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Catering Assistant - Wishaw

Employer
Serco Leisure
Location
Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
Salary
£8.93 Per Hour
Closing date
21 Feb 2019

Job Details

Wishaw General Hospital

Part Time (16 Hours) Tuesday to Friday

£8.93 Per Hour

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

Job purpose:

We are currently recruiting a Catering Assistant to work as part of catering team to deliver a range of food and beverages in line with Food Hygiene legislation and Serco policies and procedures to meet the nutrirional needs of patients, staff and users of Wishaw General Hospital services

Main Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the preparation, production, heating and reheating of food for patients, staff and visitors.
  • To produce items using basic cooking techniques e.g. porridge, breakfast items, soup, sandwich, salads.
  • To work in all areas of the catering department including freezers, fridges and cold rooms.
  • Maintaining food hygiene standards and records as required to comply with statutory obligations and HACCP.  
  • To clean all areas of the catering department and equipment, and undertake in line with the Daily Weekly Cleaning Schedules (DWCS) recording and signing off the required records using paper or electronic equipment.
  • Receipt and storage of supplies in a range of storage areas including working in freezers, fridges and cold rooms.
  • To participate in stock taking, recording volumes as required, via appropriate system including electronic, notify supervisors immediately of any concerns regarding quantities or quality issues of products.
  • Communicate with patient and record on paper or using electronic equipment i.e. Ipads, individual’s menu selection, standard and diets, ensuring the selection is signed off by nursing staff, delivering this information to wards and catering.
  • Having an awareness policies and procedures in relation to special dietary requirements
  • Communicate with patient and staff, recording on paper or using electronic equipment patient/staff opinion surveys.

 

Skills/Experience:

  • Knowledge of catering standards and related procedures
  • Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Working knowlegde of basic information technology

 

On occasion we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Serco is a Disability Confident Employer committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities.  Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.

 

Company

Serco have UK wide leisure contracts which include unique customers such as The National Water Sports Centre, Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Bisham Abbey and Basingstoke Aquadrome to name but a few!  Our teams are hard-working, friendly and above all passionate about leisure and fitness!

We provide leisure services on behalf of community leisure trusts, local authorities, universities, and sporting associations such as Sport England. Our facilities include national sports complexes, outdoor activity venues, community leisure centres, gyms, swimming pools, water sports, tennis courts, golf courses, and conference centres. 

Our ultimate goal is to help people of all abilities and ages to maintain and improve their fitness levels. We do this by providing affordable access to a wide range of market leading sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier individuals across all segments of society. We do this by providing safe, welcoming spaces for people to enjoy their leisure time

We have a genuine desire to work in partnership with public bodies and work every day to find solutions in the ever changing leisure landscape.   

https://www.serco.com/uk/sector-expertise/citizen-services/leisure-services

 

 

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Serco Leisure
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