An opportunity has arisen for a Catering Assistant to join our amazing Catering Department. Catering Assistant support the Catering team and the wider College Facilities, both for the College, Fettes Trust, Westwoods Health Club and other subsidiary companies.

The Catering Department provides three meals per day during term time to staff and students and during the Summer Language School ‘term’, and one meal per day for primarily non-teaching staff at other times, subject to the needs of the Catering Department to close for training, cleaning and holidays.

Reporting to the Assistant Catering Manager, and in their absence, the Breakfast Supervisor or Shift Leaders, Catering Assistants will be expected to be flexible in working hours, working five days out of seven, and be able to work additional hours as required for functions within the College. They should react quickly, efficiently and courteously to customer needs, and to the request of duty management, whilst maintaining the cleanliness, hygiene and safety of the Catering Facilities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

· Organise and control food service points as directed

· Deliver and serve meals and snacks with the correct items as requested, and exercise portion control as directed

· Setting out of dining tables, chairs and serving points

· Setting of tables, laying out of cutlery, coffee pots water jugs, etc, for example for parents’ teas, meetings, societies, staff rooms, lunches and dinners

· Carry out general kitchen and dining room duties including washing up of containers, cutlery, glass, plates, etc, clearing away equipment including tables and chairs.

· Clean kitchens, dining room and surrounding areas including large and small equipment, all work surfaces, furniture, floors and walls

· Always provide excellent levels of customer care

· Basic preparation of food and beverages including vegetables and snacks using appropriate equipment, and as directed by senior chefs

· Comply with food hygiene and health and safety regulations and procedures

· Any other reasonable duties as required in the provision of Catering Services

The duties and responsibilities are intended to give a broad indication of the variety of tasks the post holder may be asked to undertake, however, it is not an exhaustive list of activities, and staff may be asked to carry out duties commensurate with the grade of the post. All staff are expected to accept a reasonable amount of overtime if requested from time to time. We reserve the right to adjust employee’ shifts to cover the requirements of our business and cover annual holidays.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

· Have a passion for providing excellent customer service.

· Ideally, have a strong background in a similar high volume/high quality establishment.

· Excellent time keeping and time management skills.

· Be a competent multi-tasker, who can work under pressure, and as part of a happy and committed team.

· An Elementary Food Hygiene qualification would be preferable. Experience of allergen legislation and knowledge of special diets would be useful.

· Be aware of Health and Safety requirements within a catering environment.

BENEFITS

· Staff Benefits: In addition to being part of a great team you will be entitled to a range of benefits that include:

· 30 days holidays and 8 days public holidays, generally taken outside term time

· Parking within the campus grounds. The campus is easily accessed by car and bus; there is a bus stop located outside the campus serving several routes across the city and to rail stations

· Membership of Westwoods gym and health club which offers a range of excellent fitness and leisure facilities including a 25m swimming pool

· Free lunchtime meals during term time, and at other times when catering is provided, and you are on duty

· Life insurance scheme

· Excellent Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

· You will be opted into the Fettes Trust Non-Teaching Staff Pension Scheme after 3 months service. This scheme is a money purchase one and full details of it and your options will be made available to you prior to your opt-in date. The Fettes Trust will contribute to the scheme and your contribution will be subject to the minimum overall combined employer and employee contribution limits set by the Pensions Regulator. Fettes operate a contribution matching scheme up to 12% of base salary

· Access to discounted healthcare, additional life insurance, shopping discounts, etc through our benefits portal

Hours of work

The salary for this role is £12.19 per hour, with hours of work being 35 hours per week (varied start and finish between 6.30 am and 9.30 pm), 5 days out of 7 to cover weekends. The hours worked above contractual hours will be paid at 1.5 of a normal hourly rate.

New staff at Fettes join a friendly and supportive team with a vibrant mixture of age and experience. We value every member of staff’s contribution to the life of the school.

The closing date for applications for this role is Tuesday, 12th November 2024.

To apply please go to our website.

If you would like further information prior to applying for this role, please contact John Hutchison, Catering Manager

or Michelle Nimmo, Assistant Catering Manager.