General Assistant | Monday to Friday

Peoplebank; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts

Free meals

Volunteer leave

Parental leave

Cycle to work

Refer a friend

Training & development

Apprenticeship program

Team events

Employee assistance

Pension

Career progression

Job summary

Thomas Franks in Maidenhead is hiring a General Assistant to join a school-based catering team. The role covers serving customers, stock replenishment, and food preparation in a fast-paced environment.

You will work 27.5 hours per week across Monday to Friday, with some evenings or weekends for events. Prior catering experience and good English skills are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced catering environment preferred.
• Good personal presentation and hygiene.
• Able to follow hygiene and safety practices.
• English language skills (verbal and written) are important.

Responsibilities

• Support the team with serving customers, replenishing stocks, cleaning.
• Prepare service areas for meal service each day.
• Set up, serve, clear and store away food, beverages or equipment.
• Prepare basic food for sale following hygiene standards.
• Restock stocks and assist during service periods.
• Dispose of waste and recycling correctly.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

English (verbal)

Written English

Hygiene consciousness

Food hygiene certificate (optional)

Reliable

Flexible

Customer service

Willingness to learn

Heavy lifting (moderate)

Job description

Contract: Part Time , Permanent
Salary: £13,20 per hour
Hours: 27.5 per week per week

An independent day school for boys aged 11 to 16 located in Maidenhead, Berkshire and is part of small group of schools in the area. Maximum catering ability of 350 students and teachers. We offer a core feeding of snacks and Lunch which is non compulsory feeding. This location operates Monday to Friday.

We have a fantastic opportunity for you as General Assistant to join one of our fantastic locations in Maidenhead.

You will ideally have previous experience of working within a fast-paced catering environment.

You will enjoy what you do, working with a great team, for a company fanatical about food serving wonderful customers.

Key responsibilities:

• To support the team with serving customers, replenishing stocks, cleaning.
• Prepare all service areas for the days business relating to that meal service.
• Prepare, set-up, serve, clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for special functions.
• Prepare basic food for sale/service, following good hygiene and safety practices and to the standard specified.
• Restock and replenish stocks and consumables as required during service periods, pre-empt customer needs and achieve optimum customer service delivery.
• Empty, remove and store rubbish / recycle rubbish in the correct place.
• Be prepared to occasionally work evening and/or weekend for functions and school events.
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.

You will have the following skills:

• Team working abilities, Listening skills, the ability to work on own initiative, impeccable personal presentation, hygiene and behaviour to others, Food hygiene certificate preferred.
• The ability to be adaptable and be flexible as necessary. Reliable, Honest and able to demonstrate an open attentive approach to customer service.
• Willingness to learn new skills and take some responsibility.
• Ability to manage some moderately heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred.

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave – up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.