Part time General Assistant – Birmingham City Council
Job Description
Cityserve is a Birmingham City Council catering service for school meals providing fresh and nutritious food for school kitchen across the UK, healthy eating is a continuous theme throughout all of our menus, and we are committed to the wellbeing of pupils. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, delivers excellent customer service and is able motivate and support team members.
As a General Assistant, your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing and cooking meals for pupils
- Planning and controlling all aspects of the service
- Assist keeping the kitchen clean & tidy
- Costing, stocktaking and keeping appropriate records
- To maintain a balanced diet and varied menus
- To be aware of the care users’ needs and dietary preferences
- You will work collaboratively with managers and supervisors to ensure the first-class delivery of food in school kitchens both in and outside of service times.
Previous kitchen experience is essential to this role
About You;
Essential:
- Good people skills
- Passion about food and customer service
- Great team player
- Food Safety Level 2
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Allergy Awareness Certificate
- Experience in a similar environment
- High standards and quality drive
- A ‘can do’ attitude
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.
Job Description and Person Specification
Location: Birmingham
Closing Date: 19th Dec, 2025
HOW TO APPLY
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