About us and the role
Are you a reliable, hands-on team player with a passion for great service and high standards?
We’re looking for a General Assistant to join our hardworking catering team, supporting both kitchen and front-of-house operations to ensure everything runs smoothly day to day.
From preparing and packing delicious meals to keeping our service areas spotless and organised, you’ll play a key role in maintaining the quality, hygiene and efficiency we’re known for.
Working closely with the Chef Manager and other colleagues, you’ll help create a welcoming and well-run environment where teamwork, pride and attention to detail make all the difference.
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.
What will you do?
- Prepare all types of food in line with kitchen requirements or to pack meals as needed
- Liaise and co-operate with the Chef manager and the Front of house manager, to follow and respect their request and orders.
- Assist in all aspects of the day-to-day duties in the kitchen and Front of House, ensuring that the required catering service is successfully delivered daily basis. This includes working as an effective team member.
- Preparation of meals and or packing, observing all Quality, Hygiene and Food Safety requirements.
Why should you apply
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.
You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
- Great opportunities for professional development
- NEST pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
- O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
- Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
- Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
- Cycle-to-work Scheme
What are we looking for?
- Kitchen Experience or Front of House Experience
- Understanding of food hygiene and kitchen health and safety
- Ability to follow strict instructions in a systematic and consistent manner
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people
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.
Avanti Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.