Catering Assistant - Gearies Primary School

Compass Group; Ilford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading food service organization is seeking a Catering Assistant in Ilford to provide exceptional food experiences for children at Gearies Primary School. The role involves food preparation, serving customers, and ensuring a clean and efficient service. Ideal candidates are passionate about food and possess strong communication skills, with an ability to work under pressure. This part-time position offers £12.21 per hour, holiday pay, and a commitment to a work-life balance due to the term-time contract.

Benefits

Holiday pay

NEST pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Work-life balance due to term-time contract

Qualifications

• Must be reliable and a great communicator.
• Passion for food preparation and customer service is essential.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious food for children.
• Serve customers and ensure excellent service.
• Work as part of a positive team.

Skills

Passionate about food

Fantastic communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Reliability

Friendly and approachable

Job description

Pabulum Catering is now recruiting for a Catering Assistant to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to children at Gearies Primary School.

In return we offer an excellent work-life balance, support and a fantastic company culture for a business committed to providing healthy food to children. At Pabulum, you're important; without our employees we wouldn't be where we are today with such a strong, innovative, and constantly growing business.

With over 120 sites across Southern England there's plenty of opportunity for you to grow, learn and develop. We are now seeking a talented Catering Assistant to join our fantastic team!

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing our delicious food
• Serving our lovely customers and providing a fantastic service
• Working well as part of a team
• Cleaning up after service
• Replenishing counters
• Working on the tills and completing paperwork
• Complying with Food Handling and Hygiene Standards

Ideal Candidate

• Passionate about food
• A fantastic communicator who works well as part of a team
• Able to work under pressure
• An exceptional timekeeper and reliable
• Friendly and approachable

Role Details and Benefits

• 15 hours per week
• Term time only
• £12.21 per hour
• Monday to Friday
• Holiday pay
• NEST pension scheme
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent work/family life balance due to term time only contract

Three Basic Ingredients for Your Role

• The food – Here at Pabulum, we take our values so seriously that we put Education, Passion, Sensation, and Innovation foreground of everything we do. 94% of our food is freshly prepared on site every day, using 75% British produce and little or no frozen or processed foods.
• The people – Happy customers always come back for more, so we expect you to ensure they have an excellent customer experience.
• And you – We are recruiting for a Catering Assistant to join our positive and professional team.

As you will be working in Education, you must provide two employment/character references and we’ll also carry out an Enhanced DBS / Criminal Record Check as well (which we’ll pay for).

Interested in becoming part of the Pabulum family?

Please apply online.

Job Reference: com/0212/42349001/52778785/BU #SCOT #Pabulum

CH&CO, a part of Compass Group UK&I, is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive – because diversity is our strength!