Casual Catering Assistant - Shenfield High School

Compass Group PLC; Ingrave; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in the UK is seeking a Catering Assistant to join their team. Responsibilities include food preparation, serving customers, and maintaining hygiene standards. Ideal candidates are passionate about food, excellent communicators, and reliable. The position offers £12.21 per hour, a term-time-only contract, and benefits like holiday pay and a pension scheme.

Benefits

£12.21 per hour

Holiday pay

NEST pension scheme

Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel and support other schools.
• Excellent communicator who works well as part of a team.
• Reliable with excellent timekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food and serve customers.
• Clean up after service and replenish counters.
• Comply with Food Handling and Hygiene Standards.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Timekeeping

Reliability

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Overview

With over 120 sites across Southern England there are opportunities to grow, learn and develop. We are seeking a talented Catering Assistant to join our team at Pabulum.

Responsibilities

• Preparing our food
• Serving customers and providing excellent service
• Working well as part of a team
• Cleaning up after service
• Replenishing counters
• Working on tills and completing paperwork
• Complying with Food Handling and Hygiene Standards
• Based at a School in the Basingstoke area with flexibility to support other schools in the area (reasonable travel expenses paid when covering at other schools)

Requirements / Qualifications

• Based at a School in the Basingstoke area, with willingness to travel to support other schools as needed
• Provide two employment/character references
• Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check (paid for by us)
• Passionate about food
• Excellent communicator who works well as part of a team
• Able to work under pressure
• Reliable with excellent timekeeping
• Friendly and approachable

Benefits

• £12.21 per hour
• Monday to Friday
• Holiday pay
• NEST pension scheme
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent work/life balance due to a term-time-only contract

About the food: At Pabulum we value Education, Passion, Sensation and Innovation. 94% of our food is freshly prepared on site daily, using 75% British produce and little or no frozen or processed foods.