Assists with preparing and serving meals, maintaining front-of-house cleanliness, following food safety procedures, monitoring supplies, and providing friendly service to students and staff. The role also supports dietary needs, attends food service training, and assists other departments to ensure smooth daily operations in an education catering setting.
Company Description
Title: General Assistant
Location: High security clearance location, London
Salary: up to £29,029 per annum
35 hours per week - Monday to Friday
Incentive: competitive bonus upon completion of all 3 stages
Benefits:
- 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
- 3 volunteering days
- 3 days grandparent leave
- 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
- Bespoke training and development opportunities
- Pension and life insurance
- Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
- Wellbeing hub
- Access to employee assistance programme
- Free meals whilst at work
- Career development opportunities
- HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
We currently have an exciting opportunity 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.
If you are passionate about creating delicious dining experiences that fuel young minds and ignite taste buds, then this is the perfect opportunity to bring your expertise to our table.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled General Assistant to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for education catering.
Job DescriptionAs a General Assistant you will…
- Assist in the preparation and serving of breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner according to established menus and recipes.
- Maintain cleanliness of the front of house areas including organising dishes and utensils.
- Following proper food handling and storage procedures to ensure food safety and prevent contamination.
- Monitor inventory levels of food and supplies and notify management of any shortages or discrepancies.
- Provide friendly and efficient service to students and staff during mealtimes, addressing any concerns or special dietary needs.
- Participate in training sessions and meeting related to food service procedures, safety protocols, and customer service standards.
- Support all departments when requested to ensure a smooth running service
- 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 organization 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
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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