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Community Kitchen Assistant
Greener Kirkcaldy
Part-time
Kirkcaldy
On-site
£ 23,000 pro rata
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Application closing date:
Feb 26, 2025
About the organisation
- Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. We deliver a range of projects, events and skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people – building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet.
About the vacancy
- We are looking for an enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to support the running of a vibrant and busy community kitchen.
This is a great opportunity to gain experience working in a busy kitchen environment and assisting with the delivery of a varied programme of community events and activities. We will provide training and you will be supported by a great team.
Key Responsibilities
- • Assist staff and volunteers with the preparation of food for cooking classes, community meals, the community fridge and other food events
• Assist with clear up and leaning during, and following, classes, meals and events
• Assist in the day-to-day cleaning of the kitchen and other food areas
• Assist in preparing the kitchen for community activities and kitchen hire
• Assist with deliveries and monitoring stock
• Keep the food and storage areas organised
• Follow food safety procedures and keep records up to date General responsibilities
• Work as part of the Greener Kirkcaldy team to promote and encourage understanding of environmental issues
• Promote the values of Greener Kirkcaldy when working in the local community
• Comply fully with the organisation ethos, policies and procedures and relevant legislation
• Attend and contribute to team meetings and training courses
• Undertake other duties in line with the job purpos
Key Competencies
- • Good people and communication skills
• Basic literacy, numeracy and IT skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience working in a food or kitchen environment Knowledge
• A basic knowledge of food and food groups
• A positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Proactive, self-motivated and able to use own initiative
• Flexible and able to adapt according to the needs of the organisation
• A willingness for continued learning and personal development
• Enthusiastic about engaging people to tackle the climate emergency and/or supporting people in hardship
Desired Qualifications
- No specific qualifications are required.
How to Apply
Application and minorities monitoring forms should be submitted to jobs@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk
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