Catering Assistant (Casual) Casual Contract £14.25 per hour (£12.71 salary per hour plus £1.54 holiday pay)

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Casual Catering Assistant

Casual Contract

£14.25 per hour (£12.71 salary per hour plus £1.54 holiday pay)

We are looking to recruit Catering Assistants to work on a casual basis in our Senior and Prep School Catering Teams. The working hours available will cover our usual School service (breakfast, lunch and supper) and hours during School functions and events (evening and weekends).

The duties will include assisting with the preparation and delivery of our catering service to our students, guests, parents and staff, working on the main hot serving areas or providing a full table service during functions and events. After service is finished, the role will support with helping to clear away crockery and cutlery, washing up and cleaning of floors. A full list of duties can be found within the job description on our website.

It is important that our catering staff have an awareness of dietary requirements (nut, dairy, wheat allergies and vegan and vegetarian options), can work well and calmly during busy periods, have a friendly and welcoming approach to customer service and an interest in the usual duties associated within the Catering and Education industry.

The hours of work offered will be during term-time and school holidays covering usual school hours (Monday to Sunday from 7:00am to 6:00pm, with School functions and events during the evening and weekends). The position is being offered on a casual basis, working on a flexible ‘as and when needed’ basis to cover staff absences or for extra support during busy periods.

Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1000 boys and girls aged four to eighteen. We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of Schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 160 teachers and 440 operational staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities.

We are rated ‘Excellent in every aspect' by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 11 May 2025 at 9:00am.

Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.

If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website www.felsted.org to complete our online application process.

Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.