Catering Assistant

Do you need working hours to fit around your family? Are you hard working? Are you a happy positive person who would love to work with a like-minded team?

•  20 hours per week (10:00 to 14:00, Monday to Friday)
• 44.07 weeks per year
• Salary - £23,473 FTE

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our busy, fast paced catering team working Monday to Friday, term time, during school hours. 

Working under the direction of the Catering Manager, you will be preparing, cooking and serving food, snacks, hot and cold   beverages to students and staff including manning the tills to ensure the efficient throughput of students and staff during the busy break and lunch periods.

In addition, you will support with preparing the dining area for service and carry out cleaning duties whilst maintaining high quality standards of health, hygiene and safety and adherence to allergen regulations and other food standards practices.  

It’s a rewarding job, and we’ll give you all the training you need to succeed. You’ll need to enjoy being part of a team and be able to cope in a busy environment. If you have experience of working in a catering environment that would be an advantage, but it’s not essential. 

We are looking for:

It is important you have good interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to communicate at all levels. Experience of working in a similar role, having a catering background or experience of producing food items would be an advantage.

You will also: 

• Have basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Have good communication skills
• Be able to work in a team and under own initiative
• Be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Be a quick learner
• Be clean, tidy and presentable

If you are a team player with a flexible approach and a positive, can-do attitude, we would be delighted to hear from you. 

Why work for us?

Working at The Burgate School and Sixth Form is stimulating, challenging and fun. Life here is always varied, never dull and infinitely interesting because of our enthusiastic students, who really enjoy being at school.

With our term time contracts, we offer an excellent work life balance, a commitment to training and development and a friendly and supportive working environment. To find out more about us, visit our website https://www.theburgate.com/ to get a flavour of our school.

You will also benefit from: 

• A supportive school community with friendly colleagues.
• A commitment to professional development to support your individual career.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Free onsite parking.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Child Care Voucher Scheme.
• A school with fantastic grounds on the edge of the New Forest.

You are advised to submit your applications as soon as possible as, on occasion, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date, if we have received sufficient applications that meet the criteria, or a suitable candidate is found. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Safeguarding Statement

The Burgate School & Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. Any offer of a post will be conditional subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check as well as other relevant pre-employment checks including the receipt of satisfactory references and medical clearance. As this is a post in regulated activity, the DBS check will include a children's barred list check. It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are on a barred list. All positions within The Burgate School and Sixth Form are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Equal Opportunities

The Burgate School and Sixth Form is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.