Catering Assistant @ Fettes College

Scottish Council of Independent Schools; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Edinburgh is seeking a Catering Assistant to support a vibrant catering team. The role offers a competitive hourly wage of £12.55, with a total of 35 hours per week, including weekends. Responsibilities include maintaining health and safety standards and providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment. Staff benefits include gym membership, generous holiday allowance, and a pension scheme. Join a supportive team and make a difference in the lives of students and staff.

Benefits

30 days holiday and 8 public holidays

Parking on campus

Gym membership

Free meals during working hours

Life insurance scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted healthcare and shopping

Contribution matching pension scheme

Qualifications

• Passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Background in a high volume catering establishment preferred.
• Competent multi-tasker with time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Catering team and the facilities.
• Maintain health and safety compliance.
• Assist in meal preparation during term times.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Time management

Ability to work under pressure

Multi-tasking

Education

Elementary Food Hygiene qualification

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Catering Assistant to join our amazing Catering Department. Catering Assistant supports the Catering team and the wider College Facilities, both for the College, Fettes Trust, Westwoods Health Club and other subsidiary companies.

The Catering Department provides three meals per day during term time to staff and students and during the Summer Language School ‘term’, and one meal per day for primarily non-teaching staff at other times, subject to the needs of the Catering Department to close for training, cleaning and holidays.

Main Responsibilities

Please see the full Job Description for duties and responsibilities for this role

Ideal Candidate

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Have a passion for providing excellent customer service.
• Ideally, have a strong background in a similar high volume/high quality catering establishment.
• Excellent time keeping and time management skills.
• Be a competent multi-tasker, who can work under pressure, and as part of a happy and committed catering team.
• An Elementary Food Hygiene qualification would be preferable; however, all necessary training will be provided for the right candidate. Experience of allergen legislation and knowledge of special diets would be useful.
• Awareness and compliance with Health and Safety requirements within a catering environment.

Package Description

BENEFITS

The salary for this role is £12.55 per hour, with hours of work being 35 hours per week (varied start and finish between 6.30am and 9.30pm), 5 days out of 7 to cover weekends. The hours worked above contractual hours will be paid at 1.5 of a normal hourly rate.

New staff at Fettes join a friendly and supportive team with a vibrant mixture of age and experience. We value every member of staff’s contribution to the life of the school.

Staff Benefits: In addition to being part of a great team you will be entitled to a range of benefits that include:

• 30 days holiday and 8 days public holidays, generally taken outside term time
• Parking within the campus grounds. The campus is easily accessed by car and bus; there is a bus stop located outside the campus serving several routes across the city and to rail stations
• Membership of Westwoods gym and health club which offers a range of excellent fitness and leisure facilities including a 25m swimming pool
• Free lunchtime meals during term time, and at other times when catering is provided, and you are on duty
• Life insurance scheme (3x salary)
• Excellent Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• You will be opted into the Fettes Trust Non-Teaching Staff Pension Scheme after 3 months’ service. This scheme is a money purchase one and full details of it and your options will be made available to you prior to your opt-in date. The Fettes Trust will contribute to the scheme, and your contribution will be subject to the minimum overall combined employer and employee contribution limits set by the Pensions Regulator. Fettes operate a contribution matching scheme up to 12% of base salary
• Access to discounted healthcare, additional life insurance, shopping discounts, etc through our benefits portal (4me)