Plate Wash Assistant

**Description**:
**Department and Job Purpose**

To support the Buttery and food service teams with washing, storing and stocking of plates, cutlery and food service crockery. Assistance with the preparation of functions and rooms and processing of deliveries. Support to full time Plate Room Assistant.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Main Duties**
- Washing of all crockery, cutlery and some glass ware through an electrical dishwasher to a safe standard.
- Daily Cleaning of the electrical dishwasher, conveyors and food macerator.
- Strict observance of hygiene, health and safety regulations, COSHH and good practices.
- Daily checking, and topping up of salt, if required in the water softener.
- Ensuring the Plate Room is kept clean tidy at all times.
- Ensuring all rubbish and food waste is removed after each meal.
- Performing any other reasonable request made by the Steward or his deputy in his absence.
- Assistance in the set up and clean down of student meals and events.

**Stock**
- Maintaining stock levels of required cleaning chemicals and requesting orders when needed through Assistant Stewards.
- Recording breakages and notifying Steward when stock levels of items are getting low.

**Health and Safety**
- Ensure compliance with health, safety and hygiene regulations, internal guidelines / procedures, COSHH and licensing law.

**Security**
- Ensure the security of the College, department and associated areas during and after service.

**General Duties**
- The post holder will be required to be familiar with, and work in accordance with, all College’s policies and procedures.
- To participate in training and development required by the College.
- To be vigilant and take responsibility for ensuring the Buttery and College property and equipment is kept safe at all times.
- To ensure all personal data relating to individuals is kept confidential in accordance with College policies and relevant data protection regulations.

**Person Specification and Criteria**:
**Essential**
- Experience of food service in a hotel, restaurant or College environment.
- Provide a high level of customer service.
- Good verbal and written communication skills in order to liaise with other team members effectively.
- Experience of Health and Safety, Hygiene regulations, COSHH and licensing laws.

**Desirable**
- Experience of food service equipment cleaning and upkeep.
- Knowledge of the correct processing and movement of deliveries and goods.

**Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment**:
**Salary**:£18,432.56 per annum pro rata**per annum**(full time equivalent - £26,811 per annum).

Part time working 55 hours over a 2-week rota (Week 1: 33.5 hrs, Week 2: 21.5hrs). Shifts as below for guidance with an unpaid 30-minute break where the shift is 6 hours or more.

**Example Shift Pattern**

**Week 1**
Monday - split shift | 8.30 am - 2.30 pm = 6 hours 5.30 pm - 8.30 pm = 3 hours
Tuesday | 5.30 pm - 9.00 pm = 3.5 hours
Wednesday | 5.30 pm - 8.30 pm = 3 hours
Thursday | 5.30 pm - 8.30 pm = 3 hours
Friday | 5.30 pm - 9.00 pm = 3 hours
Saturday - split shift | 10.00 am - 2.00 pm = 4 hours 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm = 2 hours
Sunday - split shift | 10.00 am - 2.00 pm = 4 hours 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm = 3 hours

**Week 2**
Monday - split shift | 8.30 am - 2.30 pm = 6 hours 5.30 pm - 8.30 pm = 3 hours
Tuesday | 5.30 pm - 9.00 pm = 3.5 hours
Wednesday | 5.30 pm - 8.30 pm = 3 hours
Thursday | 5.30 pm - 8.30 pm = 3 hours
Friday | 5.30 pm - 9 pm = 3.5 hours
Saturday | Day off
Sunday | Day off

**Benefits**
- Salary Exchange Scheme - Staff who join OSPS will also be enrolled into the Salary Exchange Pension Contributions Scheme on or around three months after joining Brasenose staff
- Annual leave - The paid holiday entitlement for a full-time contract is six working weeks (30 days) annual leave (5 days is to be taken over Christmas break when College is closed) plus 8 Statutory Bank Holidays.
- Annual Leave shall be taken at mutually convenient times agreed in advance with the Steward. Bank Holidays which fall within the full terms of the University of Oxford are normally worked, for which compensatory time-off in lieu will be given. The holiday year begins on 1 January and ends 31 December. For part years of service your entitlement will be calculated as 1/12th of the annual entitlement for each completed month.
- Meals - Employees are entitled to take lunch free of charge, when the kitchen is open.
- Welfare Support - Employee Assistance Programme - a free confidential telephone helpline and online medical guidance. Free annual flu jab.
- Travel Pass Loan - a discounted travel scheme is available with monthly deductions from salary.
- Cycle to Work Scheme/Bike Loan - monthly deductions from salary
- Sports Facilities - Access to the University Sports club

**Other Information: No smoking is allowed in any part of the College.**

**About Brasenose College**:
Founded in 1509 and located centrally in beautiful Radcliffe Square, Brasenose College stan