Kitchen/general Assistant

4 weeks ago


Durham, United Kingdom Durham University Full time

**Kitchen/General Assistant**
**(**
**Job Number**:
**23000005**
**)**

HR & OD

Grade 1: - £19,578 per annum (pro rata)

Open-Ended/Permanent - Part Time

**Contracted Hours per Week***: 20

**Working Arrangements***: 12.45-4.45pm with occasional evening and weekends for training or staff meetings

**Closing Date***: 26-Jan-2023, 5:59:00 PM

**Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement**

**Job Title**:Kitchen/General Assistant
**Department**:HR - Nursery
**Grade**: Grade 1
**Salary range**:£19,576 (pro rata)
**Working arrangements**:Mon-Fri, 20 hours per week (Mon-Fri, 12.45pm-4.45pm)

**Closing date**:Thursday 26th January 2023

**The University**

At Durham University, we are proud of our people, because they are at the heart of our globally outstanding institution, which is a key part of our local community. We inspire our people to do extraordinary things and we invite you to join our fantastic team.

Across the University, we have a huge variety of roles and responsibilities, which together make us one large and successful community. Whether you are at the very start, middle or end of your career, there is a role for you. We believe everyone has their own unique skills to offer.

At the University we promote and actively champion equality, diversity and inclusion. It is crucial that everyone can be themselves and can flourish in an environment where everyone respects each other and is treated fairly. We want our people and wider community to feel happy, secure and proud to be a part of Durham. We are looking for the same values in you.

**The Role and Department**
The role is key in our team to ensure a smooth running of the food we provide to our children. This is a permanent position working alongside our nursery chef and nursery team. The role includes working alongside our nursery chef preparing food for the children and ensuring any dietary and allergies requirements are met. It also includes general assistant tasks throughout the nursery such as laundry, cleaning tasks. Our nursery is for children aged 0-5 years in Durham City.

The hours are 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 12.45pm - 4.45pm, with occasional evening or weekends for training/staff meetings. There maybe occasional overtime to cover for staff holidays

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

**Working at Durham**

A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University: you will also receive access to the following fantastic benefits:

- 27 Days annual leave per year (in additional to 8 public holidays and 4 customary days per year), a total of 39 days, including time off between Christmas and New Year
- No matter how you travel to work, we have you covered. We have parking across campus, a cycle to work scheme which helps you to buy a bike and discount with local bus and train companies.
- Discounts via our benefits portal including; money off at supermarkets, high street retailers, IT products such as Apple, the cinema and days out at various attractions.
- On site nursery is available and children’s clubs in the summer holidays.
- Lots of support for health and wellbeing including discounted membership for our state of the art sport and gym facilities and access to a 24-7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- The opportunity to take part in staff volunteering activities.
- Family friendly policies, including maternity and adoption leave, which are among the most generous in the higher education sector (and likely above and beyond many employers)
- If you are keen on advancing in your role or career, we have a genuine passion for developing our colleagues from qualifications, to IT skills, courses and apprenticeships.
- Generous pension schemes.

**What you need to demonstrate when you apply**

**Essential Criteria**:

- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
- Evidence of personal development to maintain skills.
- Experience of working in a team.
- Ability to manage time in order to meet deadlines.
- Ability to follow instructions, written or oral, accurately.
- Level 2 Basic food safety hygiene

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Allergen training
- Experience of working in a customer focused service
- Basic IT skills use of Microsoft office

**How to Apply**
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**Who to contact for more information**

**Typical Role Requirements**

**Service Delivery**
- Complete a set of tasks/procedures within a team to deliver a service to customers.
- Follow instructions from a supervisor to identify what and how to deliver a set of tasks or processes.
- Learn the correct methods and tasks to undertake the role of Kitchen/General assistant.
- Learn and adhere to general health, safety and security procedures.
- Record and store information in a prescribed order.
- Carry out basic administrative tasks under supervision.
- A commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and the Univer


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