• About The Role

  • We’re looking for people who love great food, teamwork, and the buzz of a busy service. Every day is different – one moment you’ll be preparing fresh, delicious meals to our kitchen standards, the next you might be helping create a welcoming front-of-house experience. If you enjoy rolling up your sleeves and being part of something that feeds hundreds of happy customers, you’ll fit right in.

    You’ll be joining a busy team who work collaboratively. From supporting the Chef Manager to setting up service with speed and style, your role keeps the whole operation moving smoothly. Whether it’s prepping food or making sure the counters look picture-perfect, you’ll play a key part in delivering a professional, friendly service every single day.

    You’ll help keep our kitchens and dining areas sparkling clean, handle deliveries, rotate stock, and make sure waste and recycling are managed responsibly. Above all, you’ll be a champion of quality, hygiene, and food safety, following HACCP, COSHH, and health & safety procedures so that every meal we serve is safe, fresh, and fantastic.

    If you’re practical, positive, and ready to get stuck into everything from meal prep to moving furniture, we’d love to meet you!
     
    What will you do?
    • Prepare all types of food in line with kitchen requirements or to pack meals as needed
    • Operate within a team of permanent, part time and flexible staff in the unit, ensuring that the manufacturing service is successfully delivered consistently to the required standard daily.
    • 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 ensure full compliance with all areas of Health and Safety during the preparation and storage of food, including observing and maintaining COSHH, Safe Systems of Work, Risk Assessments, HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) records & temperature controls, as requested.

  • About Us

  • Why should you apply 

    You will be working in a fantastic environment. 

    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. 

    We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well-being programs, and more; further details at the bottom of the page

    What are we looking for?
    • Understanding of food hygiene and kitchen health and safety
    • Kitchen or Front of House Experience
    • Ability to follow strict instructions in a systematic and consistent manner
    • Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students
    Please 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.
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About our School

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.