Casual Kitchen Assistant (One click apply)

Casual Catering Assistant
Shropshire
Contract: Casual

Salary: £13.00 per hour

A co-educational private prep school for pupils from the ages of 4 to 13, offering places for both day and boarding in Shrewsbury. Catering for 250 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of breakfast, lunch and supper with some hospitality. This is a 7-day operation so working pattern would be 5 out of 7. Additional benefit of this location is free on-site parking.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Casual Catering Assistant to join our established & friendly team at our prestigious Independent School in Shropshire.

Role requirements (Task & Responsibilities):
● Serve clients during Breakfast, lunch or dinner service.
● Help setting up the dining room for service.
● Prepare food for service, following good hygiene and safety practices and to the standard specified.
● Ensure the kitchen is left clean and tidy to the required standard of the Chef Manager or to the hygiene standards set by the company

Client.
● Clear, clean and store away any food, beverage or equipment required for special functions.
● Restock and replenish stocks and consumables as required during service periods, to achieve optimum customer service delivery.
● Operate cleaning, dishwashing equipment. Properly clean and store equipment, service, preparation and storage areas.
● Complete all

any necessary cleaninghygiene duties.
● Interact and acknowledge all customers and client staff.

General Responsibilities:
● Ensure that all policies and procedural requirements of both legislation and company are adhered to in order to always promote a professional and flexible approach.
● Ensure that the correct uniform is always worn neatly and cleanly.
● Ensure all necessary checks are carried out in the service and associated areas for food temperatures.
● Carry out all reasonable request of the management.
● Be conscientious with regard to Health & Safety and report any hazards to the manager.

Key personal skills and attributes:
● Previous experience of working within a catering environment
● Previous experience of serving customers within a catering establishment
● Team working abilities, listening skills, the ability to work on own initiative, impeccable personal presentation, hygiene and behaviour to others, Food hygiene certificate preferred.
● The ability to be adaptable and be flexible as necessary. Reliable, Honest and able to demonstrate an open attentive approach to customer service.
● Willingness to learn new skills and take some responsibility.
● Ability to manage some moderately heavy lifting, carrying, and pushing.

Knowledge

competencies:
● Ability to demonstrate reasonable

good understanding and use of verbal English.
● Ability to demonstrate reasonable

good standard of written English and reading skills.
● Similar experience of customer and

or food preparation environment is preferred

Benefits
● Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
● Free meals on duty
● Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
● Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
● Cycle to work scheme.
● Recommend a friend bon.