Kitchen Assistant

2 days ago

Upminster, Greater London, United Kingdom Borough of Havering Full time
Description

Kitchen Assistant - Salary - £ pa pro rata per annum - (£28,221 - £29,436 per annum). This Kitchen assistant post is for 15 hours per week term time only plus 4 cleaning days held during the school holidays

About us

HES Catering Services are the Local Authority provider of school meals for the London Borough of Havering, working in partnership with local schools and academies to provide award winning meals and services. 

We are extremely proud in supplying a wide range of high quality catering services to the majority of schools within the borough. We also have partnerships with other schools outside of Havering and offer bespoke solutions and assistance to individual schools and businesses which have their own In- House catering teams

HES Catering on-going success is very straightforward – We have amazing Colleagues throughout all of our sites bursting with experience who carefully prepare 'Healthy, Fresh, Vibrant & Tasty' meals with the highest quality produce for our wonderful Clients. We serve over 15,000 meals per day in our schools.

About the job

 Kitchen Assistant 

Grade 1:- £

Hours per week, term time only

To undertake the preparation, simple cooking and the serving of food and beverages in accordance with the Council's contractual arrangements.

About you

The post holder reports to:  Cook Supervisor or Higher Graded Operative

The post holder has line management responsibility for:  No direct staffing responsibilities

The post holder will be required to work:  As defined on Staffing Profile

Hours of work 15 hours per week 

Additional Information

For any further information and/or an informal discussion about the role, please contact

The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 9th January 2026

Please view Job Profile here

Additional Information

We want everyone to choose Havering. When you apply for a job with us, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. Our residents and service users come from all walks of life, and so do our employees. Find out what it means to Choose Havering.

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