Catering Assistant (Ref 057)

Accent Catering Services Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading catering company in London is seeking a Catering Assistant for a term-time role. You will perform various kitchen duties and ensure high standards of food presentation. The position offers competitive salaries and numerous benefits including career development opportunities, free meals, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Free meals on duty

Career development opportunities

Team events and competitions

Pension scheme and life insurance

Qualifications

• This is a customer facing position, requiring good communication skills.
• Experience in a similar role would be an advantage, full training provided.

Responsibilities

• Perform general kitchen duties including food preparation and serving.
• Maintain high standards of food presentation during service.
• Assist with inventory management and ensure cleanliness.

Skills

Good communication skills

Understanding of English language

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity at our school site in Muswell Hill, London N10, for a Catering Assistant to join the team at Accent.

This is a permanent position, working 16 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 11.15 - 2.30, Friday 11.30 - 2.30. Term-time only – so all the school holidays off!

About Accent Catering

Accent Catering Services Ltd are one of the UK’s leading contract caterers providing innovative food service solutions to a variety of Schools and Businesses.

We are a talented bunch of professionals who create bespoke catering provisions to suit each contract—no two are the same. We are passionate about our people and invest in the training and development of our teams, actively encouraging career progression and giving our teams the tools they need to thrive in their job roles.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Free meals on duty
• Career development opportunities
• Reward gateway platform with multiple discounts and offers
• HIT apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Team events and competitions throughout the year
• Shining stars awards
• Pension scheme and life insurance
• Work life balance
• Employee Assistance Programme for mental health and financial support
• Company sick pay scheme
• Recommend a friend scheme

Responsibilities

• general kitchen duties
• putting away deliveries
• food preparation
• serving, cleaning and washing up
• assisting with inventory management
• maintaining high standards of presentation of food and replenishing counters, keeping them looking attractive throughout the service time
• speaking to each customer in a friendly, helpful and professional manner
• undertaking all basic training and working effectively with colleagues as part of a team

Qualifications

• This is a customer facing position, so good communication skills and the ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of the English language are required.
• Experience in a similar role would be an advantage, but full training will be provided for the successful candidate.

Safeguarding and Other Requirements

Accent Catering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this role and appropriate evidence is necessary to support the application.

You will be required to prove your right to work in the UK and to provide two referees at interview stage. The Company treats personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with its data protection policy. Information about how your data is used and the basis for processing your data is provided in the Company’s privacy notice, which can be found on our website.

Application

We look forward to receiving your application! If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, your application is not being progressed; however, you are welcome to contact us if you wish to follow up. Accent Catering has been named in The Caterer’s prestigious awards as one of the best places to work in hospitality in 2020. Don’t miss your chance to become part of our award-winning team!

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