Mobile General Assistant

Independents by Sodexo; Walsall, Rowley Regis; Remote; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health support

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and wellbeing app access

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Salary Insights and financial benefits

Retirement Plan

Job summary

Sodexo is hiring a Mobile General Assistant to support school catering operations at Rowley Regis, Walsall, Bilston & Brewood. You’ll prep meals, keep kitchens and serving areas clean, assist with loading deliveries, and help ensure food hygiene and safety standards.

This role is term-time, 20 hours per week, with a 39-week contract paid over 52 weeks, and requires a driving licence with access to a vehicle for daily site travel.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates teamwork and a dedicated, orderly approach.
• Able to prioritise tasks, work under pressure and communicate clearly at all levels.
• Shows punctuality and reliability in attendance and performance.
• Experience in a similar hospitality/food service environment is helpful.
• Drives and has access to a vehicle for travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Prepare meals for the school team and pupils.
• Keep kitchen and serving areas stocked, clean and hygienic.
• Support loading and unloading of deliveries.
• Observe food handling and hygiene regulations.
• Follow health and safety guidelines.
• Ensure machines and equipment are operated correctly.
• Uphold the reputation of the company.

Skills

Teamwork

Organised approach

Prioritisation under pressure

Punctuality

Experience in similar environment

Driving licence

Job description

Job introduction

As Mobile General Assistant for Sodexo at Covering Rowley Regis, Walsall, Brierley Hill & Brewood you will be contributing towards the smooth running of a fast-paced food and beverage operation. You will be responsible for showcasing what the kitchen supplies, presenting it in the most eye-catching way possible, ensuring we are offering the best service possible. As well as this, you work no unsociable hours and get public holidays off ... including Christmas!

Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.

What you do:

• Prepare delicious meals for our school team and pupils.
• Keep the kitchen and serving areas stocked, clean and hygienic always.
• Support the loading and unloading of supply and delivery vehicles.
• Observe food handling and hygiene regulations.
• Follow health and safety guidelines.
• Ensure that all machines and equipment are operated correctly.
• Always uphold the reputation of the company.

What you bring:

• Have a great sense of teamwork.
• Show that you can adopt a dedicated and orderly approach.
• Show that you can prioritise your work, handle pressure, and communicate well at all levels.
• Show impeccable punctuality and dependability.
• Experience in a similar environment (helpful but not a deal breaker).
• Full UK Driving Licence required for this position and own vehicle required for this role as travel to a different site each day may be required.

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance tobe part of something greater. You'll belong in a company and team that values you foryou; you'll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you'll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A death in Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

*Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

Why Sodexo?

\"Term-time roles. Full-time progression\"

• £13.80 per hour
• 20 hours per week
• Working pattern: Monday - Friday 10am - 2pm
• Term Time only (39 week Working Contract paid over 52 weeks)
• This position requires and Driving Licence and access to a vehicle

ALL TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED Retention BONUS for all attached mobile roles - £200 on successful completion of 12 week probation, further £300 after 52 weeks complete employment in role.

**Equated pay (sometimes known as spread-over pay) is a method of paying you for your contracted hours, working weeks and holiday pay spread over 12 months instead of just receiving pay during the months that you work and none during the school closures/non-working weeks. This means that you get paid equal amounts of pay every month. Further information will be supplied at interview stage.**