Caterlink - Assistant Chef

We are looking for an Assistant Chef at Portsdown Primary School, in Portsmouth who wants to ensure our future generations are provided with nutritionally balanced and tasty food. We are looking for an organised, hard-working and passionate individual to ensure that the food quality, presentation and service are provided to the required standard. You should be passionate about delivering an efficient service to our students whilst ensuring we maintain great customer service and high food safety standards. The role: £13 per hour; 23.75 hours per week working Monday – Friday; Term-time only – You will assist with all planning, preparing and cooking of meals to the required standard and you will ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers. Other tasks will include briefing kitchen teams on menus and service, ensuring all food safety and health and safety procedures are applied continuously and carry out company bookwork. Caterlink is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be obtained for this role.

Responsibilities

Assist with all planning, preparing and cooking of meals to the required standard; Ensure the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers; Brief kitchen teams on menus and service; Ensure all food safety and health and safety procedures are applied continuously; Carry out company bookwork; Ensure food quality, presentation and service are provided to the required standard; Deliver an efficient service to students

Requirements

Organised; Hard-working; Passionate; Passionate about delivering an efficient service to students; Maintaining great customer service; High food safety standards; Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults; Enhanced DBS disclosure

Benefits

Blended learning programme including formal qualifications, Apprenticeships, classroom training, eLearning and on-the-job training; Induction; Great work/life balance – term-time only and no weekends; Employee Discount Platform; Employee Assistance Program and Virtual GP benefits; Pension scheme