Catering assistant – Term time only – Chelmsford, Essex

Holroyd Howe; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading school catering service provider is seeking a Catering Assistant to join their team in Chelmsford, Essex. The role offers £12.00 per hour and involves working term time only with flexible hours. Candidates should have a passion for food and service and excellent organizational skills. This is an excellent opportunity for career development within an educational environment.

Benefits

Free meals whilst at work

Career development opportunities

Reward & recognition schemes

Pension scheme

28 holiday days inclusive of bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience working within education catering is ideal.
• Demonstrated progressive career development.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional food and catering services.
• Support service for day pupils, boarders, and staff.
• Work collaboratively as a team member.

Skills

Customer service skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Team player

Flexibility

Job description

Catering assistant – Term time only – Chelmsford, Essex

Company Description

£12.00 an hour – Working hours between 15.30pm to 19.30pm, Monday to Friday. Some weekends may be required. This is a term time only contract, working 34 weeks per year.

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

Can you commit to feeding hungry tummies as well as hungry minds? We serve more than just a meal in our kitchens?

If you are looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further, then look no further and apply!

Job Description

The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced service with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

Our location is contentiouslystriving for excellence .The site caters for day pupils as well as boarders and staff and includes not only a breakfast, lunch and supper service but also an extensive hospitality service. This operatesyear round.

As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience working within Education catering
• Have a progressive career to date
• Have good Health & Safety knowledge
• Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused
• Fun and enthusiastic
• Have excellent organization skills
• Demonstrate great attention to detail
• Be a team player, and enjoy succeeding as a team
• Possess great customer service skills
• Have a flexible approach to work

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Reward & recognition schemes
• People awards to celebrate our employees
• Work/life balance
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• 28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Competitive salary

We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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