General Assistant - Dame Ellen Pinsent, Birmingham B1 1BB

Job Description

General Assistant - Dame Ellen Pinsent

Permanent

Grade A -£24,796 -£27254

Working times - Monday - Friday Term time only including 3 cleaning days in school holidays and 5 Inset days

Salary is Pro rata to the hours worked

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

2 roles available:

1 role working 15 hours per week.

1 role working 12.5 hours per week

Location - Dame Ellen Pinsent Ardencote Road B13 0RW

About Us

Cityserve is a Birmingham City Council catering service for school meals providing fresh and nutritious food for school kitchen across the UK, healthy eating is a continuous theme throughout all of our menus and we are committed to the wellbeing of pupils. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, delivers excellent customer service and is able motivate and support team members.

About the role

As a General Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Assist in keeping the kitchen clean&tidy
• maintain a balanced diet and varied menus
• be aware of the care users'needs and dietary preferences
• You will work collaboratively with managers and supervisors to ensure the first-class delivery of food in schools kitchens both in and outside of performance times.
• Previous kitchen experience is essential to this role

About You:

Essential:

• Good people skills
• Passion about food and customer service
• Great team player
• Food Safety Level 2 certificate in date
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Allergy Awareness Certificate in date
• Experience in a similar environment
• High standards and quality drive
• A'can do'attitude

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application.

Your Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post.

We cannot consider any applications without a CV AND Personal Statement attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact: ,quoting reference 4166

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Job Description and Person Specification

About Us

We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).