Kitchen Assistant
| Posting date: | 06 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,000.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Wych Cross, England, RH18 5JJ |
| Company: | Holroyd Howe |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1318629608 |
Summary
Kitchen Assistant – Hindleap Warren Educational Outdoor Centre
Location: Hindleap Warren, East Sussex
Salary: £26 - 27,000 per annum
Contract: 52-week operation, full-time
Working Pattern: 5 out of 7 days, including regular weekends
Shifts:
Early: 7:00am – 3:30pm (30 min unpaid break)
Late: 10:30/11:00am – 7:00/7:30pm (30 min unpaid break)
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to join our team at Hindleap Warren Educational Outdoor Centre, a highly respected residential outdoor education facility nestled in the heart of East Sussex.
If you’re passionate about great food and want to be part of a welcoming team that fuels adventure and learning, this is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark.
About the Centre:
Hindleap Warren provides high-quality outdoor learning experiences to children and young people throughout the year. The Centre operates 7 days a week (excluding a short closure period over Christmas), delivering breakfast, lunch, and dinner to residential guests and staff.
We cater for a maximum of 185 people per day, with an average of around 140–150, ensuring an engaging but manageable pace for the kitchen team.
Job Description
As a Kitchen Assistant you will…
- Assist in the preparation and serving of breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner according to established menus and recipes.
- Maintain cleanliness of the front of house areas including organising dishes and utensils.
- Following proper food handling and storage procedures to ensure food safety and prevent contamination.
- Monitor inventory levels of food and supplies and notify management of any shortages or discrepancies.
- Provide friendly and efficient service to students and staff during mealtimes, addressing any concerns or special dietary needs.
- Participate in training sessions and meeting related to food service procedures, safety protocols, and customer service standards.
Qualifications
- 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.
Additional Information
Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.
To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.
We pride ourselves on:
Sustainability
Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.
Nutrition
We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.
Food Innovation
We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.
From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.
Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe involve regulated activity. It is a criminal offence for individuals barred from working with children to apply for such roles. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including a Barred List check will be required for all successful applicants. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide information about relevant criminal offences and will be subject to an online search of publicly available information. This search helps identify any issues that may affect suitability to work with children.
This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.