Casual Catering Assistant - Brentwood

Compass Group UK; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Brentwood is looking for a Casual Catering Assistant to prepare and serve food at local schools. The role offers flexible hours and a focus on providing healthy meals. Ideal candidates will be passionate about food, have great communication skills, and be reliable team players. The position offers an excellent work-life balance with term-time only hours and holiday pay.

Benefits

Holiday pay

NEST pension scheme

Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme

Excellent work/life balance

Qualifications

• Must be reliable and a team player.
• Experience in customer service is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve food.
• Clean up after service.
• Comply with food handling standards.

Skills

Passionate about food

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Timekeeping

Friendliness

Job description

Overview

Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for a Casual Catering Assistant to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our children in the Brentwood Area. You will be based at Shenfield High School, but you must be flexible and willing to travel to support other schools in the Brentwood area if needed.

In return we offer an excellent work life balance, support and a fantastic company culture for a business committed to providing healthy food to children. At Pabulum, you’re important; without our employees we wouldn’t be where we are today with such a strong, innovative, and constantly growing business. With over 120 sites across Southern England there’s plenty of opportunity for you to grow, learn and develop. We are now seeking a talented Catering Assistant to join our fantastic team!

Responsibilities

• Preparing our delicious food
• Serving our lovely customers and providing a fantastic service
• Working well as part of team
• Cleaning up after service
• Replenishing counters
• Working on the tills and completing paperwork
• Complying with Food Handling and Hygiene Standards

Ideal candidate

• Passionate about food
• A fantastic communicator who works well as part of a team
• Able to work under pressure
• An exceptional timekeeper and reliable
• Friendly and approachable

Role details and benefits

• Casual hours per week
• Term time only
• £12.21 per hour
• Monday to Friday
• Holiday pay
• NEST pension scheme
• Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme
• Excellent work/ family life balance due to term time only contract

The three basic ingredients for your role

• The food - Here at Pabulum, we take our values seriously and put Education, Passion, Sensation, and Innovation at the forefront of everything we do. 94% of our food is freshly prepared on site every day, using 75% British produce and little or no frozen or processed foods.
• The people - Happy customers always come back for more, so we expect you to ensure they have an excellent customer experience.
• And you - We are recruiting for a Catering Assistant to join our positive and professional team.

As you will be working in Education, you must provide two employment/character references and we’ll also carry out an Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check as well (which we’ll pay for).

Application and commitment

Interested in becoming part of the Pabulum family?

Please apply online.

CH&CO, a part of Compass Group UK&I, is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!