Catering Assistant

LAE Tottenham provides a stimulating learning environment for academically aspirational young people and our Catering team ensures that a high quality food and beverage offer is provided for students, staff and visitors.

This is a part-time position, 30 hours per week (09:00-15:00) Monday - Friday, term-time only (37 weeks per year).

Key responsibilities 

Serving customers 

• Ensure that all customers are treated in a friendly and courteous manner and any queries are dealt with in a helpful way
• Operate the biometric till system correctly, dealing quickly with any problems 
• Serve all food and drinks promptly to avoid long queues
• To keep the till and servery areas clean and tidy at all times
• Working flexibly to support the team and responding enthusiastically to any requests

Preparing and presenting food

• To act as a runner by making sure that counters are topped up with fresh food and that the food is presented in an attractive way 
• Assist with basic preparation of raw ingredients as directed by the Catering Manager

Cleaning duties

• Complete all cleaning tasks thoroughly as designated on the cleaning rota, for example mopping floors, washing down tables
• Recording the completion of tasks as required
• Participate in half-termly deep cleans of the kitchen area

Pot wash

• Wash up all pots and pans and place back in their clean storage area ready for use
• Clearing used cutlery and crockery promptly, loading the dishwasher and replenishing the storage area with clean items 
• Remove waste from the kitchen and servery areas and keep the waste area clean

Kitchen Porter responsibilities 

• Receive goods from suppliers, check condition and temperature and store goods correctly
• Assist with the movement of food and equipment around the building

Team working

• Support all team members in carrying out daily tasks and work at all times with consideration for the safety and wellbeing of colleagues
• Report any breaches of compliance e.g. food hygiene to the Catering Manager

Health and Safety 

• Maintain food safety and hygiene systems and general risk controls, ensuring compliance with current and future legislation in accordance with training 
• Ensure that customer food allergy and intolerance contamination risks are minimised or eliminated through compliance with policies and training received
• Comply with LAE Tottenham’s health and safety policy at all times
• Operate all equipment in accordance with training and report any damage, or irregularity with work practices, equipment, fixtures and fittings to the Catering Manager

Support across the school

• Proactively provide support where needed in other areas of the school e.g. working on the Canteen tills on a rota basis, covering Reception or exams invigilation

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and proactively seek to recruit a diverse staff body.

The London Academy of Excellence Tottenham is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note that this role ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore, you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Further information is available on the school’s website.

Closing date is 4th February 2024. Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c. 5th February 2024.