Senior Cafe and Catering Assistant

Plumpton College; Lewes; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

CPD opportunities

TOTUM card

Blue Light Card

Eye tests (free)

Onsite gym

Cycle-to-work

Discounted Plumpton wine & courses

Free onsite parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Plumpton College is seeking a Senior Cafe and Catering Assistant to support the day-to-day running of our in-house catering team and main dining room near Lewes, East Sussex. You will also assist at the Graze Café and support events across the College, including some evenings and weekends.

You will have catering experience or qualification, a minimum of two years in a similar role, and a passion for high-quality customer service in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Has a catering qualification or relevant catering experience.
• Has at least two years’ experience in a similar role.
• Has a passion for good food and a high-quality customer experience.
• Is outgoing, approachable and flexible.
• Works well as part of a team.
• Can stay calm and effective under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the day-to-day running of the main dining room and other catering outlets.
• Delivering a friendly, high-quality service to students, staff and visitors.
• Supervising cleanliness, food safety and hygiene standards across catering areas.
• Monitoring cleaning records, food temperatures, stock control and portion control.
• Supporting catering for meetings, events and functions, including some evenings and weekends.
• Providing cover across other College catering outlets when required.
• Undertaking manual handling duties as part of the role.

Skills

Catering experience

2+ years experience

Customer service

Team player

Calm under pressure

Education

Catering qualification

Job description

• Contact Email: [e-mail]

Description

We are looking for a professional, hardworking and confident Senior Cafe and Catering Assistant to join our busy in-house Catering team at Plumpton College.

This is an important role supporting the day-to-day running of our main College dining room, which is at the heart of our campus near Lewes, East Sussex. The dining room provides a three-meal service for residential students and is the main hub for lunch service for students, staff and visitors. You will also support provision at theGraze Café in our AgriFood building, as well as helping to deliver catering for meetings, events and functions across the College.

This is an exciting time to join Plumpton College as we continue to grow our catering offer to meet the needs of our students and expand our commercial conference and events activity.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the day-to-day running of the main dining room and other catering outlets
• Delivering a friendly, high-quality service to students, staff and visitors
• Supervising cleanliness, food safety and hygiene standards across catering areas
• Monitoring cleaning records, food temperatures, stock control and portion control
• Supporting catering for meetings, events and functions, including some evenings and weekends
• Providing cover across other College catering outlets when required
• Undertaking manual handling duties as part of the role

What we’re looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a catering qualification or relevant catering experience
• Has at least two years’ experience in a similar role
• Has a passion for good food and a high-quality customer experience
• Is outgoing, approachable and flexible
• Works well as part of a team
• Can stay calm and effective under pressure

Why Join Us?

At Plumpton College, we live our values Ambitious, Professional, Enterprising, Passionate, Supportive and Progressive in everything we do.

You’ll benefit from:
We offer a competitive salary alongside a generous benefits package. Staff have access to theLocal Government Pension Scheme, comprehensiveCPD opportunities, and a supportive working environment. As aDisability Confident Committedemployer and a signatory of theMenopause Pledge, we are proud to foster an inclusive workplace.

New colleagues benefit from a structured induction and supported probationary period, as well as a strong coaching culture with in-house Level 5 trained coaches.

Employees also enjoy a range of lifestyle and wellbeing benefits such as eligibility for aTOTUM cardandBlue Light Card, free eye tests, free use of our onsite gym, cycle-to-work scheme, discounted Plumpton wine and courses, free onsite parking, access to competitively priced dining facilities, and anEmployee Assistance Programme.

Our commitment to staff wellbeing and community is further demonstrated through regular networking events, activeEDIandSustainabilitycommittees, and social events at Christmas.

Basic working hours arefive days over a seven-day rota, to includepossible weekends (one or two per month). Hours are approximately7.00am to 4.00pmor10.00am to 7.00pm. Some flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the business and thereforeweekend and evening working will be required. Hours and working times will be agreed with the Catering Supervisor, based on the needs of the business.

This is anall-year-roundrole. Some evening, weekend and holiday period working will be required to support catering functions, student activities, recruitment events and wider college activities.

We reserve the right to interview or close the vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.

Plumpton College is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and is dedicated to pursuing non-discriminatory policies and practices and eliminating unfair discrimination on any basis.

Plumpton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to aDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Employment cannot begin until the appropriate DBS clearance has been received and considered.

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