Catering Assistant
Greenshaw High School
Sutton
- New
- Salary:
- NJC pay scale (outer London), points 1a/2 points 3- 4
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 29 September 2024
Job overview
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive, non-selective and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs with remote / hybrid working opportunities where appropriate. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
We are looking for a Catering Assistant, on a fixed term basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join Greenshaw High School and become an integral member of the Catering team.
Main Responsibilities
Catering Assistant - Job Description
Greenshaw High School is committed to providing outstanding food and service to our students and other stakeholders, and our in-house Catering team are an integral part of the school’s aim to embed healthier eating habits within our students. Our Catering Assistants deliver the highest standards of food quality and service at all times within the framework and guidelines set out by the Head Chef.
Catering Assistants are accountable to the Head Chef.
The main duties and responsibilities will include:
Main Responsibilities
· Performing general duties in the main school kitchen and other catering areas across the school (i.e. Cool Zone, Sixth Form), and in the dining areas;
· Assisting in the preparation and cooking of school meals to the agreed standards;
· Assisting with the service and presentation of food and beverages;
· Assisting with the cleaning of catering areas and equipment;
· Carrying out record keeping as necessary to ensure compliance with food safety and HACCP regulations, informing the Head Chef of any defects, hazards or food hygiene concerns relating to equipment, facilities or premises;
· Carrying out related duties to ensure that the dining area and kitchen is in a clean and hygienic condition and that the food service is effective and efficient;
· Ensuring compliance with all relevant regulation and legislation in relation to kitchen management, food preparation and serving including Health and Safety, Food Hygiene, COSHH and HACCP.
General Responsibilities
· Acting as a professional and positive role model to our students in terms of personal presentation, timekeeping and behaviour;
· Being responsible for keeping up to date with the requirements of the role, by attending appropriate INSET and training courses, meetings, and keeping abreast of changes in legislation;
· Being aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, equal opportunities and race equality, health and safety, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person;
· Undertaking any other duties commensurate with the post as may be required by the Head Chef or the Headteacher.
· We cater to a number of local primary schools, this includes delivering produce to them on a daily basis. At times, you may be asked to assist in the delivery and in driving the catering van.
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities for the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
The job description, in consultation with the post holder, may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.
Attached documents
About Greenshaw High School
Greenshaw High School is a highly over-subscribed 11 to 19 mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form situated in Sutton, South West London. Greenshaw High School is at the heart of a group of over twenty other schools in the Greenshaw Learning Trust. It was designated as a Research School in 2020, so we have access to some of the best research and evidence about how learning can happen most effectively.
With these supportive connections it is no surprise that Greenshaw has been popular with parents of children of all abilities and there continues to be a large demand for places.
Our Vision
We have an established reputation of nurturing high levels of attainment in our students alongside excellent pastoral support. We strive for high outcomes and also value high welfare, for both pupils and staff. Education should not be a choice between one or the other, and we hold both in equal esteem.
Our Learning
As a comprehensive school, our curriculum breadth is incredibly important for us. We want all of our students to experience a wide range of subjects including maths, English, sciences, humanities and languages, and proudly make a space for the performing and creative arts.
We also relish our social responsibility to educate our students about important areas that do not fall neatly into subject categories, but that are critical to young people so they can be empowered citizens and intellectually capable. This includes the books we read in tutor time each morning, and a homework scheme we call The Big Ideas that Shaped the World.
Examination Results
A level results
Reviewing exam outcomes over the last few years of educational disruption presents challenges, but in the previous nine years of public exams our post-16 results were always significantly above national average rates of progress. In the most recent year of public examinations (2019), more than one in five of every A Level grade at Greenshaw High School was at grade A or A* with 73% of students achieving a pass at A*-C.
Over the last two years our students continued to progress well onto their next stage. The majority of our Year 13 students progressed to undergraduate courses (including medicine and law) at prestigious Russell Group universities, including Cambridge and Oxford Universities. We are also proud that our strong work in the creative arts continues to enable large groups of students to move on to foundation art courses, and directly into world leading institutions such as Central St Martins University for the Creative Arts.
GCSE results
Similarly, in Year 11 the proportion of our students securing firm destinations for post-16 education has been ahead of national averages. They have gone on to access a range of BTEC, A Level and other courses both at our school and other colleges locally. In 2019, Greenshaw High School celebrated the GCSE results achieved by students of the school, with 72% of all qualifications graded at 4 or better (what used to be the old ‘grade C’), and a quarter of all qualifications at grade 7 or higher (the old ‘grade A’).
Our Commitment to Your Career
As a Research School Greenshaw High School is committed to providing excellent CPD opportunities and career progression for all staff. We prioritise staff training and development and believe that all members of staff should have a thorough induction and an ongoing programme of training and professional development.
On each Wednesday lessons end an hour earlier, allowing our training to be done within the school day, rather than in twilight sessions. We call this part of the week ‘Professional Growth’, and is divided between departmental sessions on subject pedagogy, and broader professional enquiry in areas such as assessment, educational disadvantage and language. All colleagues are part of the whole school coaching programme where we review effective lesson structures and pedagogy, enabling all of us to continually reflect on our current teaching and always seek to improve.
Our programme of professional development has been recognised as excellent. It was awarded ‘Gold’ status by the Teacher Development Trust, a level of award that is rarely granted.
By investing in staff development our staff body is up to date with the latest thinking and practice in education. This in turn enables them to provide the best learning opportunities for our students, something we are passionate about every day we come to work.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.