Catering Assistant

21 hours ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Accent Catering Services Ltd Full time

We have an exciting opportunity at our school site in Basingstoke, RG2, for a Catering Assistant to join the team at Accent.

This is a permanent position, working 16 hours per week, Monday 10:30am - 2:30pm, Tuesday to Friday 11:30am - 2:30pm term-time only - so all the school holidays off

Who are Accent Catering?

Accent Catering Services Ltd are one of the UK's leading contract caterers providing innovative food service solutions to a variety of Schools and Businesses.

We are a talented bunch of professionals who create bespoke catering provisions to suit each contract- no two are the same.

We are passionate about our people and invest in the training and development of our teams, actively encouraging career progression and giving our teams the tools they need to thrive in their job roles.

Benefits of working with Accent…

  • Competitive salaries
  • Free meals on duty
  • Career development opportunities
  • Reward gateway platform with multiple discounts and offers
  • HIT apprenticeships for all experience levels
  • Team events and competitions throughout the year
  • Shining stars awards
  • Pension scheme and life insurance
  • Work life balance
  • Employee Assistance Programme for mental health and financial support
  • Company sick pay scheme
  • Recommend a friend scheme

Joining our educational site, you will need to be a fast working all-rounder. Working as part of a team your daily tasks will mainly consist of:

  • general kitchen duties
  • driving company vehicle to collect meals from the main kitchen
  • putting away deliveries
  • food preparation
  • serving, cleaning and washing up
  • assisting with inventory management
  • maintaining high standards of presentation of food and replenishing counters keeping them looking attractive throughout the service time
  • speaking to each customer in a friendly, helpful and professional manner
  • undertaking all basic training and work effectively with colleagues as part of a team

This is a customer facing position so in addition to the above you will also need good communication skills and be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the English language.

Experience in a similar role would be an advantage but full training will be provided for the successful candidate.

Accent Catering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. Please note that an enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this role and appropriate evidence necessary to support the application.

You will be required to prove your right to work in the UK and to provide two referees at interview stage.

The Company treats personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with its data protection policy. Information about how your data is used and the basis for processing your data is provided in the Company's privacy notice which can be found on our website.

We look forward to receiving your application

We do experience a high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks then unfortunately your application is not being progressed however we are happy for you to contact us further should you wish to do so.

Accent Catering have been named in The Caterer's prestigious awards as one of the best places to work in hospitality in 2020. Don't miss your chance to become part of our award winning team

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