Catering jobs in Walkden

Catering Assistant

Location: Moorside High School, Salford
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Hours: 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9.45am-2.45pm

About the Role

We're looking for a Catering Assistant to join our team at Moorside High School. Supporting the Catering Manager, you'll help prepare and serve meals for pupils, staff and visitors, providing a friendly and efficient service.

You'll assist with basic food preparation, keep kitchen and dining areas clean, and follow food safety procedures to help lunchtime service run smoothly.

You'll be supporting a secondary school through the delivery of a safe, welcoming and well-maintained catering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with basic food preparation and the preparation of meals and beverages.
• Set up dining and service areas, serve food and help clear away after service.
• Clean kitchen and dining areas, equipment, crockery and utensils in line with cleaning schedules.
• Follow food hygiene, allergen management and health and safety procedures, recording food temperatures as required.
• Support safe storage and stock rotation, replenishing supplies as needed.
• Operate tills when required and provide a friendly, helpful service to pupils, staff and visitors.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in a catering environment.
• Knowledge of food hygiene, safe working practices and COSHH.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• A reliable, organised approach and the ability to follow instructions.
• The ability to work independently and contribute to a busy team.

A food hygiene certificate, a relevant catering qualification or experience within a school kitchen would further support your application.

Why Join Us?

Join Dalkia and be part of a team providing an essential service to the school community. You'll benefit from weekday, term-time working, alongside training and opportunities to develop your skills.

Benefits

• An additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday.
• Pension scheme, life assurance and Company sick pay.
• Private medical insurance after one year's service.
• Flexible benefits, including retail discounts, eye-care vouchers, electric vehicle schemes and technology loans.
• Access to wellbeing resources and a confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee recognition awards and referral bonuses.
• One paid volunteering day annually.
• Uniform and PPE where applicable.
• Training and opportunities for career progression across our Facilities Management and wider Group businesses.

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We're committed to an inclusive and fair recruitment process. If you need any adjustments please let us know, in confidence, our team is here to support you.