Catering Assistant

Impact Food Group; Watford; On-site; GBP 11,000; Part time

Job summary

A catering service provider in Watford is seeking a Catering Assistant for maternity cover. The role involves providing friendly and hygienic service, preparing food, and maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen. Ideal candidates will have customer service skills, possibly from a catering or retail background, although it is not essential. This position offers daytime hours with weekends and evenings free, along with school holidays off, and includes a free meal on shift. Career development opportunities and staff discounts are also available.

Benefits

Free meals on shift

Career development opportunities

Staff discounts at over 850 retailers

Monthly shopping voucher competitions

Qualifications

• Experience in catering or retail is preferred but not required.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness in kitchen and restaurant areas.
• Capable of providing friendly customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient and hygienic service to all customers.
• Assist in the preparation of food and snacks.
• Perform counter service and till work.

Skills

Customer service skills

Food preparation

Hygienic practices

Job description

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 - Maternity Cover

School Location: Futures Academy Watford, Watford, WD25 7HW

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 10am-2pm (20 hours per week)

Working Weeks: 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)

Pay Details: £10,500.60 per Annum

What will I be doing?

• 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.

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. As an added bonus 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.

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

A short kitchen visit and interview will be required for this role.

IFG is 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 a 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.