Catering Assistant

We're looking for a Catering Assistant to prepare a diverse, exciting and healthy lunchtime menu for amazing students whilst maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene of Central Kitchen to the required standard.

If you enjoy working as part of a supportive team where you can really make a difference, we'd be excited to hear from you!

Key duties:

Prepare the food that has been prepared for the lunch service at the required times and to the required standard.

Assist with the preparation of meals when needed.

Ensure that Statutory Regulations pertaining to the safe and hygienic operation of the kitchen and ancillary areas are adhered to by all members of staff and visitors.

Ensure all work areas and surfaces are as clean and tidy as is practicable at all times and especially at the end of the day.

Assist when required with planning menus, ordering and receiving deliveries.

Take all necessary steps to ensure maximum security under the control of Central Kitchen.

Carry out any reasonable request by management.

Experience working in a reactive catering environment (EG School/Residential/healthcare setting).

Good standards of written and spoken communication.

Good standards of literacy and numeracy.

Experience of maintaining a kitchen store of fresh. Frozen and ambient foodstuffs.

Possess good working knowledge of kitchen equipment and cleaning schedules.

Able to work proactively and in a self-directed/self-sufficient way.

Working knowledge of health and safety legislation (including COSHH regulations, manual handling, and food hygiene procedures) and requirements in relation to food preparation.

Experienced in carrying regular maintenance checks and recording as and when required

Good communication skills to liaise effectively with a range of colleagues.

Committed to promoting the health, welfare and safeguarding of children and young adults.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Hours: 20 hours per week - Term time only. Working hours will ideally be 9am-1pm Monday-Friday, however there is some flexibility in this for the right candidate.

Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for children and young people aged 7-19 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Autism and related social and communication needs.

We offer every student the chance to explore and fulfil their own unique potential. With provision running from Key Stage 2 all the way through to post-16, we are set up to support children and young people at every stage of their academic journey., Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes