Assistant Cook

2 months ago

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Avanti Grange Secondary School Full time

**_25-35 hours per week_**

**About us and the role**

Are you a fast learner looking to join an exciting team, participating in the smooth running of all operations and assisting in all aspects of the day to day duties in the kitchen?

This role will be to support our kitchen and food & beverage teams with ensuring all kitchen areas are clean and tidy, and all crockery and cutlery is prepared for the food & beverage team in order to ensure smooth running of service and provide a positive dining experience to our guests.

Govinda’s Catering is all about precise, beautifully designed and nourishing menus. We cater for a healthy vegetarian diet, and provide food that is good for the body, mind and soul. Feel good food that genuinely uplifts you Govinda’s currently provide over 4000 meals daily nationwide and support over 9 schools. Our menus are designed by nutritional experts who understand the blend between satisfying children’s tastes and providing them with essential food types for their growth and development.

Govinda’s has been growing at a fast rate year on year and this will only continue as we expand our market and develop our services. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in an ever-evolving team of food enthusiasts to help spread this delicious and nourishing food far and wide

**Why should you apply**

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

**What will you do?**
- To prepare all types of food in line with kitchen requirements or to pack meals as needed
- To liaise and cooperate with the Chef manager or other unit chefs, to follow and respect their request and orders
- To help the kitchen team prepare all food and refreshments required for staff, students and hospitality requests on a daily basis and provide these in a prompt and professional manner at all times
- Thorough and effective cleaning of the manufacturing and packing areas, including the movement and replacing of any furniture and equipment as required.
- Preparation of meals and or packing, observing all Quality, Hygiene and Food Safety requirements
- For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description_

**What are we looking for?**
- Kitchen Experience
- Understanding of food hygiene and kitchen health and safety
- Good Organizational Skills
- The ability to work unsupervised in a busy environment
- Ability to work in a group and independently
- Ability to follow strict instructions in a systematic and consistent manner
- Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students
- Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role._

**Further information**

Pre-employment checks

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.

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