Catering Assistant

11 hours ago


Great Dunmow, United Kingdom Felsted School Full time

6-month Fixed-term Contract | 40 hours per week | 52 weeks per year
Salary of £20,342.40 per annum

We have an opportunity for a Catering Assistant to join our Senior School Catering Team. Duties will include preparing and service of breakfast, lunch and supper to our students, guests and staff (working on the main hot serving area and pasta bar) and clearing away after each service (washing of dishes, utensils, crockery and mopping the floors).

It is important that the catering staff have an awareness of dietary requirements (nut, dairy, wheat allergies and vegan and vegetarian options), can work well and calmly during busy periods, have a friendly and welcoming attitude toward customer service and an interest in the usual duties associated within the Catering and Education industry.

A full list of duties can be found within the Job Description.

This is a 6-month fixed-term position, working 40 hours per week. The working hours are Monday to Friday on a rota basis (early shifts are 7:00am to 3:00pm and late shifts 11.45am to 7.45pm) plus working one weekend in every four (Saturdays 7:00am to 3.00pm and Sundays from 8.00am to 2.00pm during term-time), including a one-hour paid lunch break. Where weekend hours have been worked, the postholder will have the following two days off (i.e. the Monday and Tuesday).

Benefits include free life assurance and parking; contributory pension scheme at 4% match; free hot drinks and lunch; paid breaks; annual salary reviews; unlimited use of the Felsted Gym and pool facilities; on-site Coffee Shop; and membership to Felsted Connect: an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers.

Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1100 boys and girls aged four to eighteen. We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of Schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 160 teachers and 440 operational staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities.

We are rated ‘Excellent in every aspect' by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.

**Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.


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