Catering Assistant - Part time, term-time only

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Catering Assistant to join our team, focusing on all preparation and service.

You will oversee the consistency of various preparations within the cold kitchen to ensure quality product and adherence to standard recipes, and prepare all food according to recipes, guidelines and standards set by the Catering Manager.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a kitchen / catering environment, and ideally within mass catering in an Education setting.

NVQ L2 in Food preparation is desirable. You will be an effective communicator, with a passion and desire to provide great customer service., Candidates will be assessed against relevant criteria only (i.e. skills, qualifications, abilities, experience) in selection and recruitment.

We offer a state of the art facility to work in, along with a competitive compensation and rewards package. Uniform is provided.

We aspire to deliver exceptional every day, whilst creating a welcoming and supportive environment where individuals can thrive, find their exceptional, and be celebrated.

Our 3 cornerstone values are Humility, Engagement and Kindness. If this sounds like a cultural fit for you, and you meet the job requirements, we would love to hear from you., Taunton School operates in a regulated sector and adheres to the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) statutory guidance.

We are committed to working together to safeguard children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you are shortlisted for interview the HR team may carry out an online search via Google to check presence and activity, as part of the School's due diligence.

As a regulated sector we are required to request references prior to interview unless your permission is not granted.

Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory safeguarding and pre-employment checks as part of the School's due diligence, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

These include, but are not limited to, ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, a successful enhanced DBS check, and satisfactory online searches.

This job is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments. You are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which would otherwise be considered as spent'.

All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those that would normally be considered "spent", except those that are classed as protected offences.

It is a condition of employment that the employee should not have been convicted of a criminal offence against children, nor have been dismissed from or resigned from a previous employer for misconduct of a similar nature.