Food Service Assistant, Leeds

Job Title:
Food Service Assistant Salary: 12.60 Per hourClosing Date: About the Role

1 day per week between Monday to Friday

Reduced Year - 38 weeks per a year

We are looking for a friendly and reliable Food Services Assistant to join our food services and catering department at Park Lane Campus.

The food services and catering department is at the heart of the student experience. It is our shared aim that we provide an environment that creates a better future through inspirational actions that will change lives.

What You Will Do

• Assisting with food preparation and service

• Serving students and staff in a friendly, professional manner

• Operating tills and handling payments

• Stock & clean vending machines.

• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food hygiene

• Supporting the team during busy service periods

• Ensure food safety requirements are adhered to at all times and all due diligence records are completed accurately.

About You

• Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Customers and service skills.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Be thorough and pay attention to details.
• Be flexible and open to change.
• Ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure.
• Hold a level food hygiene certificate or be willing to work toward getting one.

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays

Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme

CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.

Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About Us Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

Luminate Education Group consists of;
Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.SAFEGUARDING At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY,

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us…