We are looking to recruit General Catering Assistants to work in school kitchens in the

Southport and Formby and Maghull areas

Employer   - Sefton Catering Services

Position     -  General Assistant

Location     - Various Locations

Salary         - Grade B SCP- 2      Hourly Rate = £11.91 (Pay award pending)

                                                      Term Time Only +  includes 3 cleaning days a year      

DBS             - Enhanced

The following kitchens have a vacancy for a

General Assistant:

Our Lady of Compassion (Formby) – 12.50 hours a week

St Gregory’s                      (Maghull) - 12.50 hours a week

Holy Trinity                   (Southport) – 12.50 hours a week

Our Lady of Lourdes    (Southport) - 13.75 hours a week

Mobile General Assistants x6                - 12.50 hours a week

Introducing Ourselves

Sefton Catering Service provides high quality catering to schools throughout Sefton.

We are committed to making sure our school lunches are tasty and nutritious, as we believe that school food is closely linked to pupil behaviour and educational attainment.

Job Requirements

The successful applicants will be part of the Sefton Catering team at one of our sites. Mobile General assistants have a base and will be expected to work in and around the borough when required.

The successful applicants will undertake with supervision the preparation, simple cooking, and service of food.

You will be required to attend a half day course to achieve a level 2 award in food safety.

(This course is being undertaken online at present)

This is an exciting opportunity for you to make a real difference to the children who use our service.

Due to the nature of the work, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate must be able to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure (via the Disclosure & Barring Service DBS) in order to be appointed to the post.

For an application form and further details please use the links below.

Completed forms can be emailed to recruitment@sefton.gov.uk. If you do not have Internet access, then call our 24hour recruitment hotline on 0845 140 1040, or call in to the Transactional HR Team, 1st Floor, St Peter’s House, Balliol Road, Bootle, L20 3AB.

Closing Date:  24.05.24

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.