Catering Equipment Services jobs in Cambridge

Job Title: Catering and Transport Assistant

Salary: £12.71 per hour

Working Hours: Mon-Fri, Term Time, 15 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Cambridge

Are you looking for a new role within a growing education provision in Cambridge? Look no further In toto ed has a fantastic opportunity to join our In toto ed team in making a real difference to our students lives.

We are passionate about unlocking each student’s potential by offering an alternative to mainstream education. Our vision is for every student to feel safe and happy, achieve their potential, and have a bright future.

We teach in small groups with a dedicated and experienced teaching team, ensuring that each student receives individual attention and care. We create individual learning packages to support our students' needs.

Duties

• Oversee the smooth running of lunchtime arrangements within the school.
• Collect and transport prepared meals, catering equipment and supplies as required.
• Complete required food safety checks and records, including temperature checks where applicable.
• Set up dining and serving areas in preparation for lunch.
• Serve meals and refreshments to students and staff in a friendly, respectful and professional manner.
• Support students to have a positive, calm and safe lunchtime experience.
• Support catering stock checks, storage and replenishment as required.
• Report concerns relating to food safety, hygiene, equipment or meal provision
• Coordinate daily student taxi and transport arrangements, working with transport providers, school staff and other relevant parties.
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of expected student transport arrangements.
• Liaise with taxi and transport providers regarding arrivals, departures, delays, cancellations and changes to arrangements.
• Communicate relevant transport information promptly to school staff.
• Support the safe arrival and departure of students using school or commissioned transport.
• Help ensure students are directed to the correct taxi, minibus, parent/carer or other authorised transport arrangement.

A full list of duties can be found in the job description

About You

• Previous experience in catering or hospitality roles such as serving, bartending, or barista work is highly desirable.
• Effective communication, organisational, and time-management skills.
• Willing to submit an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check (DBS).
• Complete Child Protection Training. Promote and safeguard the welfare of all children and young person’s they are responsible for, or come into contact with.

Desirable:

• Previous experience within a school, SEND, education, care or similar environment.
• Previous experience within catering, dining or food service.
• Experience of coordinating transport, taxis or similar logistical arrangements.
• Experience of undertaking routine vehicle checks or coordinating vehicle maintenance.

What We Can Offer

• Unlimited access to an award winning CPD platform
• Fully funded Level 3 Paediatric First Aid Qualification for all staff
• Fully funded enhanced DBS
• Accredited support through QTLS
• Training grants for qualifications, including NPQ, NPQSL and NASENCO
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Health Assured EAP programme which includes varied types of counselling, 24/7, 365 confidential helpline, mental health crisis phone support
• Access to my healthy advantage app which includes: wellness plans, rewards including discounts with a variety of retailers including travel agents and gyms
• Bonus for staff with 100% attendance to work (per academic year)
• Small class groups
• Employee recognition and service awards
• Casual Dress Code Company pension
• Free Specsavers eye test
• Work Laptop or MacBook provided
• Free tea and coffee
• Bonus for referring a friend to In Toto Ed
• Wellbeing leave​
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave ​
• Free teacher planner ​
• Blue light card

In Toto Ed are committed to safeguarding and expect everyone who works in our school (and visitors to our school) to share this commitment. We take all safeguarding and welfare concerns seriously and encourage our pupils to talk to us about any worries they may have. We will always act in the best interests of the child. The successful applicant must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS.

Pay: £12.71 per hour

Expected hours: 15.0 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person