General Assistant - Monday - Friday

Holroyd Howe; Great Bookham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive bonus

Pension and life insurance

Perkbox discounts

Employee assistance programme

Free meals at work

HIT Apprenticeships

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Holroyd Howe is hiring a General Assistant to support education catering with lunchtime and snack service, front- and back-of-house duties, and strict adherence to food safety policies.

The role focuses on delivering delightful dining experiences for students and staff within a school setting, with term-time scheduling and occasional evening events. Training and development are available, plus meals and employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in education catering is desirable but not essential.
• Good Health & Safety knowledge is required.
• Flexible with a can-do attitude and customer focus.
• Energetic, fun and enthusiastic team player.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and serving of lunch, and snacks according to established menus and recipes.
• Maintain front-of-house cleanliness, including organising dishes and utensils.
• Maintain back-of-house cleanliness, including washing up, sweeping and mopping.
• Follow cleaning rotas, health and safety, and other policies to ensure a safe working environment.
• Follow proper food handling and storage procedures to ensure food safety and prevent contamination.
• Monitor inventory levels of food and supplies and notify management of shortages.
• Provide friendly and efficient service to students and staff during mealtimes.
• Participate in training sessions related to food service procedures, safety protocols, and customer service standards.
• Complete all mandatory training within set time scales.

Skills

Health & safety knowledge

Flexible with a can-do attitude

Customer focused

Fun and enthusiastic

Excellent organization skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Flexible approach to work

Job description

Incentive: competitive bonus upon completion of all 3 stages

• Term time only with occasional evening event work
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

We currently have an exciting opportunity for aGeneral Assistantwith a passion in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our education settings.

If you enjoy creating enjoyable dining experiences, that fuel young minds and ignite taste buds, then this is the perfect opportunity to bring your enthusiasm to our team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop youselves andto potentially make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for education catering.

Job Description

As aGeneral Assistantyou will…

• Assist in the preparation and serving of lunch, and snacks according to established menus and recipes.
• Maintain cleanliness of the front of house areas including organising dishes and utensils.
• Maintain the cleanliness also back of house including washing up, sweeping and mopping.
• To follow cleaning rotas, health and safety, and other policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
• 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.
• To complete all mandatory training and courses within the set time scales.

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience working within Education catering but not essential.
• 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.
• Have a flexible approach to work