Caterlink - Assistant Chef

WSH Group; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 16,655 - 17,500; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended learning programme

Great work-life balance (term-time)

Employee Discount Platform

Employee Assistance Program

Pension scheme

Job summary

Caterlink is seeking an Assistant Chef at Southend High School for Boys in Southend/Westcliff to ensure nutritionally balanced and tasty meals for students, staff and visitors. You will assist with planning, preparing and cooking to the required standard while upholding food safety, service quality and high kitchen hygiene.

The role is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term‑time only (38 weeks per year). An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this position.

Qualifications

• Assist with planning, preparing and cooking meals to the required standard.
• Ensure food safety and health and safety procedures are applied continuously.
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Responsibilities

• Assist with all planning, preparing and cooking of meals to the required standard and ensure food quality and service meet client expectations.
• Brief kitchen teams on menus and service, ensuring food safety procedures are followed.
• Carry out company bookwork and maintain high standards of hygiene and safety.

Job description

Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site‑based teams.

We are looking for an Assistant Chef at Southend High School for Boys, in Southend/Westcliff who wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. We are looking for an organised, hard‑working and passionate individual to ensure that the food quality, presentation and service are provided to the required standard. You should be passionate about delivering an efficient service to our students whilst ensuring we maintain great customer service and high food safety standards.

The role:

• £14.61 per hour
• 30 hours per week working Monday – Friday
• Term‑time only – working 38 weeks per year

You will assist with all planning, preparing and cooking of meals to the required standard and you will ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers. Other tasks will include briefing kitchen teams on menus and service, ensuring all food safety and health and safety procedures are applied continuously and carry out company bookwork.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times.

There are many advantages to working for us including:

• With Caterlink you have the opportunity to a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications including Apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on the job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be. Everyone who joins us is provided with an induction where they learn more about us and enable them to be the best they can be. We invest in development opportunities and are always looking to recruit, train and retain the best people for our own future talent and your own future development.
• Working for Caterlink ensures you are able to enjoy a great work/life balance – this is the beauty of working term‑time only and no weekends!
• We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants as well as holiday discounts, family days out and many more!
• Our Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time.
• You may be eligible to join our Pension scheme.