Catering Stores Person

Hours:

• 40 hours per week
• 06.00am – 14.30pm/06.30am – 15.00pm

 

Introduction:

Queen Ethelburga’s is set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, on the Thorpe Underwood Estate. Staff work as one team – whether they are directly teaching or supporting students as part of the school and pastoral teams, or as part of our estates team making sure that the campus works as it should – to create a vibrant learning and living environment in which every student can thrive. We aspire to excellence, have high expectations of ourselves and others, and take pride in everything we do. We aim to nurture resilient, confident, and independent lifelong learners. The Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Standard is ‘To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have’.

Role:

We are searching for a Catering Stores person to contribute to maintaining the high standards of food service throughout the estate.

This job description is written at a specific time and is subject to change as the demands of the Collegiate and the role develops. The role requires flexibility and adaptability and the employees of the Collegiate need to be aware that they may be asked to perform tasks and be given responsibilities not detailed in this job description. 

Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Receive and check all incoming goods and deliveries into the Catering Department, food and non-food items
• Ensure all goods are checked for quality, quantity, temperature, and dates. All best before and use by dates must be valid, any discrepancies should be reported to the Head Chef
• Make Chefs, or Supervisors aware of any goods that are running low or those that are being held in a high volume
• Report any missing invoices or delivery notes
• Remove all waste oil to the appropriate storage area for recycling
• Be involved in the full clean down of the kitchen and Catering Department when required
• Be responsible for the cleanliness and tidiness pf the Emergency Food Store, reporting any issues to the Head Chef
• Oversee the vending operation across the site and ensure the machines are refilled at least once per day

 

The Appointed Candidate will have:

• Good general level of education
• Experience of working in a school environment (Desirable)
• Experience of working with children (Desirable)
• Ability to carry out instructions safely and carefully
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff/pupils
• Ability to work with initiative and without direct supervision with required
• Knowledge of COSHH requirements (Desirable)
• Some knowledge of basic food safety as it relates to the role (Desirable)

 

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• All staff are enrolled in the People’s Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free staff gym
• Annual family summer barbecue
• Annual black tie Christmas Ball for staff and a guest
• Subsidised school fees for staff children

 

Applying:

QE is committed to ensuring a safe environment for its pupils and staff. Applicants will be required to provide proof of identity and undergo the relevant DBS checks for their role.

Any personal information you share with us on your application form will be used solely for recruitment purposes. Your details will be held for up to 6 months and destroyed after this time.

Any questions on individual roles or the recruitment process can be sent to the HR department on recruitment@qe.org

We receive high volumes of applications, due to this if you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, unfortunately on this occasion your application will not have been successful.