Catering Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Faringdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a fast-paced and ambitious company as a Catering Assistant, where your passion for food can flourish! This role offers the chance to create exceptional meals for pupils, ensuring a collaborative and innovative environment. With a commitment to your development through training and apprenticeships, you can grow your career without limits. Enjoy a flexible schedule during term time with plenty of time off, all while making a positive impact on young lives. If you're ready to bring your enthusiasm for food and teamwork to a dedicated community, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Training and Development Opportunities

Flexible Working Hours

Career Growth Potential

Qualifications

• Basic Health & Safety knowledge is a plus.
• Interest in food preparation and cooking is essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to produce freshly prepared lunches.
• Adhere to all safety guidelines and maintain a clean kitchen.
• Deliver high-quality food and service to pupils.

Skills

Teamwork

Food Preparation

Health & Safety Knowledge

Customer Service

Education

Food Safety Level 2 Certificate

Job description

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At Palmer & Howells, we recognise that food is more than what you eat, and we also recognise that our staff are more than what's on the surface! If you have a passion for creating exceptional food then our Catering Assistant role could be perfect for you. The schools we serve go beyond the norm - they hold a real sense of collaboration, a canvas to paint togetherness on. We are looking for someone with these values to join our community of dedicated, and innovative food creators.

We're a fast-paced business with lots of opportunity and space to grow into. Development opportunities are high and we're looking for people with the flexibility and drive to grow with us.

What to expect:

Instilling a sense of teamwork, collaborating closely with the wider P&H team to produce freshly prepared lunches for pupils and school staff

Adhering to all safety guidelines including Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policy

Keeping a clean kitchen environment

Working with efficiency to maintain requirements over busy lunchtimes

Completing requirements for food service at occasions such as meetings and sports events

From time to time, your role may adapt slightly but your core task remains the same; delivering the highest quality of food and service to pupils, ensuring that the offering is innovative, fresh and delicious.

What you'll need:

A versatile, outgoing and people focused way of working, able to match our values

Basic Health & Safety knowledge - a Food Safety L2 certificate would be fantastic! But not essential

An interest in food preparation and cooking

The ability to work the hours listed and be able to easily commute to the location

This role is:

30 hours per week - 9am - 3pm

Working 34 weeks per year based around term time - what could you do with all that time off?

£12.21 per hour

You'll also benefit from:

Working for a fast growing, ambitious company. There is no ceiling here in terms of where you can take your career

A dedicated L&D team to support you in developing your skills including apprenticeships and training courses that are available for everyone.

Palmer & Howells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, along with their protection. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with employers and the Disclosure and Barring service (DBS)