Kitchen Assistant

**Full Job Description**:
**At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing the things you love**

**Job Title**: Kitchen Assistant

**Location**: Higford School, Shifnal, Telford

**Salary**: £10.42 per hour

**Hours**: 25 hours per week; Monday to Friday 9.30am-2.30pm

**Contract**: Permanent, Part time, Term time only

**About the Role**

We are looking for a responsible, caring Kitchen Assistant to join our fantastic team at Higford School.

The purpose is to assist the catering team to maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen, taking care of all aspects of hygiene as well as helping to prepare food. Kitchen 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 School Cook 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 School Cook.

**About us**

Higford School is a special day school for pupils who have a primary diagnosis of Autism. Our dedicated team, work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who will often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

This is an exciting time to join Higford School. Having transformed from a care home with educational facilities we are now nearing completion of the complete refurbishment of the former care facilities into modern bespoke classrooms that fully meet the holistic needs of our expanding student numbers.

We offer a unique and stimulating environment where every pupil can make outstanding progress in their personal development and enjoy success in their education. From our nurturing approach for primary pupils through to the relaxed working environment of the older pupils, all students are encouraged to reach high standards in every aspect of their lives.

Our students present with a wide range of needs, including social and emotional issues, learning difficulties, mental health problems and associated conditions. They are, however, able to enjoy extraordinary outcomes and be happy at school.

This does however present a number of challenges for the catering team. You will need patience, understanding and a flexible attitude in what is a challenging environment.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

**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 pupils 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.