Catering Assistant

Job Title

Catering Assistant

Senior/Unit Catering Supervisor

To actively participate in the daily operation of the Catering Unit under the direction of the Senior/Unit Catering Supervisor.

• 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, with regard to all aspects of service delivery.
• Preparing the dining area: setting out dining room tables, chairs, benches and serving points as required by the meal service.
• Setting tables, laying out cutlery, water jugs, etc.
• Completing general kitchen and dining room duties, including washing up, clearing away equipment such as 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.
• Carrying out duties as delegated in connection with service provision.
• Complying with Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments and Regulations and other legal requirements.
• Adhering to the codes of practice and working conditions normal to the job.
• Completing all necessary administration.
• Performing duties for jobs within the same grade, provided they are within the employee’s competence.
• Promoting and adhering to the values/ethos of the School.

• Willingness to undertake job‑related training.
• Effective communication skills to support team working, take instruction, and engage with customers.
• Excellent interpersonal and team‑working skills.
• Effective organisational and planning skills and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Motivation towards providing excellent food and customer service for children and young people.
• Evidence of how experience and approach to work reflect the Education Authority’s ethos and values.

• Experience of working in a customer service or catering role.

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 defines working directly with children or young people or in specified places as ‘regulated activity’. If recommended for a post that involves ‘regulated activity’, an Enhanced Disclosure of Criminal Background will be required; the applicant will be expected to cover the cost.

The Education Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

In 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.