General Catering Assistant

4 days ago


Reading RG, Reading, United Kingdom Holroyd Howe Full time
Company Description

General Catering Assistant including Front of House & back of house

Term Time only.

Working with a friendly hard working team

Holroyd Howe is one of the UKs leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

Can you commit to feeding hungry tummies as well as hungry minds? We serve more than just a meal in our kitchens, so are you the exceptional General Catering Assistant were looking for?

If you are looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further, then look no further and apply



Job Description

The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced General Assistant with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

As a General Catering Assistant you will join a hard working friendly team of 10, working in the catering department, looking after the catering services and events at the school. This includes, breakfast, lunch, supper, morning and afternoon snacks, match teas and many more varied duties.

Hours are 35.5 hours a week

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 12pm-8pm

Wednesday 12pm-6pm with the option of overtime when required

As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.



Qualifications

  • Ideally have experience working within Education catering
  • Have good Health & Safety knowledge
  • Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused
  • Fun and enthusiastic
  • Have excellent organisation skills
  • Demonstrate great attention to detail
  • Be a team player, and enjoy succeeding as a team
  • Possess great customer service skills
  • Have a flexible approach to work


Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

  • Free meals whilst at work
  • Career development opportunities
  • HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
  • Reward & recognition schemes
  • People awards to celebrate our employees
  • Work/life balance
  • Employee Benefits Platform
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Recommend a friend scheme
  • Company sick pay scheme
  • Prestigious working environments
  • Team events scheduled throughout the year
  • 28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays
  • Pension scheme
  • Competitive salary £11.44 per hour. Monthly pay. Yearly salary paid in 12 equal payments.

Closing date for applications is 31st July 2024

Interviews will take place early August and we are looking at a start date of Wednesday 4th September 2024.

We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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