Catering Assistant - Ghyllgrove Community Primary School

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

Job summary

A leading catering company in the UK seeks a passionate Catering Assistant to join a dedicated team. The role involves preparing nutritious food for children, ensuring high standards of hygiene, and providing excellent customer service. The position offers 11 hours a week during term time at a pay rate of £12.21 per hour with added benefits like holiday pay and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Holiday pay

NEST pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Work/life balance due to term time only contract

Qualifications

• Passionate about food and customer service.
• Ability to work well in a team and under pressure.
• Excellent timekeeping and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food and serve customers.
• Maintain hygiene standards and cleanliness.
• Replenish counters and assist in paperwork.

Skills

Passionate about food

Excellent communication

Ability to work under pressure

Time management

Friendly and approachable

Job description

Overview

Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for a Catering Assistant to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our children at Ghyllgrove Community 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!

Responsibilities

• Preparing our delicious food
• Serving our lovely customers and providing a fantastic service
• Working well as part of 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

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

Company values and focus

• The food - Here at Pabulum, we take our values seriously: Education, Passion, Sensation, and Innovation. 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).

Application

Interested in becoming part of the Pabulum family?

Please apply online.

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!