Cleaner/cook

**Would you like to join SEMH School with the biggest heart and an amazing team?**

**Post Title: School Cleaner/Cook**

**Contract: Term Time only plus Inset Days**

**Hours: 15hrs per week**

**Responsible to: Head of School**

**Location
- Bury, Greater Manchester**

Cambian Chesham House School is an independent, DfE-registered, co-educational day school, providing specialist education for up to 20 students, aged 10-18 years.

The School is non-denominational and has a secular ethos, but respect the cultural needs and religious beliefs of all. The School specialises in developing a culture of high expectation and achievement for all students where they are encouraged to enjoy learning, progress in their studies and exceed expectation.

Our well qualified, experienced and passionate team work together to promote our school as a community and ensure our students success both within our school and beyond. We offer a rich and varied curriculum that we are able to tailor to individual students needs and interests offering a range of both academic and vocational elements. Timetables are tailored to each individual to ensure they have the best opportunities available to them to make good progress and fulfil their potential. We continually monitor and improve our offer, embracing opportunities to further build and expand on the learning experiences of our students.

Main purpose of the job:

- To provide a healthy menu and meet the dietary needs of young people, working in collaboration of the wider school team
- Maintaining environment standards throughout the school
- Key

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsibility for ensuring and promoting the safeguarding of any young people that you may meet.
- To work in accordance with the school’s vision and aims

Cooking:

- To prepare and cook a selection of healthy meals on a daily basis
- To meet the dietary needs of young people on an individual basis
- To appropriately plan meals in advance providing a pre-set meals list to the head of school on a weekly basis.
- To ensure that the purchasing of provisions remains within the budgetary requirements and prepare shopping lists for purchase
- To maintain a high level of kitchen and personal hygiene at all times
- To complete associated records related to the provision of food
- To support the provision of on-site catering and associated requirements to meet food standards regulations

Cleaning:

- To ensure a high level of cleanliness throughout the school
- To liaise with line manager and staff in relation to daily tasks that require completion
- To ensure internal glass and mirrors are cleaned regularly
- To ensure floors are cleaned regularly by hoover/mopping
- To ensure all toilet facilities are cleaned to a high standard as well as ensuring they are adequately stocked of relevant items
- To ensure any maintenance issues are reported to the head of school in a timely manner
- To use own initiative with regards to areas requiring cleaning
- To ensure any hazardous materials are locked away when not in use
- Other Duties:

- To undertake training as and when appropriate.
- To comply with any reasonable request from your Line Manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
- To undertake professional duties that may be reasonably assigned by the Headteacher
- To be aware of the school's duty of care in relation to staff, students and visitors and to comply with all health and safety policies at all times.
- To be aware of, and comply with, the codes of conduct, regulations and policies of the school and its commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Essential
- Desirable
- Education /Qualifications
- Previous experience within a culinary/cleaning role
- Evidence of commitment to continued professional development.
- Experience of maintaining food standards in line with legislation
- Recognised culinary qualification
- Experience, Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements related to the role
- Good Literacy, Numeracy and ICT skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise effectively with others.
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Flexible approach to work.
- Prior knowledge of Health and Safety surrounding cleaning materials/an awareness of COSHH
- Recognised Food Hygiene Certificate
- Personal QualitiesAbility to work cooperatively and sensitively with others, both independently and as part of a team.
- Committed to personal professional development and training.
- Committed to equal opportunities
- Ability to display a calm, tactful and responsible attitude.
- Ability to take instruction and to work on own initiative.
- Willingness to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

Why work for us?

✔ Competitive salary.
✔ Opportunity to progress in your career.
✔ Training opportunities either face to face or online.
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