Catering Assistant

Impact Food Group; Salters Cross; On-site; GBP 16,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider in the UK is seeking a Catering Assistant for a three-month contract at Strood Academy. The role entails providing efficient service, food preparation, and maintaining cleanliness during working hours from 8.30am to 3pm, Monday to Friday. Ideal candidates possess strong customer service skills and a background in catering or retail. This position offers a work-life balance with weekends and evenings off, along with free meals during shifts.

Benefits

Free meals during shifts

Staff discount at over 850 retailers

Free qualifications and career development opportunities

Work-life balance with all school holidays off

Qualifications

• Great customer service skills are essential.
• Experience in catering or retail is desired.
• A passion for quality food and service.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly and efficient catering service.
• Assist in food preparation and counter service.
• Maintain cleanliness in kitchen and restaurant areas.

Skills

Customer service skills

Catering experience

Retail background

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 - 3 month Short term contract to begin with

School Location: Strood Academy, Strood, ME2 2SX

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Shifts & Working hours: 8.30am-3pm (30 hours per week)

Working Weeks: 38 weeks per year (term time only)

Pay Details: £15,384.60 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.

Who we’re looking for

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.

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!

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

Safeguarding and equality statements: 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.