Catering General Assistant

Job description

General Assistant (Organisational Business Support Directorate)

Salary: Grade 2 - £25,614 - £26,016 (Pro Rata)

Hours: 27.50hrs per week Monday-Friday

Contract: Permeant

Location: GMFRS, Leigh Technical Service Centre, St Helens Road, Leigh WN7 3PA

Closing date: 29th September 2026

Interview dates: TBC

Your role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Organisational Business Support for a General Assistant within our kitchen at our Leigh Technical Service Centre.

You will provide high quality, customer focused, flexible and timely support to the catering function providing catering support in the preparation of food and ensuring that all areas are cleaned and maintained to a high standard.

About you

The successful candidate must have strong customer and interpersonal skills, be highly motivated with the ability to deal with a demanding workload. You will be an experienced general catering assistant with the ability to multi-task, prioritise workloads and work flexible as part of an effective team. You must have a Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety in Catering certificate.

About us

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Recourses; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

The GMCA is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation

To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/

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