Stores Assistant (Part-Time, Reduced Year)

This is a part-time, reduced-year role: 24 hours per week, 36 weeks per year. 

The shift pattern for the role is Monday to Thursday from 07.00 to 1.30 pm. 

We are looking for a Store Assistant to work with a small team distributing food items and stock between campuses. You will have to take stock deliveries and correctly and safely store away/distribute them. You will also complete administrative tasks involving stock orders and receipting goods. 

What You Will Do

• Receive deliveries of stock items, ensuring that deliveries are checked to ensure that items arrive undamaged and then safely stored away.
• Transport food items and stock between the campuses when needed.
• Complete admin tasks, including the ordering and receipting of goods. 
• To maintain the highest levels of cleanliness within the stores area.
• Ensure food safety by completing due diligence paperwork.
• Be prepared to transport items between campuses using the company vehicle.
• Any other duties commensurate with the level of the post, which may be required from time to time.
• Responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

About You

• Relevant up to date knowledge of catering and hospitality.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to follow food hygiene systems and monitor due diligence records.
• EK4. Ability to use own initiative and create opportunities for upselling products.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members and customers.
• English and Mathematics at level 2 or above.
• Full driving licence.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
• Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
• Academic 37 days
• Senior Management 37 days
• Generous Pension schemes
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme 
• Local Government Pension Scheme 
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card). 
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.