Catering Assistant

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 09 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 2

Salary: £23,615 a year pa pro rata

Job summary

Working Part Time: 13 hours per week .

This positions is required to work 4 days a week, everySaturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday – 16.45 to 20.00

As part of an effective team, you will be responsible for efficiently assisting in all food service areas/retail outlets as directed by your Supervisor/Line Manager and operating within established food hygiene and safety practices, methods and procedures and within the principles of a flexible team approach.

Saturday Pay = Time + 41%

Sunday Pay = Time + 83%

Main duties of the job

1. Service areas include all kitchen and dish wash sections, hospitality and retail sections including functions, restaurants , Hospital shop, vending, and any other related areas including Ellesmere Port Hospital.
2. You will provide an excellent customer service to patients, staff and all visitors to the Trust remaining professional, polite and helpful at all times.
3. Duties include the cleaning of premises and equipment, food preparation and packaging, food service, vending and ward trolley service.
4. The role will include undertaking duties in a chilled and/or frozen working and storage environment, as appropriate.
5. You will take part in the preparation of raw food materials as part of the process to make our patients nutritional meals throughout their healthcare pathway during their time at CoCH. In addition, you will take part in meal(s) preparation for our staff and Trust visitors throughout the seven day week.
6. You will help maintain a clean and hygienic food prep & meal cooking environment in line with the National Standards of Cleanliness. You will establish and maintain good working relationships across your wider catering team; specifically, clear line of communication with Supervisors, Ward Teams, Departmental staff and Visitors

Qualifications

Essential

• Numeracy and literacy skills, a basic standard of education.
• Training to NVQ level 1 / 2.
• Basic Food Hygiene Level 1 Certificate.
• Food Safety Level 2 Certificate.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Enjoys working as part of a team.
• Good knowledge of food safety & health & safety standards & a willingness to undertake additional training to maintain currency.
• Previous catering/meal prep experience

Desirable

• Has worked in a healthcare environment in the same capacity
• Knowledge of COSHH
• Knowledge of (HACCP)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).