The Bedford College Group
Job title:
Catering Assistant
Company:
The Bedford College Group
Job description
Role: Catering AssistantLocation: The Bedford Sixth FormSalary/Benefits: Minimum Wage, Pro Rata – DOE and Qualifications. Full training to be provided.Hours/Weeks: This is a 20hr a week role. Working pattern Mon, Wed, Fri 11am-2.20pm Tues, Thur 11am-4pm.Contract Type: Fixed Term – Term TimeAbout the role:We are currently seeking a Catering Assistant to join The Bedford College Group at The Bedford Sixth Form.As a Catering Assistant you play an important role in the success of our students through:
- Providing support and assistance to customers and other staff members.
- Assisting in the maintenance of the kitchen and Restaurant facilities and ensure serviceability and security of tools and equipment, and ensure Health and Safety requirements are met.
- Presenting a professional image to all customers and presentation and serving of food to an agreed standard.
About you:
- Knowledge of collecting monies through a cash register & PDQ machine
- Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate or equivalent
- Experience in customer care
- IT skills Word, Excel and Outlook
- Allergen training
- Knowledge of Health & Safety procedures in catering environment
- Knowledge of food preparation and cooking skills
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
- Ability to work in a fast pace environment.
- Ability to multitask
- Access to own transport, with the ability to travel to events and various sites
Planned interviews for 16th September 2024.Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
- Valuing Teamwork – We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
- Improving Continuously – We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
- Student Centred – At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
- Inclusive – We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
- Open and Caring – We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
- Nurturing Education Excellence – We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
What is an Associate?Associates work on a short term basis as assigned. They teach or provide support services and they work with and are supported by core staff. As an Associate you will be issued with an Associate agreement, under this Agreement period you will be eligible to work on assignments offered to you. Typically an agreement runs from January to December and may be renewed thereafter.About Bedford College Services (BCS)BCS is A multi-faceted enterprise that operates across the leisure, hospitality, catering, theatre and facilities hire sectors.The purpose of BCS is to provide a suite of commercial services to the staff and students of The Bedford College Group and to the wider community. Always striving to provide the highest quality of product and services and endeavouring to ensure that its supply chain complies with modern day thinking of sustainability, carbon emissions and modern slavery. BCS will bid for external contracts to provide those services, exploiting its management skills and capacity. Additionally BCS works to enrich student and staff experience within the Group through work experience, qualifying courses or apprenticeship, actively engaging withing the communities it operates in.About The Bedford College GroupThe Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire:”Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and”Tresham”College”in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;”Shuttleworth”College,”a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport”alongside”Silverstone”race circuit.”To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.Safeguarding our StudentsThe Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group’s policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
Expected salary
Location
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Job date
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 07:06:56 GMT
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