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CATS College offers an outstanding international pre-university educational experience to students aged 14+ from all over the world. CATS students live and work in the beautiful Victorian CATS Canterbury campus, studying for GCSEs, A levels, IB and University Foundation Programmes, and preparing for admission to universities across the country and elsewhere. We pride ourselves on our approach to teaching and learning, with small class sizes and an informal atmosphere ensuring that students are treated as individuals and build great relationships with staff.

We are currently recruiting for a Kitchen Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. You will across all areas of the kitchen and supporting the catering team.

OVERVIEW OF THE JOB
Main duties for the Kitchen Assistant will include:

• Day to day cleaning of canteen and kitchen to a high standard.
• Assisting chef on food preparation.
• Front of house service.
• Assist with deliveries to ensure they are put away correctly.
• Assist with making of sandwiches and baguettes for the coffee bar.
• Salad preparation.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB

• The following section outlines a more detailed, but not exhaustive, description of the duties pertinent to this post.
• Cross College Duties
• To be mindful of the need to ensure all College students and staff receive a high level of food production and balanced diet accordance to the government legislation (Food Policy in Schools )
• To promote the good name of the College through conduct towards students, parents, agents and other parties, and attendance at College events (consistent with the Staff and Personal Tutor Handbooks).
• To adhere at all times to College standards (consistent with the Staff Handbook).
• To provide general support and cover across the organisation as required.
• To be mindful at all times of health and safety requirements (consistent with the Staff Handbook)

Daily Responsibilities

• Maintain the high level of hygiene standards throughout the catering establishment
• Fridge & freezer temperatures to be recorded
• Food temperatures to be recorded from kitchen as well as on the hot plate
• Open & closing checks to be done daily and signed off by Chefs
• All staff to be wearing correct uniforms at all times
• All uniforms are clean on and ironed
• All staff required to use correct tools at all times
• All food to be produced to a high standard and to the correct temperature
• All food to be garnished on hot plate
• All chemicals to be stored away in locked cabinet except daily spray bottles
• Minimum of ten items to be on the salad bar including one of each of the following: meat, fish, cheese, or egg item
• All accidents to be logged as they happen in the SFBB manual
• Report all issue in the day to day running of the kitchen to the Head Chef
• Report any Maintenance issues to the Catering Manager

Weekly

• Check all equipment is safe with no defects
• Check all fridges and freezers are running correctly
• Check hot plate is running correctly
• Report to Catering Manager any defects
• Other related duties as directed by the management from time to time

Monthly

• SFBB manual to be kept up to date with staff details and training records.
• SFBB manual to be kept up to date with suppliers details
• All new staff to inform Head Chef of their sizes required for uniforms
• All new staff to be inducted with basic chemical training
• All new staff to be inducted in basic food hygiene
• Ensure all new staff details are filled in the SFBB manual and they have watched SFBB kitchen training videos 1-10 on YouTube and have signed in the SFBB to say they have understand these
• Hand all holiday requests to the Head Chef to authorise
• Cleaning of the outside area as and when required
• General cleaning duties of the canteen/kitchen

You will also be required to undertake additional duties during our busy Summer School period. These additional duties will be notified to you prior to the commencement of the Summer School

The post holder will have the ultimate responsibility for all the above functions. He or she will need to possess a caring attitude and a good sense of customer service. An ability to work using one’s own initiative as well as being a good team player is a pre-requisite. Experience gained within a residential environment would be of use.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education

• Educated at GCSE level or equivalent
• Has knowledge of basic food Hygiene training
• Had previous experience with COSHH training
• An NVQ in catering is desirable, but not essential, as full training is offered to the right candidate.
• Basic Knowledge of food allergies

Experience

• Has the confidence and respect of peers, sub-ordinates and superiors
• Establishes team direction and responsibilities for achievement of team/College objectives
• Understands others’ development needs and seeks opportunities to provide support
• Creates an open and supportive team climate

Skills

• Problem-solving abilities
• Accuracy
• Meets deadlines and is able to be flexible when situations demand
• Demonstrates a capability to balance competing demands

Behaviours

• Has positive impact with colleagues and clients.
• Projects appropriate professional image.
• Speaks clearly and persuasively when interacting with internal and external personnel.
• Can facilitate potentially difficult discussions in an internal and external context.
• Keeps line manager and team informed of progress or difficulties.
• Displays excellent listening and questioning skills.

ABOUT CATS COLLEGES

In the context of international education, the name CATS is known and loved by generations of learners and is synonymous with excellence. Originally, CATS was an acronym for Cambridge Arts, Technology and Science, representing the focus of the founding colleges based in the city. However, today, CATS Colleges, is much broader, it brings together a number of schools in four countries (UK, US, Canada and China). Its portfolio includes independent boarding schools, an Arts University College, English language schools and a variety of summer schools all with the common purpose of “inspiring the next generation of world shapers.”

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date. Therefore, we encourage early applications.