Catering Assistant - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

Catering Assistant - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

About us:

Estates & Facilities are the stewards of King’s extensive property portfolio that enables innovative teaching and pioneering research across five campuses in central London. Made up of over 1,000 talented staff with a wide variety of roles servicing our campuses and community; together we ensure that students and staff have the estate, space, and services that enhance their academic experience while preserving and future proofing our iconic estate as King’s approaches it’s bicentenary.

If you want to work in a friendly, fun environment where you are really valued for your contribution then we may have the job for you.

Kings Food the internal catering department of Kings College London are looking to recruit a catering assistant to work at the Denmark Hill campus.

About the role:

As a catering assistant you will be involved with all aspects of the catering service including basic food preparation, food service, till operation, barista coffee making, food hygiene and other duties associated with the running of the Colleges retail units.

The ideal candidate will be:

• A good team player
• Have a passion and commitment to provide good customer service.
• Have a flexible and positive approach.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Understand food safety and hygiene regulations.

The position is offer on a working five out of seven days basis and will involve working evenings and weekends.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent.

2. Basic level of computer literacy (ability to access email and online training)

3. Experience of working in a catering environment

4. Understanding of all relevant health, hygiene, and safety regulations

5. Good written and oral communication

6. Experience of providing a service to customers

7. Experience of operating a till and taking payments

8. Able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Desirable criteria

1. NVQ level 1 or equivalent catering qualification

2. Hold a current Food Handlers certificate.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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