Catering Assistant

ACS International School Hillingdon is looking for a Catering Assistant to provide a friendly catering service, performing a variety of manual tasks associated with food production and service in the location.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• To assist in the preparation of food and snacks.
• To keep the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.
• To provide a friendly, efficient and hygienic service to all customers.
• To ensure that customers are given a prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded.
• To be customer focused at all times, by being visible during service periods, approachable and quick to exceed expectations in fulfilling customer needs.
• To project a willing and helpful attitude to customers; to seek the appropriate knowledge of food items sold throughout catering areas and to keep areas and service counters clean and fully stocked.
• To treat your team members at location as you would expect to be treated.
• To co-operate with all team members and undertake duties in the kitchen / service areas as requested to ensure an efficient and effective service is delivered at all times.
• To attend food safety, health and safety and environmental training courses as required.
• To rigorously follow the unit cleaning schedules.
• To attend all location meetings as required.
• To show commitment to company values in all aspects of your role.
• To act as a positive ambassador for the business.
• To attend to any reasonable request made by the client or Management.
• To ensure compliance with the company’s policy on safer recruitment and safeguarding children and young adults at all times whilst at work.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Essential

• Steady employment record to date
• Customer service experience
• Ability to communicate in basic written and spoken English.
• Good organisational skills
• Numerate, counting cash may be required.
• Manual dexterity for quick, skilful handwork
• Ability to remember prices, simple mental arithmetic.
• Smart , clean appearance
• Friendly, pleasant personality
• Reliable
• Respectful and able to gain respect.
• Must be suitable to work with and around children.

Desirable

• Food hygiene certificate
• Ability to display passion for food and service.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to plan ahead.
• Cash till experience
• Keen to continue self-development within current role and ambition for further promotion or growth

This is a permanent, term time role working Monday to Friday from 8.45am-1.45pm based at ACS Hillingdon.

ACS is committed to inclusion across race, gender, faith, identity and abilities. We believe that diversity helps us to fulfil our purpose, realise our vision and exemplify our values. ACS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, as an employee of ACS, you are expected to share this commitment. This position is therefore subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.95 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• 108 Vine Lane Hillingdon, UB10 0BE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person