Contract Catering Assistant (3-month FTC)
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ABOUT GUILDHOUSE SCHOOL
Guildhouse School, located in the heart of Bloomsbury in central London, is a boarding school for ages 15+ that provides an immersive international environment for ideas and creativity, where students are empowered to make a positive impact on our world. The school offers an outstanding international pre-university educational experience, with small class sizes, to students from all over the world. Housed in three beautiful grade two listed buildings, the school is the first high school in Europe to have a Bloomberg Business Lab. Students at Guildhouse School are studying for A levels and University Foundation Programmes and preparing for admission to universities across the UK and abroad. We pride ourselves on our approach to high quality and personalised teaching and learning experiences, with small class sizes and an informal atmosphere ensuring that students are treated as individuals and build great relationships with staff. Our ethos and culture for students is ‘Work Hard, Aim High & Be Kind’.
OVERVIEW OF THE JOB
This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to join our operations team as a Catering / Kitchen Assistant on a 3-month Fixed Term Contract (FTC), there may be scope for this to be extended however this is not guaranteed. You will help to deliver the catering provision at our central London international school, assisting with service times for breakfast, lunch and dinner for our international students and staff. The teams provide catering throughout the day but last service is at 7pm, so there are no late shifts, and weekends are on rotation contributing to a better work/life balance supported by our fantastic benefits we have to offer.
This would suit someone looking to get into the catering sector or an experienced catering / kitchen assistant looking for a new challenge with better work life balance in a supported and varied environment.
You will be required to work Monday – Friday between the hours of 05:30am and 18:00, working 8 hours each day. You will also be required to work every 1 in 4 weekends in which the hours are: 09:00 – 18:00.
Main duties for the Kitchen Assistant will include:
- Day to day cleaning of canteen and kitchen to a high standard.
- Assisting chef on food preparation.
- Front of house service.
- Assist with deliveries to ensure they are put away correctly.
- Assist with making of sandwiches and baguettes for the coffee bar.
- Salad preparation.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB
- Maintain the high level of hygiene standards throughout the catering establishment
- Fridge & freezer temperatures to be recorded
- Food temperatures to be recorded from kitchen as well as on the hot plate
- Open & closing checks to be done daily and signed off by Chefs
- All staff to be wearing correct uniforms at all times
- All uniforms are clean on and ironed
- All staff required to use correct tools at all times
- All food to be produced to a high standard and to the correct temperature
- All food to be garnished on hot plate
- All chemicals to be stored away in locked cabinet except daily spray bottles
- Minimum of ten items to be on the salad bar including one of each of the following: meat, fish, cheese, or egg item
- All accidents to be logged as they happen in the SFBB manual
- Report all issues in the day to day running of the kitchen to the Head Chef
Please note, the above is not an exhaustive list of duties and reference should be made to the full job description for this.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Creative and committed members of staff
People who are naturally enthusiastic and energetic
Have a passion for catering
People who can smile in busy and sometimes challenging work situations
Confidence in spoken and written English
Ability to relate to young people
Ability and willingness to work in a multi-cultural environment
Ability to work as a team member and lead by example
Ability to be proactive, flexible and reliable
BENEFITS
Cycle to work Scheme
Tech Scheme
Car Scheme
Free flu vaccine through Healthshield
Free eye tests
Financial wellbeing support via WageStream
Employee Assistance Programme
Group income protection
GP24: GP Access for all
Health Cash Plan
Death in Service
Long service awards
Employee referral scheme
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
ABOUT CATS GLOBAL SCHOOLS (CGS)
CATS Global Schools is a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers.
With a history dating back to 1899, but a focus on the future, our group brings together 16 institutions comprising independent boarding schools, an Arts University College, English language schools and a variety of summer programmes in the UK, US, Canada, and China.
Each year, we provide 18,000 students around the globe with the education they need to develop real-life skills for the future. We are dedicated to academic excellence and our students benefit from our well-developed links to over 40 top global universities.
We create a positive learning environment where every student is empowered to make a contribution to shape their world. This is made possible because of the commitment of our pioneering, persevering people who do the very best for our students.
OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. Building on our core values Pioneering, Persevering, People We pledge to deliver a series of events, guest speakers and focus groups to make CATS Global Schools and employer of choice for all.
SAFEGUARDING
CGS is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of children and young people. As such, appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment employment checks in line with KCSIE guidelines. This will include satisfactory references, enhanced DBS from the Disclosures and Barring Service and, where applicable, any international equivalent being obtained. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks which may include social media.
Location : London WC1A 2RA
Closing Date : 02/03/2025
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