• About The Role

  • We are seeking an Assistant Chef to join the catering team at Avanti Park Primary School, helping to prepare and serve fresh, nutritious meals for our pupils and staff each day.

    Working closely with the Chef Manager and wider kitchen team, you will support food preparation, meal packing and service, as well as helping to prepare refreshments for staff and hospitality requirements. You will play an important part in keeping the kitchen clean, organised and fully prepared for each day’s service, while also assisting with deliveries, stock rotation, storage and the safe handling of food and equipment.

    You will follow established food hygiene, HACCP, COSHH and Health and Safety procedures, helping to maintain consistently high standards across all areas of the kitchen. This is a varied, hands-on role where you will work as part of a supportive catering team and contribute to a positive mealtime experience for our pupils.

    As part of the Avanti community, you will also help create an environment that reflects our values of Educational Excellence, Character Development and Spiritual Insight, ensuring that every part of the school day provides opportunities for pupils to feel cared for, valued and ready to learn.

    What will you do?
    • Support the Chef Manager and kitchen team with the preparation, packing and service of meals and refreshments for pupils, staff and hospitality requirements.
    • Maintain high standards of cleanliness and organisation across kitchen, preparation and packing areas, including washing and preparing crockery, cutlery and equipment for service.
    • Receive, handle, store and rotate food deliveries and stock, ensuring food is prepared and stored in line with quality, hygiene and food safety requirements.
    • Work collaboratively with permanent, part-time and flexible colleagues to ensure the catering service runs smoothly and consistently each day.
    • Follow all relevant Health and Safety, COSHH, HACCP, risk assessment and temperature-control procedures, reporting any defects, risks or near misses promptly.
     

  • 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
    •  The ability to work unsupervised in a busy environment
    • Ability to follow strict instructions in a systematic and consistent manner
    • Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people within the school
    • 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.