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Location: Doucecroft School, Kitchen
Salary: £9.10 per hour
Hours: Part time - 20 hours per week; Monday to Friday 10am - 2pm.
Job ref: D233
Autism Anglia's Doucecroft School provides education and care for children and young people with autistic spectrum condition. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a well-established charity who provide to their staff ongoing training and supervision, continuing professional development and support as well as an extensive induction on commencement of employment.
You will assist the Head Cook with the preparation and cooking of well-balanced healthy meals whilst ensuring the students dietary needs are met. You will be working as a team to maintain a high standard of hygiene and the smooth running of the main kitchen and dining areas including ordering and distribution of stock, deputising for the Head Cook when needed.
Your main duties will include:
- Assisting with food preparation, cooking, serving of meals, cleaning up and supporting the team and Head Cook.
- To help maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment, demonstrating consistently high standards of hygiene which includes cleaning the kitchen and dining area after two sittings of lunch have been served.
- Following the Health and Safety and Environmental Health regulations and recommendations
Experience:
- Food hygiene certificate - desirable
- Experience of food preparation, kitchen, cleaning and domestic duties - essential
- Knowledge of Health and Safety and Environmental Health - essential
It is desirable that the successful applicant holds a full driving license.
Working for us gives you access to a range of perks and benefits:
- Extensive Induction and Learning & Development programmes, with nationally recognised qualifications
- Job-related qualifications obtained during employment paid for by Autism Anglia (subject to conditions)
- Flexible working hours (where possible) for study and time off given for job-related exams
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Access to Spectrum Life Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Tools, including counselling services & the Benefits Hub,which will give you access to lots of shopping and entertainment discounts, instant discounted gift cards and cashback
- Occupational Sick Pay (after 12 mths)
- Support & encouragement to progress and reach full potential within your chosen career
- Pension scheme
Autism Anglia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Autism Anglia is positive about inclusion and welcomes applications from individuals who are able to meet the requirements of the job position and may wish to request flexible working, or reasonable adjustments to support them.
In the first instance please send your CV torecruitment@autism-anglia.org.uk
If no response is received within 3 weeks of a full application being submitted, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. You are welcome to apply again for other positions.
Information about the School
Doucecroft School is a specialist co-educational school for children and young people with autism and additional complex needs, age 3 –19 years. Established in 1977, we are experienced and successful in meeting the needs of students with wide-ranging strengths and needs, providing a nurturing environment where students are able to thrive and grow in independence and self-esteem.
Students can benefit from our flexible boarding provision or can attend school as day students and come from across the Anglia region and the London boroughs.
Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy are provided on-site by our experienced therapy team.
Doucecroft School is part of Autism Anglia, a regional charity working with children, adults and families affected by Autism.