Food Service Assistant (Temporary)

Loughborough College; Kemptville; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Kemptville is seeking a Food Service Assistant to join their catering team on a temporary basis for 12 months. The role involves providing excellent customer service, maintaining kitchen standards, and assisting in daily operations. Candidates should have experience in a similar environment and the right to work in the country without sponsorship. This role offers competitive benefits, including leave and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

On-site parking

Subsidised nursery fees

25 days annual leave (pro-rata)

Well-being hours

Family friendly employment policies

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar environment (preferred).
• Ability to work as part of a team and deliver a high standard of customer service.
• Right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Serving customers, handling cash, and maintaining kitchen standards.
• Maintain awareness of food allergens and communicate with chefs regularly.
• Support internal catering, stock rotation, and maintaining kitchen hygiene.

Skills

Friendly and reliable

Teamwork

Customer service

Job description

Overview

Are you friendly, reliable, and passionate about providing great customer service? We are looking for a Food Service Assistant to join our dedicated catering team at Loughborough College.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, vibrant college canteen, helping to deliver a positive dining experience for our students and staff on a temporary basis of 12 month FTC. Working as part of a team, the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of customer service at all times and assist in the daily running of 1909 Shop, Box Office, or Campus Kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Serving customers, handling cash, and maintaining kitchen standards.
• Maintain a good awareness of food allergens and communicate regularly with the chefs about allergens and ingredients.
• Support internal catering, stock rotation and maintaining cleanliness, kitchen hygiene and health and safety standards across all areas.
• Hours are Monday to Friday 07:00 – 15:00 with the occasional Saturday when the college has an open day.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Experience in a similar environment (preferred).
• Ability to work as part of a team and deliver a high standard of customer service.
• Right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship (no skilled worker sponsorship available).

Company & Role Details

The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award. We actively encourage applications who are current under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

Benefits

• A competitive pension scheme
• On-site parking
• One campus facility
• Subsidised nursery fees
• Up to 25 days annual leave per year (pro-rata)
• Additional annual leave available
• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
• Well-being hours
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities
• Family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows
• Staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services for mental health and wellbeing

We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Employment Details

The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College, a subsidiary company of Loughborough College Group. The terms and conditions of employment offered by The Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College Group. Please note that employees of The Leicestershire College are based at Loughborough College Group.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

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