General Assistant
| Posting date: | 05 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 1JJ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1505416 |
Summary
About us and the role
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and hands-on General Assistant to play a key role in our busy catering team.
From preparing and packing meals to supporting front-of-house service, you’ll be at the heart of keeping everything running smoothly each day. You’ll help deliver fresh food and refreshments, maintain the highest standards of hygiene and safety, manage deliveries and stock, and keep service areas clean, organised and ready to go.
This is a role where no two days are the same – you’ll work closely with both kitchen and front-of-house colleagues to make sure our students, staff and other external visitors enjoy a consistently high-quality experience.
Govinda's is dedicated to promoting healthy minds and bodies through nutritious and delicious vegetarian meals. With 10 years of experience, our philosophy is to inspire people to feel good in every aspect of their lives through enjoyable and nourishing food.
We understand the importance of meeting individual needs, by promoting a better understanding of nutrition and the importance of a balanced and varied diet.
What will you do?To prepare all types of food in line with kitchen requirements or to pack meals as neededTo liaise and co-operate with the Chef manager and the Front of house manager, to follow and respect their request and orders.To help the kitchen team and front of house team to prepare all food and refreshments required for staff as well as the service and set up of the front of house in a prompt and professional manner.To assist in all aspects of the day-to-day duties in the kitchen and Front of House, ensuring that the required catering service is successfully delivered daily basis. This includes working as an effective team member.Preparation of meals and or packing, observing all Quality, Hygiene and Food Safety requirements.Why should you apply
Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
Great opportunities for professional developmentPension scheme (subject to eligibility)O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchersFlexible working opportunitiesEligible for NUS Card and CSSC membershipWell-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)Cycle-to-work SchemeWhat are we looking for?
Kitchen Experience or Front of House ExperienceUnderstanding of food hygiene and kitchen health and safetyAbility to follow strict instructions in a systematic and consistent mannerPromote and safeguard the welfare of children and young peoplePlease view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.Further information
Pre-employment checks
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and hands-on General Assistant to play a key role in our busy catering team.
From preparing and packing meals to supporting front-of-house service, you’ll be at the heart of keeping everything running smoothly each day. You’ll help deliver fresh food and refreshments, maintain the highest standards of hygiene and safety, manage deliveries and stock, and keep service areas clean, organised and ready to go.
This is a role where no two days are the same – you’ll work closely with both kitchen and front-of-house colleagues to make sure our students, staff and other external visitors enjoy a consistently high-quality experience.
Govinda's is dedicated to promoting healthy minds and bodies through nutritious and delicious vegetarian meals. With 10 years of experience, our philosophy is to inspire people to feel good in every aspect of their lives through enjoyable and nourishing food.
We understand the importance of meeting individual needs, by promoting a better understanding of nutrition and the importance of a balanced and varied diet.
What will you do?To prepare all types of food in line with kitchen requirements or to pack meals as neededTo liaise and co-operate with the Chef manager and the Front of house manager, to follow and respect their request and orders.To help the kitchen team and front of house team to prepare all food and refreshments required for staff as well as the service and set up of the front of house in a prompt and professional manner.To assist in all aspects of the day-to-day duties in the kitchen and Front of House, ensuring that the required catering service is successfully delivered daily basis. This includes working as an effective team member.Preparation of meals and or packing, observing all Quality, Hygiene and Food Safety requirements.Why should you apply
Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
Great opportunities for professional developmentPension scheme (subject to eligibility)O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchersFlexible working opportunitiesEligible for NUS Card and CSSC membershipWell-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)Cycle-to-work SchemeWhat are we looking for?
Kitchen Experience or Front of House ExperienceUnderstanding of food hygiene and kitchen health and safetyAbility to follow strict instructions in a systematic and consistent mannerPromote and safeguard the welfare of children and young peoplePlease view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.Further information
Pre-employment checks
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.