Catering Assistant

The Society of Heads; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 6,000 - 7,500; Part time

Job summary

The Society of Heads invites applications for a part-time kitchen role in Cambridge, supporting pupils and staff with a focus on catering for Chinese boarding pupils. You will prepare, cook and serve our boarders’ evening meals, and participate in day-to-day kitchen operations in a fresh food environment with a forward-thinking team.

The role is permanent, term-time plus three weeks, 12 hours per week, with shifts on Wednesdays 14:30–18:30 and Fridays 10:00–18:30.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in food handling and working in a catering environment or similar.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team and use own initiative.
• Strong communication skills with a friendly, approachable attitude.
• Attention to detail to maintain cleanliness and presentation.
• Proactive approach with a positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Knowledge of basic food safety standards is a plus but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Work unsupervised to prepare and serve meals and refreshments as determined by the Executive Chef.
• Comply with all relevant Statutory Regulations, to ensure the safe and hygienic operation of the kitchen as directed by the Executive Chef (including maintaining records).
• Welcome pupils, staff and visitors to the school in a polite and courteous manner; ensure services operate in a friendly, smooth and efficient manner.
• Prepare service areas for breaks and meals with high presentation standards and stock levels.
• Operate tills during meal service times.
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards.
• Assist with kitchen preparation for service.
• Ensure safe service of all meals and drinks.
• Kitchen is cleaned and maintained to a high standard during and after service.
• Undertake washing up, drying and storing crockery and utensils safely.
• General kitchen cleaning per schedule (floors, walls, tables, surfaces).

Skills

Food handling experience

Teamwork

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Proactive attitude

Basic food safety knowledge

Job description

Summary

This is a fabulous opportunity to join our friendly and collaborative community. If you believe you have the necessary skills and experience, we greatly welcome your application.

Detail

Job Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring or experienced individual to join our team to support pupils and staff in our school with particular emphasis on catering for our Chinese Boarding Pupils. The core aspect of this role is preparing, cooking and serving our boarders’ evening meal; however, this role also encompasses broader involvement in day-to-day kitchen operations across different sections. You will be joining a fresh food kitchen with a well-established forward-thinking team.

This opportunity is on a permanent contract with the role being a term time term time plus three weeks role (to cover half terms) and working hours are 12 hours a week

Wednesday 14:30 – 18:30

Friday 10:00 – 18:30.

Duties

• Work unsupervised to prepare and serve meals and refreshments as determined by the Executive Chef
• Comply with all relevant Statutory Regulations, to ensure the safe and hygienic operation of the kitchen as directed by the Executive Chef (encompassing the maintenance of records).
• Welcome all pupils, staff and visitors to the school with a polite and courteous manner;to ensure that services operate in a friendly, smooth and efficient manner at all times.
• Prepare the service areas for breaks and meals across the day which will include ensuring all counters are ready for service with high standards of presentation and stock levels are maintained.
• Operate tills during meal service times.
• Ensure that all work is undertaken to comply with food safety standards.
• Assist with the preparation of the kitchen ready for service.
• Ensure the safe service of all meals and drinks.
• Ensure the kitchen is cleaned and maintained to a high standard during and after service.
• Undertake washing up, drying and storing crockery, cutlery, glasses, pots, pans and utensils in a safe and hygienic manner.
• Undertake general kitchen cleaning in accordance with the cleaning schedule;which includes floors, walls, tables and all kitchen surfaces and equipment.

Requirements

• Previous experience food handling and working in a catering environment or similar.
• Able to work as an effective part of the team as well as an indiviuale and use own initiative.
• Strong communication skills with a friendly, approachable attitude
• Attention to detail to ensure high standards of cleanliness and presentation
• A proactive approach with a positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Knowledge of basic food safety standards is a plus but not mandatory