General Assistant

General Assistant 

Permanent

Grade A - £24,796 - £27,254

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 20 hours per week 4 Hours per day Monday - Friday  10.00 am – 2.00 pm

Location: Christchurch CE Primary Claremont Rd Sparkbrook, Birmingham B11 1LF

About Us

Cityserve is a Birmingham City Council catering service for school meals
providing fresh and nutritious food for school kitchen 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
motivate and support team members.

About the role

As a General Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

* Assist in keeping the kitchen clean & tidy
* maintain a balanced diet and varied menus
* be aware of the care users’ needs and dietary preferences
* 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.
* Previous kitchen experience is essential to this role 

About You: 

Essential:

* Good people skills
* Passion about food and customer service
* Great team player
* Food Safety Level 2 certificate in date
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Allergy Awareness Certificate in date 
* Experience in a similar environment
* High standards and quality drive
* A ‘can do’ attitude 

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part
of your application.  

Your Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role
through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your
motivation for applying to the post.    

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.

For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk
[Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk], quoting reference 4252

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
[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checklist/employers-right-to-work-checklist-accessible-version],
before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare
of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council
[https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/downloads/download/5688/corporate_safeguarding_policy] here. 

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to
work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of
the appointment.

Job Description and Person Specification
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> We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with
> disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring
> responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
>
> Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in
> accordance with UK Home Office
> [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checklist/employers-right-to-work-checklist-accessible-version] requirements,
> before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding
> Ireland) may need to apply for a visa
> [https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas] from the UK Visas and
> Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from
> Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa
> [https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa] (if the job is eligible).