| Salary £23,152 - £23,893 per hour | Permanent, Part Time | 27.5 hours per week | Lea Community Primary | Lea - Preston 

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship.

**Pay award Pending**

Lancashire County Council provide catering services to over 500 schools across Lancashire, serving over 60,000 school meals per day and we are looking for committed individuals to join the service.

You will work as part of a team in Lea Community Primary, Greaves Town Lane, Preston providing high quality, healthy, balanced meals for school children

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare the dining area for service, including the moving and setting up of furniture and putting away.
• Assist in the preparation, cooking and serving of food and beverages.
• Clean all equipment and catering areas.
• Cook and serve food and beverages in accordance with agreed menus and production plans.
• Direct and/or supervise other employees. 
• Order supplies and store deliveries
• Maintain records and stock control.

What we are looking for:

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative.
• Good customer care skills.
• Previous catering and food preparation experience would be desirable.
• Recognised catering qualification and/or food hygiene certificate would be desirable.
• Experience of catering for large numbers is also desirable.

Working Hours/Days:

• Monday to Friday.
• Term time only.
• 27.5 hours per week. 
• Plus 4 cleaning days per year

This position is part time and term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a pro – rata basis.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab. 

Lancashire County Council offer competitive salaries and great staff benefits. 

If you're already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on Oracle Fusion. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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