Catering Assistant - William de Ferrers School

Compass Group UK; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Chelmsford is seeking a passionate Catering Assistant to prepare food and serve children at school. This role involves working as part of a dedicated team in a positive environment, ensuring excellent customer experiences while managing food preparation and hygiene standards. The position offers a balance of work and family life due to a term time only contract, along with holiday pay and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Holiday pay

NEST pension scheme

Comprehensive Employee Assist Programme

Excellent work/family life balance

Qualifications

• Must provide two employment or character references.
• Enhanced DBS/Criminal Record Check required.
• Experience in catering or food service preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious food for children.
• Serve customers and provide excellent service.
• Work collaboratively with the team.
• Clean after food service sessions.
• Replenish food counters as necessary.
• Operate tills and handle paperwork.
• Comply with Food Handling and Hygiene Standards.

Skills

Passionate about food

Teamwork

Communication

Ability to work under pressure

Time management

Approachability

Job description

Pabulum Catering are now recruiting for a Catering Assistant to help us deliver exceptional food experiences to our children at William De Ferrers 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!

Your key responsibilities will include:

• 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

Our ideal Catering Assistant will be:

• 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 include:

• 37.5 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

At Pabulum there are 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 forefront 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.

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!