Caterlink - Catering Assistant

Caterlink LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 1,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Catering Assistant at a local primary school, where you'll play a vital role in providing nutritious meals to students. This position offers the flexibility of term-time work with no weekends, making it ideal for those seeking a balanced work-life schedule. You'll be part of a team that values health and safety, ensuring a clean and welcoming environment while delivering excellent customer service. With opportunities for professional development and various employee perks, this role is perfect for anyone passionate about food and service in an educational setting.

Benefits

Employee Discount Platform

Wellbeing Services

Pension scheme

Blended learning programme

Qualifications

• Experience in food preparation and service is preferred.
• Ability to comply with health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing food and snacks for students.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and service areas.
• Provide friendly and hygienic service to customers.

Skills

Food preparation

Customer service

Health and Safety compliance

Teamwork

Education

No formal education required

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.

Job Description

We are hiring for a Catering Assistant at Tollgate Primary School, Plaistow to perform a variety of food production tasks along with food service in our schools. This role is working term-time only and no weekends so is great for those looking for flexibility.

The role:

• £13.15 per hour
• 20 hours per week working Monday – Friday
• Term-time only – working 38 weeks per year

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the preparation of tasty food and snacks
• Complying with Caterlink Health and Safety and Food Safety standards and procedures
• Keeping the kitchen, counter and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state
• Providing a friendly, efficient and hygienic service to all customers
• Representing Caterlink and maintaining a positive brand image

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.

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.

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us including:

• You have the opportunity of 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.
• 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!
• You will have full access to our Wellbeing Services including the Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits which are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time.
• You may be eligible to join our Pension scheme.