Catering Assistant - Branscombe Primary School (from Sidmouth, with driving)

Norse Group; Sidmouth; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic catering team at an established service partnership, where your role as a Catering Assistant will be vital in delivering excellent service at Branscombe Primary School. This permanent position offers the chance to develop your skills in a supportive environment, with access to award-winning training and a commitment to your career growth. Enjoy the benefits of a company pension scheme, annual leave allowance, and local perks while making a positive impact in the community. If you have a passion for catering and customer service, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Annual leave allowance

Access to training programs

Opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• Experience in a catering or dining environment is advantageous.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support kitchen team with food preparation and service delivery.
• Collect and deliver meals between schools as required.

Skills

Catering experience

Teamwork

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Job description

Catering Assistant (with delivery) – South West Norse

• Location: Branscombe Primary School
• Salary: £12.21/hour
• Hours Per Week:10 hpw
• Shift pattern:11.15am - 1.15pm Monday to Friday (term-time only)
• 45p per mile mileage entitlement

South West Norse is the successful service partnership between Devon County Council and Norse Group, delivery a range of essential facilities management services to a growing number of clients in the region.

As we recognise the importance of building a strong kitchen team to be a key ingredient to our catering success, we currently have an excellent opportunity for an enthusiasticCatering Assistantjoin our team at Branscombe Primary School on a permanent basis.

We will be providing a full catering service to the school, and your role will be to support the kitchen team with food preparation, service delivery and kitchen maintenance. This is a customer facing position, so you will need to be confident engaging with our clients on a daily basis.

As part of the role, you will be responsible for Collecting meals from Sidmouth Primary School, delivering to Branscombe Primary, returning to Sidmouth.It is therefore it is essential you hold aFull UK Driving Licencefor the role and have access to a vehicle.

Your Experience:

We are happy to offer full support and training if you are looking to start a career within catering, however it would be an advantage for you to demonstrate:

• Experience within a catering or dining environment
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Great communication skills
• Good attention to detail whilst delivering an excellent customer service

Why work for South West Norse?

It’s important to us that we give you the confidence and knowledge to perform your role to the best of your ability. We provide access to award-winning training so you have the tools for fantastic self-development, giving you ownership of your career. We want you to succeed!

From day one all of our employees benefit from our company pension scheme and annual leave allowance, and this will be combined with a number of local benefits and the opportunity for progression and development within a national organisation.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.