Catering Assistant

Catering Assistant Band 2 - 12 hours per week

We are seeking to appoint a catering assistant to join our excellent catering team based at Stepping Hill Hospital, the applicants must be enthusiastic and self motivated.

Hours of work are 3 hour shifts with a 15 minute break between the hours of 7:25am and 10:10am Monday to Sunday on a rota basis.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

The main duties for the successful applicants are wide ranging and in brief cover the following :

To be part of the team involved in maintaining the extremely high standards of hygiene within the department following departmental cleaning sheets and guidelines.

To serve on the patient conveyor belt making up patient food orders.

To deliver patient food trolleys to the wards.

To serve within the staff visitor outlets including the tills.

To assist making up salads and sandwiches as required.

To assist working on the dish washer.

To carry out any general food prep or cleaning around the site as required by the management team.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union - for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification Experience

• similar role
• willingness to learn

skills

• ability to work at speed

knowledge

• food safety training

Qualifications

• basic literacy
• level 2 food hygiene

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.