Kitchen Assistant
Acorn Park School
Norfolk
- Expired
- Salary:
- £6,857.25 per annum (£10.25 p/h)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 2 April 2023
Job overview
Improve your work/life balance without losing a penny!
Job Title: Kitchen Assistant
Salary: £6,857.25 per annum (£10.25 p/h)
Location: Acorn Park School, Banham
Hours: 15 hours per week; 11am - 2pm Mon - Fri
Contact: Permanent; Term time only
If you really want to make your mark in a rapidly growing business that is committed to improving the lives of children and young people, we have the role for you!
About the School
Acorn Park is a Special Educational Needs (SEN) School and Residential home within the Acorn Care and Education and NFA Group, the UK’s Largest, Independent Children’s services group. The school specialises in communication and learning challenges associated with Autism.
The School and Homes are within a private, 30-acre Estate situated within Norfolk’s picturesque and tranquil countryside, close to the town of Banham.
The aim of the site is to provide enough support to unlock each child’s potential so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. We provide the young people with as much freedom as possible in a safe and supervised environment. This is achievable due to the dedication and support from a range of employed professionals who are passionate, reliable and understanding.
About the Group
We are part of the Acorn Care and Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.
Our vision is to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK to be happy and make their way in the world. Every day we improve the lives of thousands of young people, their families, and communities through relentless focus on caring and learning.
Job Purpose
The purpose is to assist the Catering Manager to maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen, taking care of all aspects of hygiene as well as helping to prepare food Catering assistants are also responsible for carrying out basic food preparation tasks, such as washing and peeling food. They will also collect and dispose of waste.
- Assisting with basic food preparation activities, including washing up, peeling and cutting vegetables
- Cleaning and sanitising all tableware before and after service.
- Cleaning and washing kitchen appliances such as mixer, utensils and cutters
- Assist with unloading fresh supplies and organising the storerooms
- Food service to pupils and staff
- Ensure all health & safety and food hygiene regulations, including HACCP, are maintained within the kitchen environment
- Ensuring a good standard of cleanliness is maintained
- Report behaviour observations to the Catering Manager for them to maintain the school’s standard of discipline and behaviour
- To check, put away and store deliveries correctly
- Additional duties as directed by the Catering Manager
Why join Options Autism?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS. A full application form must.
Attached documents
About Acorn Park School
- Acorn Park School
- Andrew's Furlong, Mill Road, Banham, Norwich
- Norfolk
- NR16 2HU
- United Kingdom
Acorn Park is an independent, specialist school that caters for autistic children and young people aged 4 – 19. Our curriculum centres on Autism and related needs, this is supported by our fully integrated clinical team.
The school’s ethos is underpinned by a guiding principle that the young people are placed at the heart of everything we do. This means supporting them to achieve their potential, but much more than this, it means making sure that the things that are important to them are important to us.
We make every effort to make sure that the young people are respected as individuals, and encouraged to exercise choice, and every member of staff is tasked with advocating for the young people they work with.
We make sure that we work in partnership with families, recognising that we share a commitment to the young people’s welfare and valuing the knowledge and experience that family members offer.
We recognise that our young people have a vast range of academic and cognitive abilities along with very individual communication and learning styles and so we offer different pathways to meet those diverse needs.
The layout of Acorn Park means our young people enjoy our adventure playgrounds and outdoor space and engage with our animals at the Care Farm. We enjoy frequent trips to local villages and the zoo, and regularly enjoy activities around Thetford Forest and the seaside towns around East Anglia. We have recently invested in our outdoor education and regulation resources, which have been designed to meet both the young people’s clinical and therapeutic needs.
Acorn Park Vision, Mission and Values
Our vision: For every child to be safe, nurtured and supported to succeed.
Our mission: To care and educate our children, empowering them to reach their full potential, to think big and dream bigger!
Our values: Our values act as the central principles and widespread truths that impact our practice, how we collaborate as a team, how we build our core methods and how we present our mission.
Care: We are courageous in advocating, educating and caring for every child, confident in our purpose to promote kindness respect.
Strive: We are striving for a better future by always doing our best with the children we work with. Our inventive efforts support children at Acorn Park to aspire to healthier futures.
Grow: We help children fulfil their personal growth and build positive relationships. Children are empowered to reach their full potential.
Thrive: We uphold the belief that by being reliable and consistent in our therapeutic practices, by advocating for children and promoting our values, children will thrive on the next step of their life journey.
Our two school rules
- Always be kind
- Always try your best
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