School Catering Assistant

Lodestone House; Redruth; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free healthcare check

Employee assistance programme

Perks at Work

Career training & development

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Lodestone House is recruiting a part-time School Catering Assistant to join our education-focused catering team. You will work 20 hours weekly, Monday to Friday, in a school kitchen and front counter role. You’ll help serve nutritious meals and provide friendly, efficient service to pupils and staff.

Be prepared to learn new skills daily while upholding food safety standards and accurate cash handling. Contracted to 43.2 weeks per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering friendly, efficient customer service.
• Ability to work well in a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong timekeeping and reliability in a catering setting.
• Awareness of food safety and hygiene standards.
• Positive, can-do attitude with a readiness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality food for service and display.
• Create appealing counter displays that attract customers.
• Represent Lodestone House with a positive brand image.
• Handle transactions and operate the cash register efficiently.
• Adhere to food handling, hygiene and health & safety standards.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Timekeeping

Reliability

Safety awareness

Job description

About Us

Part of Compass Group UK&I, Lodestone House is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Lodestone House has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Lodestone House serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK.

About Us

Part of Compass Group UK&I, Lodestone House is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Lodestone House has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Lodestone House serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK.

About The Role

We're currently recruiting a School Catering Assistant to join Lodestone House on a part time basis, contracted to 20 hours per week, working Monday to Friday, days.

You'll be at the heart of the kitchen and the counter, helping to serve up fresh, tasty food and the kind of friendly service that makes someone's day. No two shifts are quite the same, and you'll pick up new skills every one of them.

Please note: This role is contracted to 43.2 weeks per year

What You'll Do

• Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers
• Crafting eye-catching food and counter displays that draw customers in
• Proudly representing Lodestone House and embodying our positive brand image
• Handling transactions with ease and operating the cash register efficiently
• Upholding the highest standards of Food Handling & Hygiene
• Ensuring a safe and healthy work environment by adhering to Health & Safety regulations

What We Offer

• Aviva Digicare - Free annual healthcare check
• Employee Assistance Programme - Mental health support, offering confidential advice and resources to help you navigate personal and professional challenges
• Perks at Work - Access to exclusive benefits and wellbeing resources
• Career training & development opportunities - Including Apprenticeships and Career Pathways
• Earn up to £500 when you refer a friend
• Comprehensive pension scheme and life assurance

About You

• Bring a positive, can-do attitude to everything you do
• Show genuine passion for delivering exceptional customer service
• Be a supportive and collaborative team player
• Stay calm and cheerful when things get busy
• Demonstrate excellent timekeeping and reliability
• Put safety first in every task (experience in catering is a bonus, but your enthusiasm matters most)

Lodestone House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Job Reference: com/0411/J70201/52844376/BU #LodestoneHouse

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!