Catering Assistant

Kent Tech; Northfleet; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant school community is seeking a dedicated Catering Assistant to join their in-house team. This permanent position is focused on providing nutritious meals within an engaging school environment. Prospective candidates will support food preparation and ensure hygiene standards, aligning with the school's commitment to student wellbeing.

Benefits

Staff wellbeing initiatives

Free use of professional fitness suite

Outstanding facilities including community farm

Qualifications

• Experience in food handling and safety regulations preferred.
• Ability to work in a team effectively.
• Commitment to maintaining hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation and serving of meals.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in kitchen and dining areas.
• Support the catering team in day-to-day service operations.

Skills

Food preparation

Health & Safety

Teamwork

Job description

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Northfleet School for Girls is a vibrant and caring school with a great community feel. Over recent years, we have been growing rapidly (54% increase in student roll since 2017), and we believe this is due to:

• A real passion to develop the whole student as well as achieve excellent academic progress
• A dedicated staffing team who really care and a clear commitment by leaders to staff wellbeing
• Great student behaviour and engagement, allowing staff and students to flourish

Catering Assistant

We are seeking a Catering Assistant to support the provision of nutritious, varied, and exciting food for our students and staff, served from our four food outlets: North Eat Diner, Northfleet Cafe, Pit Stop, and the Sixth Avenue Cafe (located in our dedicated Sixth Form Building).

This is a permanent position for 28.25 hours per week, term-time only (39 weeks per year). The working hours are 8:00 - 14:15, Monday to Thursday, and 8:00 - 13:45 on Friday.

The postholder will join our experienced and committed in-house Catering Team and, under the direction of the Catering Manager, will assist with the preparation, serving, and selling of food and refreshments. Responsibilities also include maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and health & safety within the dining and kitchen areas.

Why work at our school?

• A clear commitment to staff wellbeing through our wellbeing charter, including workload reviews, wellbeing meeting slots, paid staff social organiser, wellbeing spaces, and free use of our professional fitness suite
• Outstanding facilities, including our community farm, fitness suite, recording studio, expansive library, new MUGA, and professional performing arts spaces.

Northfleet School for Girls and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance, and an enhanced DBS check. For shortlisted candidates, an online search will be conducted in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 statutory guidance.

We reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement before the published closing date should a suitable candidate be appointed earlier.