Sessional Food Service Assistant

Stephensoncoll; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Subsided nursery fees

Generous Maternity/Paternity pay

Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources

Opportunities of volunteering within a

Job summary

Loughborough College Group is seeking a Sessional Food Service Assistant to join our busy college canteen in Loughborough. You will help to deliver a positive dining experience for students and staff and support internal catering, stock rotation and maintaining cleanliness, kitchen hygiene and health and safety standards.

As part of a small team you will greet customers, assist with displays, and liaise with chefs about allergen information.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a café or other commercial catering outlet.

Responsibilities

• To work as part of a team to ensure smooth and efficient business operations
• Offer a friendly welcoming face during food service in the box Office or Campus Kitchen
• Communicate with chefs regarding allergen and ingredient information prior to food service.
• To ensure displays are full and well presented at all times ensuring efficient stock rotation

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Sessional Food Service Assistant to join our team at Loughborough College Group.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, vibrant college canteen, helping to deliver a positive dining experience for our students and staff.

You will also support with internal catering, stock rotation and maintaining cleanliness, kitchen hygiene and health and safety standards across all area.

Responsibilities of this role include;

• To work as part of a team to ensure smooth and efficient business operations
• Offer a friendly welcoming face during food service in the box Office or Campus Kitchen
• Communicate with chefs regarding allergen and ingredient information prior to food service.
• To ensure displays are full and well presented at all times ensuring efficient stock rotation

What we are looking for;

• Experience of working in a café or other commercial catering outlet
• Highly organised, calm, with great interpersonal skills
• Possess a positive can-do attitude to work

Loughborough College Group is formed of Brooksby College, Loughborough College, Stephenson College and IGNITE Performing Arts. We have a vast curriculum across campus’s offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and w e actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

• On-site parking
• Subsided nursery fees
• Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College a subsidiary company of Loughborough College. The terms and conditions of employment offered by the Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College. Please note that employees of the Leicestershire College are based at one of the campus’ of Loughborough College Group.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

EU citizens arriving into the UK after the 1st January 2021 will need apply for a Tier 2 visa to gain right to work in the UK.

To be eligible to apply for a Tier 2 visa, the role advertised will need to have an educational standard of at least A levels and the salary for the role has to be a minimum of £25,600 unless in a shortage area i.e. STEM or if you have a PhD relating to the role.

There is a points system guide with further detail here . Unfortunately due to these restrictions if you do not meet the requirements, we will be unable to process your application.

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