Trust Support Kitchen Assistant

This will be 20 hours per week Term Time only plus 5 training days.

Role Summary:

The Yorkshire Learning Trust wishes to appoint a highly enthusiastic and motivated Trust Support Kitchen Assistant to work in our busy kitchen. The successful applicant will work as part of a team to prepare, cook and serve meals in accordance with quality procedures and under the direction of a senior member of the catering team. In return, we can offer a supportive and friendly work environment with a proven track record of offering development opportunities to all staff. Experience of working in a busy kitchen environment is preferred but not essential.

The core focus of this job is to help cover and support a team of School Cooks and Assistants across Yorkshire Kitchens (currently 14 primaries and 3 secondaries), providing school meal provisions for students, staff and visitors.

The role will include:

• To be responsible for collecting and serving school meals.
• Putting out dining tables and chairs before service and cleaning them before putting away into storage after service
• Tidying up the kitchen and dining room, and carrying out cleaning and washing up duties
• Sweeping and mopping floors
• Removing waste and rubbish to designated areas
• To help ensure effective engagement with customers to ensure effective provision across all catering services: Breakfast (where appropriate), break (where appropriate), lunch, hospitality, events, or similar.
• Maintain high standards in presentation of food, point of sale displays and layout.
• Use Cypad functions including menus, recipes, pre orders and allergens.
• Promote healthy eating and healthy food choices in alignment with government standards and guidelines.
• Communicate with all staff, schools, suppliers, students and the wider school communities. Ensure compliance with all statutory food hygiene and health and safety guidelines, effectively completing all associated compliance and administration.
• Monitor levels of food/stock wastage across all schools to ensure financial efficiency and menu choices in alignment with customer needs.
• Any other responsibilities reasonably associated with the role.
  

We offer a range of extensive opportunities, incentives and benefits to staff including:

• Access to YLT's (Yorkshire Learning Trust) employee benefits website with discounts on retailers, holidays, days out and so much more…
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for a range of free and confidential advice with a range of support materials available
• Continuous training and development opportunities

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS check and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed. The Yorkshire Learning Trust is committed to equality, and to making fair and equitable treatment an integral part of everything we do.

As part of the Yorkshire Learning Trust we pride ourselves on the work that we do supporting young people and welcome all applications. Visit the website here for access to our recruitment policies.