Food Service Assistant

Shrewsbury School has a world-class reputation for all-round excellence.

A good education opens doors which is why we ensure that the people we choose to work at Shrewsbury must have the desire, passion, and talent to nurture and develop our pupils into the leaders of tomorrow.

Shrewsbury School employs over 450 staff in both academic and support positions across our 110-acre site in the heart of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Our place, our rich history and our forward-thinking mindset provide staff and pupils alike with a distinctive experience and environment which are second-to-none

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOOD SERVICE ASSISTANT

LOCATION:                                        Shrewsbury School

REPORTING TO:                               Catering Manager

OVERALL OBJECTIVES:                  To provide a friendly catering service, performing a variety of manual tasks associated with food production and service in the location.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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.

CLIENT SERVICE:

• 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 through out catering areas and to keep areas and service counters clean and fully stocked.

PEOPLE:

• 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.

HEALTH & SAFETY, FOOD SAFETY, THE ENVIRONMENT:

• To attend food safety, health and safety and environmental training courses as required.
• To rigorously follow the unit cleaning schedules.

• 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