Kitchen Assistant

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch

Tea/coffee on shift

Job summary

London Wildlife Trust is seeking a Kitchen Assistant for our Walthamstow Wetlands site (N17 9NH). The role supports the back-of-house team to maintain safe, clean, and efficient kitchen operations while delivering a high-quality food offer and ensuring stock control.

The position offers a paid hourly rate with a free lunch and tea/coffee on shift. You will assist with deliveries, dishwashing, cleaning tasks, basic prep, labeling and storage, and contribute to the overall visitor experience in a

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in kitchen, catering or hospitality.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety and food hygiene.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high standards.

Responsibilities

• Receiving and checking deliveries, ensuring stock is stored safely and correctly, and rotating stock.
• Operating dishwashing equipment and maintaining high cleanliness standards.
• Carrying out daily, weekly and deep cleaning tasks.
• Supporting the kitchen team with basic food preparation tasks.
• Ensuring prepared food is labelled, stored and rotated.
• Using cleaning products, chemicals and equipment safely.
• Supporting waste management and general kitchen organisation.
• Assisting with kitchen setup, close-down procedures and handovers.
• Complying with food hygiene, health and safety, fire safety and safe-working procedures.
• Working with chefs and front-of-house teams to support operations.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Health & safety

Fast-paced environment

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Kitchen Assistant

Want to work for a good cause and benefit from spectacular views? We’re looking for team members to join our back of house team at Walthamstow Wetlands, to help us achieve our vision of London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife.

Pay rate: £13.80 per hour (with free lunch and tea/coffee on shift)

Location: Walthamstow Wetlands (N17 9NH).

There may be additional opportunities to work across our other cafes at Grosvenor Square, Woodberry Wetlands, and Camley Street Natural Park.

Role & Responsibilities

Our cafés bring Londoners closer to the wild spaces we care for, offering welcoming spaces for people to relax and connect with nature. As a Kitchen Assistant, you'll play an important back of house role in helping our cafés operate safely and efficiently, supporting the kitchen team to deliver a high-quality food offer while maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness, food safety and organisation. By helping our cafés run smoothly, you'll support the Trust's vision of nature recovery for a thriving city.

As a Kitchen Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Receiving and checking deliveries, ensuring stock is stored safely and correctly, and following stock rotation procedures
• Operating dishwashing equipment and maintaining high standards of cleanliness across all spaces
• Carrying out daily, weekly and deep cleaning tasks in line with cleaning schedules
• Supporting the kitchen team with basic food preparation tasks
• Ensuring prepared food is correctly labelled, stored and rotated
• Using cleaning products, chemicals and equipment safely
• Supporting effective waste management, recycling and general kitchen organisation
• Assisting with kitchen setup, close-down procedures and handovers
• Complying with all food hygiene, health and safety, fire safety and safe-working procedures
• Working collaboratively with chefs, front-of-house colleagues and other teams to support the smooth operation of our cafés and visitor experiences

Contract: we’re currently recruiting team members to join us during the busy Summer months - there is potential for the contract to be extended.

Our ideal Kitchen Assistant will have:

• Demonstrable experience working in a kitchen, catering or hospitality environment
• A good understanding of Health & Safety and food hygiene requirements
• The ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining high standards
• A proactive approach, with the ability to follow instructions and use initiative
• Strong teamwork and communication skills

(Please see job description for full person specification)

Our vision is a London alive with wildlife, with nature in everyone's neighbourhood. To achieve our goal of inspiring everyone to help restore London’s wildlife, we recognise that our team must better reflect and represent all of London’s diverse communities. Find out more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion here: https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/jobs.

We are also committed to ensuring that the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk is at the heart of our engagement with people. Read about our commitment to safeguarding here: https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/safeguarding.