• About The Role

  • We are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic General Assistant to join the catering team at Avanti House Secondary School, supporting the smooth and efficient delivery of the daily food service.
     
    Working alongside the Chef Manager, Front of House Manager and wider catering team, you will assist with food preparation, meal packing, service, cleaning and the set-up of kitchen and front-of-house areas, helping to create a welcoming and professional service for pupils and staff.
     
    You will also support with receiving and storing deliveries, stock rotation, waste and recycling, ensuring the catering operation runs effectively throughout the day. This is a varied and hands-on role where teamwork, reliability and a willingness to get involved are important, whether you are preparing food, supporting service or maintaining clean and safe working areas.
     
    You will play an important role in upholding high standards of food quality, hygiene, Health and Safety and food safety, contributing to a consistent and high-quality catering experience across the school.
     
    If you are looking for a varied role where teamwork and a willingness to support across all areas of the catering service are valued, we would love to hear from you.
    What will you do?
    • Prepare and pack food and refreshments as required, following food quality, hygiene, safety and temperature-control standards.
    • Support the Chef Manager, Front of House Manager and wider catering team to ensure the daily catering service is delivered efficiently, professionally and to a consistently high standard.
    • Assist with the day-to-day running of the kitchen and front-of-house areas, including cleaning, setting up service areas, moving equipment and furniture, and managing waste and recycling.
    • Receive, handle, store, count and rotate deliveries and stock, ensuring food and equipment are stored safely and in accordance with relevant procedures.
    • Receive, handle, store, count and rotate deliveries and stock, ensuring food and equipment are stored safely and in accordance with relevant procedures.

  • 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
    • 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

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing Multi Academy Trust with schools based in London, the midlands and the South West of England. All Avanti schools provide pupils with an outstanding education rooted in the inclusive and distinctive Avanti Schools ethos of educational excellence, character development, and spiritual insight.