Catering Assistant

Catering Assistant

Salary £24,204 pa

(£22,896 pa plus shift allowance £1,308 pa)

Full Time 52 weeks. 37.5 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 on rota.

Royal Russell is a highly respected HMC/IAPS co-educational school with over 1100 pupils between the ages of 3 and 18, situated on a beautiful green campus of 110 acres in the Shirley Hills area near Croydon on the doorstep of London.

We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic Catering Assistant to join our team for our high-volume catering environment (lunch for 1400 staff and pupils 5 days a week, and meals for our 200 boarders at weekends) where our staff need great communication and customer facing skills. The ideal candidate must be standards driven, focussed on attention to detail and ideally some experience of working in quality establishments.

Our Catering Department is fully operational between the hours of 6.30am and 8pm during term time, as well as beyond these hours for functions and events. It also continues to run during the School close down periods to service outside lettings. Some flexibility in approach to hours will be required.

This exciting opportunity offers excellent benefits including a competitive salary with scope for progression, working with a fantastic team of dedicated and friendly staff, immediate non-contributory pension, 30 days annual leave per annum + 8 Bank Holidays, free life cover, free car parking, meals on duty, working in our beautiful green parkland estate with easy access to transport links and the use of our sporting and gym facilities, all combined with the opportunity to be part of the vibrant community of the historic Royal Russell School. Full details of our staff benefits and recruitment procedures can be found on our School recruitment page at https://www.royalrussell.co.uk/discover/vacancies

Applications will be considered on receipt and should be submitted to hr@royalrussell.co.uk to arrive no later than 9am on Thursday, 19th October 2023. Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 23rd October 2023 although we reserve the right to interview at any point during the recruitment process so early applications are encouraged.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (including a check against the Children’s Barred List) and other pre-employment screening including references and medical fitness.