General Assistant - Hospitality

Colchester Institute; Colchester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Colchester Institute is seeking a General Assistant to support the day-to-day running of kitchens and practical learning areas at Colchester Campus. You will help prepare materials, maintain equipment, and ensure safe, clean working environments in line with health and safety requirements.

The role requires practical experience in a commercial salon or kitchen, ability to work in a team, and adherence to Health & Safety at Work regulations.

Qualifications

• Practical industrial experience in a commercial salon and/or kitchen.
• Experience working effectively as part of a team.
• Awareness of Health & Safety at Work and related issues.
• Good experience using ILT (interactive learning technology) skills.

Responsibilities

• Support teaching staff and technicians in all aspects within the curriculum.
• Prepare materials needed by staff, technicians and students in a timely, efficient manner.
• Maintain and report faults for equipment in salons and/or kitchens.
• Assist with cleaning and maintaining salons and kitchens; comply with health and safety rules.
• Undertake laundry tasks for Hospitality and Salon Studies as delegated.

Skills

Practical experience

Teamwork

Health & safety

ILT skills

Education

GCSE English & Maths Level 2

Job description

Join Colchester Institute - Where Your Career Makes a Difference

At Colchester Institute, we believe in the power of education to transform lives and communities. As one of the leading providers of education and training in the region, we are proud to offer a dynamic, supportive, and forward-thinking working environment.

We are seeking a General Assistant to join our team. In this role you will support technicians and lecturers with the day-to-day running of the kitchens and practical learning areas, ensuring classrooms are prepared and set up in a timely and appropriate manner for teaching sessions.

You will help maintain suitable stock levels across the kitchens, ensuring essential ingredients, materials and equipment are available when required, while supporting the safe and efficient use of kitchen equipment. You will also assist with maintaining equipment in a safe operational condition and contribute to ensuring clean, organised and safe working environments in line with health and safety requirements.

Job title: General Assistant - Hospitality

15 Hours per week, 38 weeks per year

Colchester Campus

About the role:

• To support teaching staff and technicians by supporting students in all aspects within the curriculum
• To ensure all materials needed by teaching staff, technicians and students are prepared in a timely, effective and efficient manner
• To ensure equipment is maintained in Salons and/or Kitchens and to report any faults to the Technician Supervisor.
• Adherence to Health & Safety at Work Regulations.
• The promotion & development of safe working practices.
• Assist teaching staff, technicians and students with maintaining and cleaning salons and/or kitchens while commercial operations are in place. This includes working during the day and evenings, according to Shift pattern allocated.
• To undertake laundry tasks for Hospitality and Salon Studies as delegated.

Essential Experience:

• Practical industrial experience within a commercial salon and/or kitchen.
• Experience with working effectively as part of a team.
• Awareness of Health & Safety at Work and related issues.
• Good experience in using ILT skills

Essential Qualifications:

• Minimum of Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics GCSE 4+ or C and above / CSE Level 1 / O-Level C or above / Level 2 Adult Numeracy or Literacy or equivalent.

Why join us?

At Colchester Institute, we value our staff and invest in their growth. Joining us means becoming part of a vibrant community dedicated to excellence in education and training. If you are passionate about making a difference and inspiring the next generation, we would love to hear from you.

We do not engage with recruitment or search agencies unless they have been officially contracted in line with our PSL.