Job Applicants
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You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how, and to what extent you meet the required criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. This applies to both essential and desirable criteria.
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Demonstrate how you meet the criteria by the closing date for applications, unless the criteria state otherwise.
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Advantage Assessment:
- Shortlisting will be carried out based on essential criteria in Section 1.
- The Selection Panel reserves the right to shortlist only those applicants that it believes most strongly meet the criteria for the role.
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In cases of an excessive number of applications, the Selection Panel also reserves the right to apply desirable criteria, listed in Section 3, at the shortlisting stage. These will be applied in the order listed.
Section 1 — Essential Criteria
The following factors will be measured at both the shortlisting and interview stages.
| Factor | Essential Criteria |
|---|---|
| Shortlisting by Application Form | - Willingness to undertake job-related training. |
| - Have access to a suitable vehicle (correctly maintained and insured for Education Authority business) to fulfil the job’s mobility requirements, OR | |
| Provide sufficient proof of an alternative form of transport to meet the mentioned requirements. | |
| Work Attitudes | |
| Interview | - Evidence of skills in effective leadership and people management, such as motivating, developing, and managing a team. |
| - Strong interpersonal and communication skills. | |
| - Ability to act with effective planning, organisational and decision-making skills and to work under pressure to meet deadlines. | |
| - A strong motivation for providing excellent food and customer service for children and young people. | |
| Values Orientation | - How your work experience and practices reflect EA’s ethos and values. |
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Section 3 — Desirable Criteria
The following qualities may help the panel shortlist a manageable group of candidates. The panel will make these assessments in the order listed.
| Factor | Desirable Criteria |
|---|---|
| Experience | Hold experience working in a customer service or catering role. |
Additional Details: Disclosure of Criminal Background
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 defines working directly with children or young people as regulated activity.
Should you be recommended for the post, an Enhanced Disclosure of Criminal Background is mandatory, with you responsible for payment of the certificate (amount: £33).
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