Catering general assistant, term time only

Wshgroup; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Holroyd Howe in the Education sector is seeking a Food Service Assistant to help prepare and serve breakfast, lunch and snacks for students and staff, following menus and recipes.

You will maintain front-of-house cleanliness, assist with stock control, and ensure food safety and allergy awareness. Training and DBS checks are part of the process.

We value a friendly, flexible team player who enjoys contributing to a supportive school dining environment and delivering great customer service.

Qualifications

• Experience in an education catering environment is desirable.
• Good health and safety knowledge is required.
• Strong customer-focused approach with a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation and serving breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner according to menus and recipes.
• Maintain front of house cleanliness and organise dishes and utensils.
• Adhere to food handling and storage procedures to ensure safety and prevent contamination.
• Monitor inventory levels and communicate shortages or discrepancies to management.
• Provide friendly, efficient service to students and staff during meals, addressing dietary needs.
• Participate in training on food service procedures, safety protocols and customer service.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Food safety

Flexible attitude

Organisational skills

Job description

As a Food Service Assistant/General Assistant/catering Assistant you 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.

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.

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.