Catering assistant
Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
Location: | Wakefield, England, WF1 |
Company: | Holroyd Howe |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | 1335392910 |
Summary
Working exclusively with independent schools throughout England, Scotland and Wales, we specialise in creating a fresh and thoughtful food offer that’s uniquely tailored to meet the needs of each.
Established 25 years ago, we are a team of foodies at heart, focused on developing our people and continuously improving our provision of freshly prepared handmade meals, that are both nutritious and delicious, every day.
Today, our foodservice is More than a Meal. Our teams work in partnership with our schools to create an inclusive environment so that those we serve form positive experiences with food.
Job Description
TERM TIME ONLY MONDAY - FRIDAY (occasional overtime afternoon/evening work)
Hours of work 11am - 5.30pm in our Pre prep school
Preparing freshly made salads, sandwiches, serving at lunch/tea time and supporting your team and our chef manager create amazing food.
The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for an experienced Catering Assistant with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.
As a Catering Assistant you will…
As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.
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
There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:
- Free meals whilst at work
- Career development opportunities
- HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
- Reward & recognition schemes
- People awards to celebrate our employees
- Work/life balance
- Employee Benefits Platform
- Employee Assistance Program
- Recommend a friend scheme
- Company sick pay scheme
- Prestigious working environments
- Team events scheduled throughout the year
- 28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Competitive salary
We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.
“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”
This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.