Catering Assistant

Primary Location :
Down-Downpatrick-Downpatrick Alternative Education Provision Contract Type :
Permanent Duration of Contract/Contract End Date : NAStatus :
Part-Time Hours per Week : 10 hours per week Working Pattern :
Monday - Friday Grade/Scale :
Catering Assistant | NJC pts 5 - 8 | £13.6288 - £14.2897 per hour Additional Allowance(s) : A retainer fee is paid during school holidays

Anticipated Interview Date(s) : 10th August 2026

Additional Information:
Ardmore is an alternative education facility in Downpatrick and with increased numbers this year we now need to replace the substantive post holder 10 hours per week .

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:

Catering Assistant

REPORTS TO:

Senior/Unit Catering SupervisorRESPONSIBLE TO:
Catering Manager through appropriate Area Catering Manager JOB PURPOSETo 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
1. Basic preparation of food and beverages, including the preparation of vegetables and snacks using appropriate equipment.
2. Simple cooking, including the reconstitution of prepared food.
3. Organising and controlling food service points.
4. Transferring and serving meals and snacks including transported meals.
5. Assisting with the promotion of meals to pupils, parents and principal.
6. Maintaining regular contact with the central kitchen, if applicable, with regard to all aspects of service delivery.
7. Preparing the dining area:(a) Setting out dining room tables, chairs, benches and serving points as required by the meals service.(b) Setting tables, laying out of cutlery, water jugs, etc.
8. Completing general kitchen and dining room duties including washing up, clearing away equipment including tables, chairs and benches*.9. Cleaning the kitchen/servery, dining room and equipment including floors and walls*.10. Recording temperatures for control purposes as required.
11. Securing premises as required.
12. Completing duties as delegated in connection with service provision.
13. Carry out all duties to comply with:(a) Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments and Regulations and other legal requirements;(b) Codes of Practice
14. Carry out all duties in the working conditions normally inherent in the particular job.
15. Complete all necessary administration.
16. Carry out duties for jobs up to and including those in the same grade, provided such duties are within the competence of the employee.
17. 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.

This job description will be 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  accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.

PERSON SPECIFICATION NOTES TO JOB APPLICANTSYou must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how, and to what extent you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria, where relevant.

You must demonstrate how you meet the criteria by the closing date for applications, unless the criteria state otherwise.

The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is outlined in the table below.

Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form.

Please note that the Selection Panel reserves the right to shortlist only those applicants that it believes…