Food Service Assistant

2 weeks ago

Barking and Dagenham, United Kingdom BD Trading Partnership Full time

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**Food Service Assistant**

**What we are looking for**:
We are currently looking for engaged and dedicated catering staff. As a Food Service Assistant (FSA) you will be helping to prepare and serve meals to children and staff in school lunch-time environment. Working in schools, most of our Food Service Assistant roles are part-time and term time only. As such the working hours of these roles can be ideal for those wishing to fit work around school drop-off/pick-up or other responsibilities.

This is a great entry level role for those who may be less familiar with the commercial kitchen environment, but a great opportunity to get in, start learning and develop over time. Many FSA’s have progressed their skills and been able to step up and take on more leadership responsibilities (e.g. to Assistant Cook) and we certainly welcome those development opportunities for our team

**About Us**:
BD Group was created by the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham to create positive economic, environmental and social change. We are facilities services company, providing a range of services for public and private sector clients currently across London and the Southeast, but with aspirations to broaden our geographies over time. Our mission is to help communities live, work and grow to fulfil their potential through the delivery of safe, high-quality services based on our unique understanding of local needs.

**Duties**:
Working in a busy and fast-paced environment, you will be led by and take instruction from the Cook Supervisor & Assistant Cook and will support the whole team with the preparation and service of hot and cold meals and snacks. This will include setting out the dining area, clearing away, washing up, food storage and food preparation using a range of commercial kitchen equipment as instructed by the Cook Supervisor/Assistant Cook. You will maintain the highest kitchen and food hygiene standards and use knowledge of food hygiene and allergens to ensure cross contamination is avoided.

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Other food industry qualifications and experience would be an advantage.
- You will have a friendly manner and willingness to learn, work hard and deliver a great service.
- You will use your initiative to be able to solve routine issues if/when they arise and ensure you always adopt safe working practices. In this role team working and independent working skills are equally important, as is the ability to adopt good working relationships and communicate well with others.
- A good grasp of the English language is essential as you will be required to understand and follow written instructions.
- An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.

**Working Arrangements**:

- Part-time, Permanent (10 - 15 hours per week) usually between the hours of 9.30am - 2.30pm, Monday to Friday.
- Location: Designated sites in Barking / Dagenham.

**Benefits**:
In addition to an attractive salary, our benefits package includes:
❤ Heart Hub rewards, perks & benefits platform

❤ Group Life Assurance

❤ Competitive Salaries

❤ Pension Scheme

❤ Paid Holidays

❤ Family Friendly Policies making work-life balance achievable

❤ Health & wellbeing support including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

❤ Career development and training

❤ A GREAT TEAM

**To Apply**:

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