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1 x 10 hours per week, Lowton West Primary School, Slag Lane, Lowton, Warrington WA3 2ED
Term time working 38.4 weeks per year plus 20 hours staff engagement.
Salary: Grade 2, £5,390 - £5,475 per annum. £12.26 - £12.45 per hour
1 x 10 hours per week, St Philip's Church of England Primary School, Bolton Old Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9FD
Term time working 38.4 weeks per year plus 20 hours staff engagement.
Salary: Grade 2, £5,390 - £5,475 per annum. £12.26 - £12.45 per hour
1 x 10 hours per week, Wardour Street, Atherton, M46 0AR
Term time working 38.4 weeks per year plus 20 hours staff engagement.
Salary: Grade 2, £5,390 - £5475 per annum. £12.26 - 12.45 per hour
Your role:
Do you have a passion for working with Children in a school setting? If so, then this might be the opportunity for you! As a Catering Assistant (CA), you will work term time fixed hours and are not expected to work split shifts, nights or weekends; this is great for any childcare needs. Your duties will include moving furniture and setting up dining halls prior to service. You will keep the kitchen clean, tidy, and safe, get involved with food preparation and assist with food service. You will attend two school kitchen cleaning days prior to the start of the Autumn term and work closely with the school chef. You will be appreciated and thanked every day by the children and play a vital role in many schools being able to operate as usual.
About you:
Are you passionate about food and dedicated to providing the best possible service? A CA must be flexible, dynamic and be able to work with reduced kitchen staffing for ad-hoc periods. As a CA you will need to have fantastic customer service skills and be able to work with reduced kitchen staffing for short periods. You will be calm when working under pressure and promote a professional image which always mirrors the Team Wigan behaviours. You will support the school chef and other members of the team to prepare, serve and deliver quality meals which energise and inspire school children.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
You will work for the Local Kitchen, Transport & Road Safety service. Catering Assistants are supported by multiple teams, these include:
* Local Kitchen Business Management team.
* Business Support team.
* Operations Team.
The Local Kitchen Business Management team manage food procurement and provide business and catering improvement guidance. The Business Support team are the central hub and manage the day-to-day staff allocation. The Operational team are here for your wellbeing! They organise training, aspects of H&S, deliver staff engagement sessions, support attendance, listen to your needs and provide advice and guidance where needed if we don’t know we’ll find out. LTRS is dedicated to innovation and continues to advance the service through trust and technology. No matter what the working day brings we’ve got you covered.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For further information, please contact Maria Hawkins at m.hawkins@wigan.gov.uk or Anouska Wash at a.wash@wigan.gov.uk
Interview date: To Be Confirmed
This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check
The employer is committed to safeguarding
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