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THE POSITION
We seek to appoint professional and enthusiastic individuals to join our Catering Services team in producing high quality food for our pupils and staff in our busy school.
The post will be to provide a high quality, professional and responsive catering service to the Junior and Senior Schools and staff, reporting to the Head of Catering Services who in turn, reports to the Director of Finance and Operations. The Catering Assistants will join a multi-disciplined catering team consisting of 1 Head of Catering Services, 1 Head Chef, 3 Assistant Chefs and a team of part time Catering Assistants.
Service is cafeteria style and offers a wide choice including soup, a choice of hot and cold main courses and puddings, a vegetarian dish, and salad meals. Very little frozen food is used and the team, working together, takes great pride in producing interesting and healthy food.
THE SCHOOL
Thomas Horsley, the original settlor of the Royal Grammar School Newcastle (RGS) pledged his legacy to the School in 1525. Almost 500 years later, RGS continues to flourish as the premier independent school in the North East of England and as one of the country's leading schools. The school was recently awarded The Sunday Times’ North East Independent School of the Decade 2020. We regularly lead all northern schools in national league tables and pride ourselves on academic excellence, a high level of pastoral support, involvement in a wide range of sports and other co-curricular activities, and our commitment to bursaries and partnerships.
RGS has grown substantially in recent years. There are now some 1,330 students, over 260 of whom are in the Junior School. The Sixth Form of 350 students is one of the largest in the independent sector.
The school is based in the heart of the City, immediately opposite Jesmond Metro station. The school occupies over 30 acres of land and has state-of-the-art facilities, including five brand new art studios, a new library, a new Sixth Form Centre, a 25m swimming pool, two Sports Halls, a Performing Arts Centre, outdoor football/rugby pitches, an artificial turf pitch for hockey and the former County Cricket Ground.
KEY DUTIES
The principal duty will be to support the chefs in food preparation and service for students, staff and visitors to the school. Other duties will include:
- General cleaning duties.
- Occasional weekday and weekend overtime.
- Lunch counter service when required.
- Setting up of functions including internal and external events, parent conferences, student interviews and exams etc.
- Working independently or in close cooperation with other support staff teams, actively assisting in the provision of support services across the school, e.g., setting up and clearing away after events to ensure the school is ready for students the following day.
- Attending and participating in team meetings, training activities and performance development, as required.
- Other reasonable additional duties which may be required from time to time.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
The following are essential :
- Experience of working in a school or similar environment.
- A Food Hygiene Certificate.
- Good verbal communication skills.
A strong commitment to quality standards and good practice as they relate to catering operations, including:
- An awareness of health and safety, food safety, safe use of cleaning materials and environmental health issues associated with an understanding of COSHH Safety procedures.
- An understanding of hygiene control.
- An understanding of different dietary requirements and food allergies
- A willingness to actively support the ethos and vision of the school.
- The post holder must show a professional, positive and enthusiastic approach to work and must be flexible and sensitive to the needs of a wide range of school users.
They must:
- be customer focused;
- be confident and courteous;
- be organised and methodical;
- have good timekeeping;
- have a tidy appearance.
Show an understanding, or willingness to learn the issues associated with working among young people in a school.
Have ability to work as a member of a team in a busy environment.
HEALTH & SAFETY
An awareness of health and safety, environmental health issues are essential. Assisting the Head of Catering Services in providing lunch for over 1500 pupils and staff in a safe environment for the school community and its visitors, the post holder must perform their duties in accordance with the school’s health and safety procedures and policies, taking remedial action and reporting hazards where additional action is required.
- Ensure that appropriate signage is in place when cleaning is in progress.
- Make safe any hazards where possible, and ensure the area is cordoned off.
- Ensure that all allocated equipment and materials are stored safely and securely in order to prevent unauthorised access and potential accidents/misuse.
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