General Assistant

Birmingham City Council, General Assistant - Penns Primary School, Berwood Road, Sutton Coldfield B72 1BS

Permanent Grade 1 - £23,656 - £24,027 Pro rata

We are a Living Wage Employer, and all our roles will be paid as such where the pay scales are below the Living Wage rate.

Working 14 hours per week, term-time only.

Cityserve is the Birmingham City Council multi-award winning catering service for school meals providing fresh and nutritious food for school kitchens 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 to motivate and support team members.

The Role

• Assist in the preparation and cooking meals for pupils
• Assisting with all aspects of the service
• Assist keeping the kitchen clean & tidy, washing up, sweeping and mopping
• To assist with setting up of dining room, putting out furniture
• Willing to attend training sessions classroom and online
• To be aware of the pupils' needs, dietary and allergen requirements

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.

Key Requirements

About You; Essential:

• Good people skills
• Passion about food and customer service
• Great team player
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Food Safety Level 2

Skills & Experience Desirable:

• Experience in a similar environment
• High standards and quality driven
• A ‘can do’ attitude

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, 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.

We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.

For any informal enquiries please contact: Eilis White via email on Eilis.White@birmingham.gov.uk

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

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.

We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.