Catering Assistant | Monday to Friday

Thomas Franks; Tonbridge; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoptive

Cycle to work

Recommend a friend bonus

Training and development

Apprenticeship programme

Team & company events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks in Tonbridge is seeking a General Assistant for a full-time, permanent role. The position is based at a standalone prep school campus in Tonbridge, Kent, delivering snacks and lunches with a focus on high standards of service and presentation.

The role operates Monday to Friday, with 41.2 teaching weeks per year, and involves a team environment in a fast-paced catering setting. Ideal candidates will have catering experience, strong English communication, and the willingness to

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced catering environment preferred.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and provide good customer service.
• Ability to lift moderately heavy items and assist with food preparation as required.

Skills

Teamwork

Listening

Initiative

Personal presentation

Hygiene

Food hygiene certificate

Adaptable

Flexible

Reliable

Honest

Customer service

Willingness to learn

Responsibility

Heavy lifting

Verbal English

Written English

Reading skills

Similar experience in catering

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: £18,962.3
Hours: 40 per week

A stunning independent prep school in Tonbridge, Kent for girls and boys aged 2-13. Catering for about 700 students and teachers daily, we offer a core feeding of Snacks and Lunch with lots of great hospitality and events. This location operates Monday to Friday; 41.2 weeks including holidays.

We have a fantastic opportunity for you as General Assistant to join one of our fantastic locations in Tonbridge.

You will ideally have previous experience of working within a fast-paced catering environment.

You will enjoy what you do, working with a great team, for a company fanatical about food serving wonderful customers.

You will have the following skills:

• Team working abilities, Listening skills, the ability to work on own initiative, impeccable personal presentation, hygiene and behaviour to others, Food hygiene certificate preferred.
• The ability to be adaptable and be flexible as necessary. Reliable, Honest and able to demonstrate an open attentive approach to customer service.
• Willingness to learn new skills and take some responsibility.
• Ability to manage some moderately heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred.

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave – up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.