Part Time Kitchen Assistant - Wexford

Part-Time Kitchen Assistant - Wexford Services (Ozanam House)

17.5 Hours Per Week

Salary: €12,794.11 per annum

Permanent Contract

Scope of Responsibility: 

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide support to our organisation’s services in Depaul, Depaul is a values-led organisation working with a number of services throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland. This role will report directly to the Local Management Team in Wexford, and will work as part of a team to ensure an excellent standard of cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen area and to undertake a variety of kitchen duties. This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse team of talented individuals. 

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Work as part of a team to ensure an excellent standard of cleanliness and hygiene is maintained in the kitchen area. 


• Assist and maintain good order and organisation in all aspects of the catering on site. 


• Undertake a range of kitchen duties to include but not exclusively: 


• The general cleaning of the kitchen involving the regular cleaning and washing of surfaces, equipment, utensils, crockery and cutlery, and specifically after meals 


• The regular cleaning of the communal dining areas including tables and floors after meals and at other specified times; 


• Deep clean of kitchen and dining area environment as necessary 


• Taking delivery and storage of food orders. 


• Working with catering team to ensure total compliance with standards, including health and safety. Ensuring all quality assurance policies and procedures are adhered to with particular attention to HACCP standards. 


• The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time. 

Person Requirements:

• One Years previous catering experience required. (Essential) 


• One year’s paid or voluntary experience working in the homelessness field or other similar social care setting (Desirable)  


• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (Essential) 


• Working knowledge of HACCP (Desirable) 


• Have an understanding of Health and safety requirements in a kitchen within a residential setting 


• Have an understanding of basic kitchen hygiene  


• Work as part of a team  


• Treat Service users with respect in line with Depaul Values 


• Proficient use of IT required in role, including email in a professional capacity. 

Why Work for Us?

Depaul is a cross border charity supporting some of the most marginalised individuals, couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it. Would you like to help us to meet our mission?

We are a values led organisation and aim, at all times, to live and breathe these values in our everyday work. Our values are based on four key principles:

• We celebrate the potential of people


• We put our words into action


• We aim to take a wider role in civil society


• We believe in rights and responsibilities

If you choose to work for Depaul we offer:

Our Benefits Annual Leave

• Up to 3 years' service: 25 days per year


• 3 years' up to 5 years' service: 27 days per year


• Over 5 years' service: 30 working days per year (Exclusive of bank and statutory holidays)

Pension - Matched by the employer

Health Assistance - Each staff member gets access to a health cash plan so you can claim money back, up to set limits, on a number of treatments. this includes dental, optical, acupuncture and many more. Your children under 16 are also included on the plan.

Life Assurance - Four times salary

Maternity /Adoptive Leave - 18 weeks’ full pay

Paternity Leave - 2 weeks’ full pay

Sick Leave - Entitlement to sick pay starting from day 1 with level of entitlement increasing with length of service (subject to policy terms)

Employee Assistance Program - EAP is a confidential counselling service that provides support to company employees and their family. It is available 24/7, 365 days a year covering; Counselling, legal advice, financial information, career guidance, life coaching, mediation, health information, cancer support, autism support, infertility and pregnancy loss, elder care support, parent coaching and international employee support.

Learning and Development - Depaul’s Vision, Mission and Values course, this involves travel to meet the Depaul International family. Emerging Leaders, supporting workers that would like to develop their leadership skills and to progress to a management role. Online learning resources within Depaul’s award nominated online learning platform, Moodle. Mandatory training including, MAPA, Health and Safety, Child Protection, Fire Safety, and First Aid