Temporary Assistant Cook

BaxterStorey; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A catering company is seeking a temporary Assistant Chef to provide quality meals in a school environment. The role requires passion for food, organizational skills, and adherence to safety standards. It offers a great work-life balance as it is term-time only with no weekends.

Benefits

Employee Discount Program

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Potential pension scheme

Blended learning and development opportunities

Great work-life balance

Qualifications

• You should be passionate about delivering high food quality and presentation.
• Experience in a catered environment preferred.
• Knowledge of food safety and health standards is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, preparing, and cooking meals.
• Ensure food safety and health standards are met.
• Brief kitchen teams on menus and service.

Skills

Organisational skills

Passion for food service

Hard-working

Education

Relevant culinary training

Job description

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Caterlink is the education sector catering specialist. For over 20 years, the Company has delivered fresh food solutions to pupils and staff at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across the UK. The company caters more than 1,000,000 meals a week. Our “Fresh Food Policy” is the foundation of our success and growth in the market coupled with a desire to truly deliver on the promises we make to our clients and support our site-based teams.

Job Description

We are looking for a long-term temporary Assistant Chef who wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. The contract will start with a minimum of six months' cover and will be reviewed monthly.

We are looking for an organised, hard-working and passionate individual to ensure that the food quality, presentation and service are provided to the required standard. You should be passionate about delivering an efficient service to our students whilst ensuring we maintain great customer service and high food safety standards.

You will assist with all planning, preparing and cooking of meals to the required standard and you will ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers. Other tasks will include briefing kitchen teams on menus and service, ensuring all food safety and health and safety procedures are applied continuously and carry out company bookwork.

Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role

Caterlink strives to always provide a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our teams where every individual is treated with respect, integrity and has the opportunity to grow and be treated equally and with fairness at all times.

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us including:

• Hours - hours per week; Monday to Friday 9am - 1:30pm; term-time only
• With Caterlink you have the opportunity to a blended learning programme that can include formal qualifications including Apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on the job training to support and encourage your development and enable you to be the best you can be. Everyone who joins us is provided with an induction where they learn more about us and enable them to be the best they can be. We invest in development opportunities and are always looking to recruit, train and retain the best people for our own future talent and your own future development.
• Working for Caterlink ensure you are able to enjoy a great work/life balance – this is the beauty of working term-time only and no weekends!
• We offer you access to our Employee Discount Platform where you can make great savings at supermarkets, cinema, restaurants as well as holiday discounts, family days out and many more!
• Our Employee Assistance Programand Virtual GP benefits are there for you and your family to use free of charge at any time
• You may be eligible to join our Pensionscheme