General Kitchen Assistant - Rainford High School

We Are St Helens Borough Council.

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

Making A Difference as A General Kitchen Assistant in School Traded Services.

We have a vacancy for a General Kitchen Assistant at Rainford High School. The hours of work are 12.50 per week. These hours are normally worked Monday to Friday from 12 noon - 2.30pm (variable to meet the needs of the service).

Our General Kitchen Assistants have an incredibly important role in the council delivering catering services across the borough. These services run throughout the local schools as well as local council buildings.

This role requires flexibility to meet the needs of the service, with possible changes in hours and duties to successfully complete the service requirements.

Our General Kitchen Assistants will be responsible for the day-to-day operations which include assisting with the preparation, cooking and service of food. As well as cleaning kitchen and dining room spaces before, during and after service.

Our team members require strong communication skills to work together with staff members and interacting with members of the public.

Those interested in this role will have a strong understanding of health and safety procedures in the kitchen environment and will comply with council policies.

This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

You are welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by contacting the Cleaning, Caretaking, School Crossing Patrol & Catering Office on 01744 671757 or 01744 671755.

Thank you for your interest in working for us.
If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.

Equality & Diversity
St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality

St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.