Relief - Kitchen Assistant
Ozanam House, Wexford - on-site
€15.21 Per Hour
Available to work shifts, days or nights, over a 7 day rota. You can be available as much or as little as:
- One day
- A week
- Mid week
- Weekends only
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide support to our organisation’s services in Depaul. Depaul is a values-led organisation working with a number of services throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland. This role will report directly to the Local Management Team and will work as part of a team to ensure an excellent standard of cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen area and to undertake a variety of kitchen duties. This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse team of talented individuals.
Responsibilities
- Work as part of a team to ensure an excellent standard of cleanliness and hygiene is maintained in the kitchen area.
- Assist and maintain good order and organisation in all aspects of the catering on site.
- Undertake a range of kitchen duties to include but not exclusively:
- The general cleaning of the kitchen involving the regular cleaning and washing of surfaces, equipment, utensils, crockery and cutlery, and specifically after meals
- The regular cleaning of the communal dining areas including tables and floors after meals and at other specified times;
- Deep clean of kitchen and dining area environment as necessary
- Taking delivery and storage of food orders.
- Working with catering team to ensure total compliance with standards, including health and safety. Ensuring all quality assurance policies and procedures are adhered to with particular attention to HACCP standards.
- The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.
Essential Criteria
- One Years previous catering experience required. (Essential)
- One year’s paid or voluntary experience working in the homelessness field or other similar social care setting (Desirable)
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (Essential)
- Working knowledge of HACCP (Desirable)
- Have an understanding of Health and safety requirements in a kitchen within a residential setting
- Have an understanding of basic kitchen hygiene
- Work as part of a team
- Treat Service users with respect in line with Depaul Values
- Proficient use of IT required in role, including email in a professional capacity.