Catering Assistant – Newbury, England

Holroyd Howe; Newbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider in Newbury is seeking a Catering Assistant to join its team at St Gabriel’s School. The role involves assisting in meal preparation and serving, maintaining cleanliness, and providing excellent customer service to students and staff. Ideal candidates will have experience in education catering and a strong customer focus. This position offers a competitive hourly wage of £11.43 and various benefits including training opportunities and pension plans.

Benefits

3 volunteering days

Pension and life insurance

Discounts on high street shops, holidays & cinema

Free meals while at work

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working within Education catering is ideal.
• Flexible with a can-do attitude.
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and serving of meals.
• Maintain cleanliness of dining areas.
• Monitor inventory levels and notify management of shortages.
• Provide friendly service to students and staff.

Skills

Customer service

Health & Safety knowledge

Organization skills

Team player

Flexible approach

Job description

Catering Assistant – Newbury, England

Company Description

Title: Catering Assistant

Location: St Gabriel’s School

Salary: £11.43 per hour

Term time only

Benefits:

• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Food Service Assistantwith a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

If you are passionate about creating delicious dining experiences that fuel young minds and ignite taste buds, then this is the perfect opportunity to bring your expertise to our table.

Nestled in the heart of Newbury, this prestigious independent school –caters for 550day pupils as well as100staff and includes not only a breakfast, lunch service but also an extensive hospitality service. This operates 5days a week.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Food Service Assistantto make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for education catering.

Job Description

As a Food Service Assistantyou will…

• Assist in the preparation and serving of breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner according to established menus and recipes.
• Maintain cleanliness of the front of house areas including organising dishes and utensils.
• Following proper food handling and storage procedures to ensure food safety and prevent contamination.
• Monitor inventory levels of food and supplies and notify management of any shortages or discrepancies.
• Provide friendly and efficient service to students and staff during mealtimes, addressing any concerns or special dietary needs.
• Participate in training sessions and meeting related to food service procedures, safety protocols, and customer service standards.

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience working within Education catering
• Have good Health & Safety knowledge.
• Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused.
• Fun and enthusiastic
• Have excellent organization skills.
• Demonstrate great attention to detail.
• Be a team player and enjoy succeeding as a team.
• Possess great customer service skills.
• Have a flexible approach to work.

Additional Information

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity, it is an offence to apply for a role in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children, therefore we will require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding any criminal offences and shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online search of public available information on suitability to work with children.“

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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