Senior Catering Assistant

Ruskin Mill Trust; Nailsworth; On-site; GBP 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused social enterprise in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Catering Assistant/Lead Cook to support the Café Manager. The ideal candidate will have experience in high-quality food production and the ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends. You'll provide excellent customer service and produce organic meals for the Café, contributing to the local community and supporting student learning.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holiday allowances

Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in high-quality food production.
• Ability to work in a team and support management.
• Flexible to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of customer service.
• Deputise for the Café Manager as needed.
• Produce meals using biodynamic/organic ingredients.

Job description

Salary: £10,523.52 per annum (FTE £26,308.80 per annum)

16 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our catering team at Ruskin Mill Café, a busy and thriving social enterprise which serves the local community and supports the learning and development of our students. As Senior Catering Assistant/Lead Cook, you will be supporting the Café Manager in all aspects of running the Café, producing fresh organic nutritional meals to customers, students and staff. You will be expected to work evenings and weekends as required.

Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto‑enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in‑depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers

Main Duties

• To work in all areas of Café to provide a consistent high standard of customer service and the production of high-quality food and beverages in conjunction with the Café team.
• To deputise for the Café Manager as necessary to ensure the café consistently operates to the high standards expected.
• To produce high quality meals using biodynamic/organically grown food using the principles outlined in our food and nutrition policy.