Kitchen Assistant

Catering Assistant

Leeds

£12.71 per hour
Temporary Cover (Adhoc) Available from 9th September
Enhanced DBS Required on update service

Join a Friendly and Supportive Catering Team

A respected educational organisation in Leeds is seeking a Catering Assistant to join its busy catering team. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with catering, kitchen, food service, hospitality, café, canteen, school catering or customer service experience who enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and making a positive difference to young people's daily experience.
Working alongside the Catering Supervisor, you will help deliver a high-quality food service to students and staff, ensuring meals are nutritious, varied, affordable and meet a wide range of dietary requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Food preparation and basic cooking duties
• Serving food and beverages to students, staff and visitors
• Maintaining high standards of food presentation
• Ordering stock and receiving deliveries
• Conducting food temperature checks
• Stock control and rotation
• Operating tills and handling cash transactions
• Cleaning kitchen, dining and food preparation areas
• Ensuring compliance with Food Hygiene and Health & Safety regulations
• Delivering outstanding customer service at all times
• Supporting the wider catering team as required

Essential Requirements

• Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
• Previous experience in a kitchen, catering, café, hospitality or food service environment
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Reliable, organised and proactive approach
• Ability to build positive relationships with students and staff

Desirable Experience

• School, college, educational or public sector catering experience
• Stock management and ordering
• Till operation and cash handling

Employee Benefits

The successful candidate will enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• Ongoing training and professional development
• Mentoring and career progression opportunities
• Financial support towards external qualifications
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Retail, leisure and lifestyle discounts
• Reduced public transport travel schemes
• Supportive and inclusive working environment

Safeguarding

This role involves working within an educational setting. The successful applicant must be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. An Enhanced DBS check will be required.