Catering Assistant – Woolhampton, England

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

Job summary

A leading catering company in Woolhampton is seeking an experienced Catering Assistant to join their team. This role involves providing exceptional food catering services in prestigious educational settings. The ideal candidate should have excellent customer service skills and a passion for food, with a commitment to a flexible work approach. Competitive hourly pay of £12.21, 35.5 hours per week, and numerous benefits offered.

Benefits

Free meals whilst at work

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Pension scheme

28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience working within Education catering but not essential.
• Have a progressive career to date.
• Possess great customer service skills.
• Be a team player and enjoy succeeding as a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing exceptional food catering services.
• Support meal service for day pupils, boarders, and staff.
• Maintain excellent presentation and organizational standards.

Skills

Customer service skills

Excellent organization skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Team player

Flexible with a can-do attitude

Attention to detail

Job description

Catering Assistant – Woolhampton, England

Company Description

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, so are you the exceptional Catering Assistant weare looking for?

Job Description

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

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.

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. Our experienced catering team are friendly and hard working and would welcome you to join them.

Weekly paid hours are 35.5 per week with the option of over time for events.

Working hours are 12.00-20.00 hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

Wednesdays are 12.00 -18.00 these hours include a 30 minute unpaid lunch break

Term time only, 36 weeks a year which is paid equally over 12 months

Hourly pay at £12.21

The ideal candidate must be able to drive and have a car to be able to get to work

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience working within Education catering but not essesntial
• 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
• 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.

Closing date for applications is 4th AprilJuly 2025and start date for the successful candidate ideally after Easter 2025