Working Hours

• Mondays to Fridays: 7 am to 1 pm, no lunch break
• Service not required during school holidays; i.e. 1 week in Mar, in June, 1 week in Sep, in Nov and Dec, Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted public holidays, unless necessary and communicated by reporting officer to the personnel.

Qualifications

• Has valid food hygiene certificate

Experience

• Working experience in food preparation, food hygiene and cooking preferred.
• Experience in a MOE school environment is an advantage.

Skills

• Knowledge of hygiene and safety standards regarding food preparation and storage
• Knowledge in using kitchen equipment

Job Scope

Assist Food & Nutrition Department/teachers with any day-to-day tasks to ensure the proper functioning of the department. Tasks include:

a. Preparation of food

• Stock-take food delivery from vendor and prepare ingredients and equipment for each student table before the start of the practical lesson.
• Cut and separate out the portion of the food for the teachers before the start of the lessons and also in between when there are lessons back to back.
• Stock-take food at the end of each term, and inform the teachers what has expired and help clear certain items.

b. Cleaning of areas

• Help to clean up the kitchen and other rooms if necessary after the lessons.
• Wash, clean and store away all the utensils and cutlery at the end of the day.
• Ensure that there are sufficient stock of all cleaning materials. i.e. dishwashing liquid, detergent.

c. Safety aspects

• Turn on and off gas levers at the beginning and end of each lesson, washing of the tea towels and dish cloths in the washing machine and drying them in the dryer and fold them once they are done.
• Cleaning up of the kitchens and equipment at the end of the day so as to ensure that no left over food is in the basin/sink and that the hygiene of the kitchen is not compromised.
• Checking if the equipment works. Report any faults or issues that need immediate attention such as faulty taps/blender/fans/oven etc. to teachers as soon as possible to avoid serious situations arising, having particular regard for own health and safety and the health and safety of other users.

d. Ad-hoc Events

• Be involved in the preparation of events and activities, this will include practical examinations that may be conducted outside curriculum time which includes helping to clean up after the activities.