Catering Assistants, Cleaning & Support Staff

Desirable Qualifications and Skills Desirable • Good interpersonal and communication skills • Fluent in both written and spoken English • Must be eligible to work in Ireland • FETAC Level 4 Junior Certificate or FETAC 5 Leaving Certificate applied or equivalent • HACCP training completed or equivalent food safety training. • 1 year + proven record of high standards of customer (staff and students) service skills • Ability to work on own initiative to ensure efficient service for customers, this will require flexibility to rotate positions as part of larger team. • Punctuality, discretion, hygiene, pride in work are all desirable qualities

Duties

The contribution of the appointee to the University will be undertaken under the direction of the President or such other staff member as the President may designate. The appointee shall carry out such duties as are assigned to them by the President or such staff member as the President may designate.

The specific duties attached to the position are: • Working as part of a team in the canteen and/coffee shops/Cleaning Department/other support roles in the University • Clean and maintain your assigned areas to the required high standard • Canteen duties include food preparation, serving food at hot counters or made to order sandwich bar, completion of HACCP charts, general cleaning, wash up, potwash, table cleaning, till operation, stocking up etc. Flexibility to rotate duties and ability to multitask are a feature of this work • Cleaning duties include but are not limited to dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, buffing, sanitizing, filling of dispensers, emptying of waste baskets and bins. • As a large multi-disciplinary Technological University, areas of cleaning responsibility will vary and may include, but not limited to classrooms, laboratories, workshops, canteens, corridors, toilets, offices, library, stores, gym and changing areas including shower facilities. • Report any accidents or near misses to your supervisor as soon as is practical. Prioritise any cleaning issues that pose a risk to staff or students such as spillages. • Ensure appropriate signage is used during cleaning. • Operate equipment in line with manufactures instructions and training received. • Ensure all equipment is cleaned, used and maintained in a safe and appropriate manner. • Use chemicals only on approved tasks and in accordance with training and SOPs. • Ensure all checklists are complete correctly and signed off in a timely fashion. • Report any maintenance issues that arise to your supervisor in a timely fashion. • Carry out any reasonable additional work instructions by your supervisor to the required high standard. • Ensure proper segregation of waste for recycling. Keep/wear your provided uniform in a presentable fashion and wear any PPE as deemed necessary by your supervisor. • Study and follow ATU cleaning SOP. • Be available and be disposed to relevant ongoing training where provided and required by ATU ensuring chemical cleaning products are handled and stored safely – follow training given. • The cleaning of toilet areas and the maintaining of such areas at a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene. • The person appointed shall carry out such other duties appropriate to the category of the post as may from time to time be assigned to him/her by their supervisor or other designated person.

Hours Or Work

The roles on offer include the options to work part time/full time with many of the posts being term time contracts (September to May). We believe in fostering an inclusive culture and understand that everyone has unique circumstances that may require flexibility in their working arrangements.

Salary Salary Scale (€35,353 - €39,540) Equality, Diversity & Inclusion In accordance with ATU’s commitment to equality of opportunity for all job applicants, you are asked to request any reasonable accommodation in sufficient time to ensure you can participate fully in the recruitment process. Please contact Recruitment@atu.ie should you require any assistance.

Closing Date 12 noon on Friday, 27th June 2025