Kitchen Assistant

Job description

Catering Assistant

Leeds
£12.71 per hour
Temporary Cover (Adhoc) Available from 9th September
Enhanced DBS Required on update service

Join a Friendly and Supportive Catering Team

A respected educational organisation in Leeds is seeking a Catering Assistant to join its busy catering team. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with catering, kitchen, food service, hospitality, café, canteen, school catering or customer service experience who enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and making a positive difference to young people's daily experience.
Working alongside the Catering Supervisor, you will help deliver a high-quality food service to students and staff, ensuring meals are nutritious, varied, affordable and meet a wide range of dietary requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Food preparation and basic cooking duties
Serving food and beverages to students, staff and visitors
Maintaining high standards of food presentation
Ordering stock and receiving deliveries
Conducting food temperature checks
Stock control and rotation
Operating tills and handling cash transactions
Cleaning kitchen, dining and food preparation areas
Ensuring compliance with Food Hygiene and Health & Safety regulations
Delivering outstanding customer service at all times
Supporting the wider catering team as required

What We're Looking For

Essential Requirements

Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
Previous experience in a kitchen, catering, café, hospitality or food service environment
Excellent customer service and communication skills
Ability to work effectively within a team
Reliable, organised and proactive approach
Ability to build positive relationships with students and staff

Desirable Experience

School, college, educational or public sector catering experience
Stock management and ordering
Till operation and cash handling

Employee Benefits

The successful candidate will enjoy a range of benefits, including:
Ongoing training and professional development
Mentoring and career progression opportunities
Financial support towards external qualifications
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Retail, leisure and lifestyle discounts
Reduced public transport travel schemes
Supportive and inclusive working environment

Safeguarding

This role involves working within an educational setting. The successful applicant must be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. An Enhanced DBS check will be required.

Apply Today

If you're passionate about food service, customer care and working within a rewarding educational environment, we'd love to hear from you.
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Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Dewsbury

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English