Kitchen Assistant

Thomas Franks; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Job summary

Thomas Franks is seeking a Kitchen Assistant in Maidenhead for a full-time role at our independent day school catering for pupils aged 4 to 11. The role involves assisting with food preparation and serving to nursery and junior pupils, following brand standards and seasonal menus.

You will work 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with opportunities for development within a leading independent contract caterer. DBS process will be required for safeguarding roles within schools.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced kitchen is preferred.
• Strong teamwork and customer service mindset.
• Ability to communicate in English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team to provide food and great service.
• Prepare and serve food to nursery children at lunch and tea.
• Follow fresh seasonal menus and brand standards.
• Ensure health and safety policies and allergen controls are followed.
• Assist with pot washing and general kitchen duties.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Team player

English communication

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 25680.20
Hours: 35 per week

An independent day School for pupils aged between four and eleven for Key Stages 1 and 2 and Years 1 to 6 in Maidenhead. There is also a co-ed Nursery School for ages 2-4. Catering for around a maximum of 300 students and teachers. We offer a core feeding of snacks and Lunch which is non compulsory feeding. This location operates Monday to Friday.

We are looking for a talented Kitchen Assistant to join our team at one of our fabulous locations in Maidenhead.

You will have previous experience of working within a fast-paced kitchen as a Kitchen Assistant. The role is to assist with preparation and serving food to the nursery children for both lunch and tea along with supporting the team in the Junior School.

You will be excited to work with fresh seasonal ingredients & regularly changing bespoke menus. You will be creative and have the opportunity to showcase your skillset.

Key responsibilities:

• To work well in a team, providing food and a great service
• To produce food for service using fresh ingredients, cooking from scratch and following the companies brand standards
• Ensuring company food standards are adhered to and wastage controlled.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and allergen control procedures are followed.
• Experience of pot wash duties would be an advantage
• Great team player

You will have the following skills:

• A genuine interest in food & excellent customer service
• An all-round team player
• Innovation and passion for great food
• An organised Kitchen Assistant with attention to detail
• 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.