Caterlink - Assistant Chef

Caterlink; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blended learning

Term-time only

Employee discounts

Employee assistance program

Pension scheme

Job summary

Gatcombe Park Primary Academy in Portsmouth invites applications for an Assistant Chef. Caterlink offers 25 hours per week, term-time only (38 weeks), at £12.90 per hour.

You will assist with planning, preparing and cooking meals to the required standard, ensure excellent food quality and service, brief kitchen teams on menus, and uphold food safety and health & safety procedures to maintain high standards.

Qualifications

• Organised and hardworking with a passion for tasty, nutritious meals.
• Ability to maintain high food safety standards.
• Willingness to follow menus and service routines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, preparing and cooking meals to required standards.
• Brief kitchen teams on menus and service.
• Ensure food safety and health and safety procedures are applied.
• Carry out company bookwork as required.

Skills

Organised

Hard-working

Passionate about food

Job description

We are looking for an Assistant Chef at Gatcombe Park Primary Academy, in Portsmouth 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:

• £12.90per hour
• 25 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 ensure 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