Kitchen Assistant

We're looking for an enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our friendly, hardworking Catering team. Reporting to the Head Chef, you'll play a key role in keeping our kitchen running smoothly and ensuring students and staff receive high-quality, nutritious meals every day., As a Kitchen Assistant, you'll help prepare and serve nutritious, high-quality meals for our students and staff. Your duties will include:

Setting up and maintaining food service areas for lunch and evening meals

Preparing salad bars, sandwich lunches, and special event catering such as birthday parties

Assisting with food preparation and cooking, under the guidance of our Chef or Dieticians

Following cleaning schedules to maintain the highest standards of hygiene and safety

Preparing food for the onsite café

Supporting service in the dining area when required

The successful applicant will:

Have previous catering or kitchen experience

Be literate and numerate

Be willing to train towards the CIEH Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace

Enjoy working as part of a busy, supportive team

Salary: £23,683 per annum

Hours: 39 hours per week, includes alternate weekends

Contract: Term time only with the option to work 3 additional weeks during the holiday periods for an extra 10% of annual salary

Shift Patterns

You'll work a mix of weekday and weekend shifts:

Weekdays: 7:00am-3:00pm, 10:00am-6:00pm, or 11:30am-7:30pm

Alternate weekends: 10:00am-6:00pm

Why Work With Us?

We love rewarding our team for their hard work and success, so we offer a generous benefit scheme to reflect this:

Competitive salary and holiday pay

Free wellbeing activities (e.g. gym, yoga)

Health Cash Plan & Perkbox discount scheme

Life insurance, critical illness, and pension schemes

Free uniform provided

Free on-site parking

Excellent training and development opportunities