Catering Assistant

Impact Food Group; Rochester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider in Rochester seeks a Catering Assistant to join their team. In this role, you will provide friendly service, assist in food preparation, and maintain cleanliness in the dining area. This position offers a work-life balance with school hours and holidays off, along with opportunities for career growth and staff discounts. Ideal candidates will have strong customer service skills and a collaborative spirit. You’ll also enjoy a free meal during shifts.

Benefits

Free meal on shift

Career development opportunities

Staff discount scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a catering or retail environment is ideal.
• Ability to work efficiently in a team setting.
• Strong communication skills for customer interaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide a friendly and hygienic service to customers.
• Assist in preparing food and snacks.
• Maintain cleanliness of kitchen and dining areas.

Skills

Customer service skills

Teamwork

Food preparation

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for that next step in your career, then you\'ve come to the right place!

Impact Food Group is made up of 4 amazing brands, Innovate, Cucina, Hutchison and Chapter One. We specialise in providing an exceptional catering service to the education sector and are Catey award winning.

We are looking for people who are devoted to great service, fantastic food, and making a positive impact.

About the role

• Job Title: Catering Assistant
• School Location: Maritime Academy, Rochester, ME2 4YG
• Working Days: Monday to Friday
• Shifts & Working hours: 10am-3pm (25 hours per week)
• Working Weeks: 38 weeks per year (term time only)
• Pay Details: £12,820.50 per Annum

Responsibilities

• Working as part of the catering team at the site to provide a friendly, efficient and hygienic service to all customers.
• Assist in the preparation of food and snacks for the site
• Counter service and till work
• Keeping the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.

Requirements

We’re open to people with great customer service skills, ideally from a catering or retail background, but if that’s not you, don’t let it put you off. We’re not in the business of making school food, we’re here to make good food, after all, that’s why our clients and customers love us!

So maybe you fancy working somewhere close to home, with daytime hours, and with your weekends and evenings free? Not to mention all school holidays off, giving you the opportunity for some great work-life balance. A free meal is supplied on shift.

We’ll give you a place to grow and a career to be proud of. There are loads of free qualifications and career development opportunities to be had and we’ve got a staff discount scheme at over 850 retailers. We also run monthly opportunities for the best teams to win shopping vouchers.

How to apply

If you think you’ve got what it takes, and the times above suit you, we’d love to hear from you!

There will be a short kitchen visit and interview for this role.

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunity

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which IFG will pay for.

We are committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.